Francine weakens to tropical storm after slamming into Louisiana coast
Category 2 hurricane left trail of flooding and wind damage, including 6-8in of rain in New OrleansFrancine’s center moved inland on Thursday after making landfall as a category 2 hurricane and had weakened to a tropical storm leaving a trail of flooding and wind damage in its wake.Francine will now progressively deteriorate as it tracks across west-central Mississippi into the mid-south on Thursday and Friday. The storm is forecast to spin down and become a tropical depression by late Thursday and a post-tropical cyclone by Thursday night or early Friday. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/12/hurricane-francine-weakens-tropical-storm-louisiana
Francine, a category 2 hurricane, made landfall in Louisiana and moved inland, causing flooding and wind damage. The storm is expected to weaken and become a tropical depression by late Thursday.