LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Francine made landfall in Terrebonne Parish as a category 2 hurricane Wednesday afternoon. Winds gusted in upwards of 105 mph near Eugene Island around the time of landfall!

Farmers in the southern U.S. rushed to harvest key crops like cotton and rice ahead of Hurricane Francine’s arrival. Francine made landfall Wednesday as a Category 2 hurricane about 60 miles ...

Hurricane Francine strengthened into a Category 2 storm with 100 mph winds in the Gulf of Mexico before making landfall on Wednesday in southern Louisiana about 30 miles southwest of Morgan City ...

Hurricanes are a part of life in south Louisiana. By our standards, thankfully, Francine wasn’t a memorable one. There was some flooding and wind damage, to be sure, but there were no deaths ...

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Patrick SmithPatrick Smith is a London-based editor and reporter for NBC News Digital. Hurricane Francine poses a real and serious risk to New Orleans that should not be underestimated ...

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MORGAN CITY, La. — Francine weakened Thursday after striking Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane that knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of utility customers, sent storm surge rushing ...

(NOAA via AP) Weather begins to form from Tropical Storm Francine on the Harrison County Beaches in Pass Christian, Miss. Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (Hunter Dawkins/The Gazebo Gazette via AP ...

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