Francine strengthens into a hurricane ahead of forecasted Wednesday landfall near Louisiana coast

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Francine was upgraded to a hurricane on Tuesday night.

The system became a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday morning.

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Francine is expected to intensify into a hurricane before reaching Louisiana’s coastline by Wednesday.

Here’s what the First Alert Weather Team says about the storm:

  • Francine becomes the 6th named storm of the 2024 season.

  • Forecast to become the 4th hurricane of the 2024 season.

  • Forecast to make landfall as a hurricane along the Louisiana coastline Wednesday.

  • The average date for the 4th hurricane of the season is September 16.

  • This is the first time we’ve had a named storm in the “Atlantic” basin since August 20 (Ernesto).

  • No local impacts from Francine.

  • Get the latest updates by reading Talking the Tropics with Mike.

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