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NOAA Plane Finds Lower Pressure, Air Force Confirms
Both Hurricane Hunter planes in Hurricane Francine found lower pressure on their past two penetrations. Continue reading
Francine Impacts: A City by City Look
A city by city look at potential impacts from now Hurricane Francine, including worst case and most likely case scenarios. Continue reading
Francine Becomes A Hurricane: Will Rapid Intensification Occur Now?
Air Force Hurricane Hunters found a strengthening Francine, with maximum sustained winds set at 75 mph and a minimum central pressure of 982 millibars as the storm continues to move northeast at 10 mph, nearing landfall within 24 hours. Continue reading
The Latest Watches and Warnings: Look at Wind Gust Potential for Alabama
A hurricane watch has been issued for the New Orleans area, with tropical storm warnings for Mobile and Baldwin Counties, while Central Alabama could see wind gusts of 30-40 mph, and areas near the Alabama/Mississippi border could experience gusts up to 55 mph tomorrow night into Thursday. Continue reading
A Few Notes Before the Advisory
Francine may be fighting off the dry air and strengthening again this morning. The track may be shifting slightly further to the east as well. Continue reading
10 pm Advisory: Francine Expected to Become a Hurricane
Tropical Storm Francine is expected to strengthen into a hurricane before making landfall along the Louisiana coast by Wednesday, bringing life-threatening storm surge, damaging winds, and heavy rainfall. Continue reading
Notes at Nine: Model Guidance Clustered Around Vermillion Bay Landfall
We will have a new advisory within the hour on Francine. Hurricane Hunters are not finding much change in the past couplle of hours. Continue reading
Focus on Francine’s Forecast: New Iberia LA
New Iberia, Louisiana, located near the expected landfall based on the current track of Francine, is forecast to experience hurricane-force winds by late Wednesday afternoon, along with 1-3 feet of storm surge and up to 8 inches of rainfall. Continue reading
Notes at Nine: We Will Have Francine Soon
PTC Six is becoming better organized this morning with extensive convection and evidence of a forming center, suggesting it may soon be upgraded to Tropical Storm Francine, with the potential for rapid intensification into a hurricane before landfall on the Louisiana coast. Continue reading
Tropical Storm Watch Issued for the Texas Coast
Potential Tropical Cyclone Six is expected to strengthen into a hurricane by midweek, with hurricane watches likely to be issued for parts of the Louisiana and Upper Texas coasts on Monday. Continue reading
