Louisiana residents prepare for Hurricane Francine strengthening As the state prepares for Hurricane Francine, many communities along Louisiana’s coast are under mandatory and voluntary evacuation orders. Hurricane Francine is not the only storm on the map: meteorologists are tracking four other disturbances over the Atlantic, which now seems to have fully awakened from its sleep. […]
BATON ROUGE – Late Monday night, President Biden approved Louisiana’s request to declare a major disaster, allowing those most affected by Hurricane Francine to apply for federal assistance. Thanks to the declaration, residents of the following municipalities are entitled to apply for either individual or public assistance:– Parish of Ascension– Parish of the Assumption of […]
BATON ROUGE – Late Monday night, President Biden approved Louisiana’s request to declare a major disaster, allowing those most affected by Hurricane Francine to apply for federal assistance. Thanks to the declaration, residents of the following municipalities are entitled to apply for either individual or public assistance:– Parish of Ascension– Parish of the Assumption of […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – President Biden has approved Governor Jeff Landry’s request for a Major disaster declaration for the state of Louisiana after Hurricane Francine. FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the State of Louisiana to support recovery efforts in areas affected by Hurricane Francine from September 9-12, 2024. This affects […]
“Life-threatening” flooding caused by potential Tropical Cyclone Eight was captured on video Monday as the storm made landfall near the North Carolina-South Carolina state border. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) began issuing advisories on Sunday for the storm, which was raging off the southeastern coast of the United States at the time, and warned of […]
Even as Potential Tropical Cyclone 8 struggled to make a name for itself off the southeastern U.S. coast on Monday, it brought tropical storm-like weather to the North Carolina coast. Satellite imagery and reconnaissance flights showed PTC 8 was entangled in a stubborn front that extended the circulation and prevented it from developing into a […]
Hurricane storm surge is considered deadly for people in its path Storm surges are a deadly risk associated with hurricanes, threatening millions of people along the U.S. Gulf Coast. But why are they so deadly? Scott L. Hall, USA TODAY A storm currently brewing off the southeast coast that may or may not become Tropical […]
While Francine continues to bring rain to the southeastern United States, an approaching storm off the coast could bring additional rain and flooding to the region in the next few days. Storm expected to bring heavy rain to North Carolina and Virginia A tropical rainstorm that meteorologists say could strengthen into a named storm this […]
Hurricane Francine brings flooding to Louisiana Heavy rains from Hurricane Francine caused flash flooding in Kenner, Louisiana on Wednesday, September 11. Tropical Storm Gordon, the seventh named storm of the extremely active Atlantic hurricane season forecast for 2024, formed far out at sea Friday morning. As of Friday 11am ET, The storm is located about […]
Hurricane Francine reaches Louisiana as a Category 2 storm Thousands of residents are without power after Hurricane Francine made landfall in Terrebonne Parish as a Category 2 storm. The National Hurricane Center is tracking three systems in the Atlantic basin as the remnants of Francine continue to move north, according to the latest warning. The […]
