Francine was upgraded to a hurricane on Tuesday night.
The system became a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday morning.
Francine is expected to intensify into a hurricane before reaching Louisiana’s coastline by Wednesday.
Here’s some facts 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.
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