Hurricane Francine

Hundreds of thousands of power outages were reported in Louisiana and Mississippi early Thursday as residents in the region braced for possible flooding as tropical storm Francine moved inland.

Even though Francine made landfall in Louisiana, impacts are being felt along the Gulf coast from Florida to Texas.

The National Hurricane Center said Wednesday night that Francine is no longer a hurricane and now is a tropical storm. Francine has sustained winds of 70 mph as it moves across southern Louisiana.

Many people have written off the 2024 hurricane season as a bust. But experts say now more than ever, it's important to keep your guard up.

Residents are being urged to finish storm preparations. Francine is expected to bring heavy rainfall and flash flooding to Louisiana, Mississippi, southern Alabama and the western Florida Panhandle.

In an effort to send unified messaging, the National Weather Service is issuing a flood product that will assess the risk for the entire country over the next 7 days.

The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season officially has its sixth named tropical system. Francine is on its way to Louisiana, but Florida will have some impacts.