Louisiana Begins Seeing the Impact As Hurricane Francine Is Coming Onshore

Hurricane Francine is starting to impact Louisiana, and as the storm is coming on shore, officials at the National Weather Service say the storm is now a Category 2.

Right now maximum sustained winds are at 100 miles per hour. The storm will come ashore in St. Mary and Terrebonne parishes but will impact many other parishes in our state as it moves northeast.

The storm is going to be responsible for continuous rainfall throughout this evening from Cameron through the Mississippi/Alabama line, and storm surge is going to be a major concern for several communities along our coastline.

By Thursday morning forecasters are anticipating the winds of Francine will slow down to 65 miles per hour as the storm makes its way out of Louisiana. The storm will impact most of Mississippi and eventually in up near Memphis, Tennessee.

People in Southwest Louisiana and across Acadiana have been bracing for Francine for days now, but the people in the southeastern portion of the state both the lower and middle portions have really only had a short time to get ready for this storm. Many areas were just told to shelter in place as the storm makes its way across Louisiana tonight into Thursday.

No doubt hundreds of roads in south Louisiana and southeast Louisiana will be inundated with water, and people who live in these areas are going to have to deal with various ranges of wind damage.

Check out this video from Josh Morgerman@iCyclone as he is heading towards Chauvin:

As the storm has begun moving ashore, here is video of some of the things already starting to take place. Clint Hendricks IV – Weather Intercepts on X shared these from Dulac:

Hendricks posted another video:

Brandon Copic of BrandonCopicWX was reporting on X right from the wall of the storm, and one window on his vehicle was knocked out:

Here is another video from this storm chaser showing the wind: