Life-threatening storm surge, heavy rainfall, and the risk of considerable flash and urban flooding across eastern Louisiana, Mississippi, far southern Alabama, and the western Florida Panhandle through Thursday.
Cat. 1 Hurricane Francine is expected to make landfall Wednesday afternoon, bringing life-threatening storm surge —up to 10 feet or potentially higher—for the Louisiana/Mississippi coastlines
New Orleans in the area of high impact with potentially hurricane-force wind gusts and 10” of rainfall.
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Severe Weather threat in the central Gulf Coast
From the National Weather Service NOAA Storm Prediction Center
In addition to the threat of hurricane-force winds, considerable flooding, and dangerous storm surge in association with Tropical Cyclone Francine, a few tornadoes will also be possible across the central Gulf Coast vicinity on Wednesday into Wednesday night. The attached graphic shows where the greatest tornado threat is currently forecast.
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