Tropical Storm Francine tracker: Forecast
to become hurricane as it approaches Louisiana
ABC News,
by
Kevin Shalvey
,
Emily Shapiro
&
Max Golembo
Original Article
Posted By: NorthernDog,
9/10/2024 10:39:21 AM
Tropical Storm Francine is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane on Tuesday as it takes aim at the Gulf Coast. By Tuesday night, Francine is expected to become a Category 2 hurricane with winds of 100 mph. Landfall is expected on Wednesday in Louisiana, between Cameron and Morgan City, as a Category 2 hurricane. Heavy rain and strong winds are already lashing South Padre Island, Texas, on Tuesday morning. Up to 1 foot of rain is forecast for parts of Louisiana from Tuesday night into Wednesday. Flash flooding will be a significant threat on Wednesday for New Orleans, Lake Charles
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
Safari Man 9/10/2024 11:37:09 AM (No. 1793461)
Early yesterday the cone was over my house north of Houston. Glad its moved east, I am still recovering from Beryl in July.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Rather Read 9/10/2024 11:42:30 AM (No. 1793465)
We are going to get some rain out of it and we need the rain.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
marbles 9/10/2024 11:58:22 AM (No. 1793469)
This will make the climate hysterics so happy. Sick, very sick people.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Dodge Boy 9/10/2024 12:10:51 PM (No. 1793473)
Lots of wind sheer. This one might make it to Cat 2 at worst. Sorry, lefties. No Cat 5 storm this time either.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Timber Queen 9/10/2024 12:53:07 PM (No. 1793488)
I've been reading that the temps in the Atlantic Ocean are unusually cool this year, leading to an "unexpected" low number of hurricanes forming. While those that are forming are not building into mega-storms. I'm feeling rather sorry for the Glow-bull Warming folks these days. Mother Earth is not performing according to their models. Poor dears!
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Jethro bo 9/10/2024 12:53:18 PM (No. 1793489)
Doesn't matter whether is a Cat 5 or a Pixie breaking wind, and poor outcome will be blamed on Trump
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
chagrined 9/10/2024 1:36:44 PM (No. 1793498)
Tropical systems are still having difficulty forming over the Atlantic Ocean, with cooler than normal SSTs likely a big factor. The Gulf of Mexico and Gulf Stream waters are warmer though. It's not to say no tropical systems will form over the Atlantic for the rest of the year, but more than likely old frontal boundaries in the Gulf and along the eastern seaboard will be foci for further tropical development until a few stronger cold fronts cool these waters somewhat.
Fortunately, wind shear is supposed to increase before Francine makes landfall, and the majority of hurricane models are indicating decreasing wind speeds after the next 24 hours. The current NHC forecast reflects the same. Maybe it'll end up a weak Cat 1. We can only hope.
Any reasoning though is lost on all the chicken littles crawling out of the woodwork with the development of Francine. Of course, global warming baloney is their main concern, even if the hurricane season ends up being quite a bit less than forecast. Gee, another scary gorebull warming forecast is looking more and more like a bust! Who would've ever thunk it?
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
DVC 9/10/2024 1:44:29 PM (No. 1793502)
Past peak of hurricane season now and this Cat 2 is all so far. Ridiculous predictions of 20 -25 hurricanes this year are clearly a bust, as usual.
As usual MMGW predictions are big fail.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
ControlFreak 9/10/2024 1:53:26 PM (No. 1793505)
I am dreading this. Here in the New Orleans area, we lose power when it drizzles or when a mouse passes gas, and it’s rough on people who need power for medical equipment.
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#9 Is correct - loss of power is the worst part. This rain should not be a problem unless someone is fool enough to be out driving in it. The trouble comes when a wind follows a saturating rain, and knocks trees down. That is usually what causes the loss of power.
It is projected to come within 3 miles of my house. Hoping not to be on the dirty side of it. But this is no big deal here - we seem to be able drain off our flood waters better than Houston.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
DVC 9/10/2024 3:52:20 PM (No. 1793545)
Re #9, sounds like real need for a standby generator system.Generac has many different kinds.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
ControlFreak 9/10/2024 5:04:03 PM (No. 1793584)
RE: #11, I had a whole home generator in the house I lived in before I moved to this area, however installing one here is cost prohibitive.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
stablemoney 9/10/2024 7:24:14 PM (No. 1793621)
It no longer matters if it is a tropical storm, Cat 1 or Cat 5, as the electrical grid has been made so fragile by the green new deal that a sprinkle of rain leaves the people without electricity. Then, the nannies that run the electrical distribution grid won't send out the repair crews until a day or more after the storm has passed, so they don't get hurt. They say they have 3500 hundred lineman ready, but not really, they are other states, and it takes 2-3 days for them to arrive. The green new deal people think electricity is bad for the environment, and we don't need any.
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Lots of rain and some wind. Dems were hoping for a Cat. 5 to 'prove' global warming.