Tropical Storm Francine forms in the Gulf, expected to make landfall in the US as a hurricane
Tropical Storm Francine formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday and is forecasted to strengthen into a low-end Category 1 hurricane by Wednesday, with landfall expected along the Upper Texas or southwestern Louisiana coasts.AccuWeather has warned that heavy rain and damaging winds could lead to downed trees, power outages, and structural damage across parts of northeastern Mexico and the southern U.S.
A hurricane watch has been issued for parts of the Louisiana coast, indicating possible hurricane conditions within the next 48 hours. Meanwhile, a tropical storm watch is in effect for southern Texas, from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande River, with tropical storm winds expected by Tuesday evening. The watch also extends southward along the Mexican coast to Barra del Tordo.
The center of the system was an estimated 245 miles south southeast of the mouth of the Rio Grande and about 480 miles south of Cameron,
Louisiana, on Monday morning. With sustained winds estimated at 50 mph, Francine was barely moving at 5 mph in a north-northwesterly direction.
Francine is the sixth named storm of the season
Francine is the sixth named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, and the first since Ernesto dissipated on Aug. 20
The system is one of three the hurricane center is watching. Another is in the central tropical Atlantic and is given a 60% chance of becoming a tropical storm within 48 hours. A storm farther to the east has a 60% chance of development over the next week.Click Here
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