7PM Update: Where And When Hurricane Francine Will Make Landfall In Louisiana
LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA: Hurricane Francine is expected to make impact with the Louisiana coastline on Wednesday afternoon. We have all the details.
Hurricane Francine has now reached category one strength; however, meteorologists are saying that you should always prepare for a category higher than forecasted to be on the safe side of your hurricane preparation plans.
Meteorologist Zack Fradella is reporting that he sees an intensification trend with Hurricane Francine.
Zach believes that the strongest winds will be in the surrounding New Orleans area,
Jim Cantore of the Weather Channel will be hunkered down in Morgan City, Louisiana for the storm. A local bakery made Cantore inspired cupcakes and he actually stopped by their place to get some.
The cupcakes are shrimp boil flavored with vanilla icing. I would've loved to see his face when he took a bite of his first cupcake, lol.
Where is Hurricane Francine going to land in Louisiana?
Currently, Hurricane Francine is traveling at 10 mph NE and has maximum sustained winds of 75 mph. It only took Francine three hours in the warmer, deeper waters of the Gulf of Mexico to intensify to a category one hurricane.
Meteorologist Rob Perillo believes that the GRAF hurricane model has been the most accurate and that there could be even a bigger shift to the east than the NHC is forecasting.
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