Coverage dated September 8, 2024 to September 11, 2024

Francine tears into Louisiana coast

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, on the newest of 2 developments

MORGAN CITY, La. -- Hurricane Francine slammed into the Louisiana coast Wednesday evening as a dangerous Category 2 storm that knocked out electricity to more than a quarter-million customers and threatened widespread flooding as it sent a potentially deadly storm surge rushing inland along the Gulf…

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Tropical Storm Francine Expected To Strengthen Into Hurricane Today Before Hitting Louisiana

    Headline from Forbes ·

  2. Newest

    Francine tears into Louisiana coast

    Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ·

Reports & sources

269 articles, oldest first.

  1. Newsweek

    Tropical Storm Francine forms, heads for Louisiana: track its path (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    "Tropical Storm #Francine Advisory 4: Disturbance Becomes Tropical Storm Francine," the National Hurricane Center said.

  2. NBC News

    Map: Track tropical storm Francine’s path, forecast, and hurricane status (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    View the map of Tropical Storm Francine’s path and forecast. The storm is expected to become a hurricane by midweek as it nears the U.S. Gulf Coast.

  3. Fox7 Austin

    Hurricane threat looms for Texas, Louisiana as Tropical Storm Francine forms in Gulf (opens Fox7 Austin)

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    Fox7 Austin's feed description

    Tropical Storm Francine has officially formed in the western Gulf of Mexico, and it’s expected to become a hurricane as it heads toward the Texas-Louisiana coast by midweek.

  4. Bangor Daily News

    Tropical Storm Francine forms off Mexico and is expected to hit Louisiana as a hurricane (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Bangor Daily News's feed description

    MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Francine formed Monday off the coast of Mexico and was expected to drench the Texas coast with up to a foot (30 centimeters)

  5. NPR

    Tropical Storm Francine forms in the Gulf of Mexico, with its sights on Louisiana (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Tropical Storm Francine has formed in the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to become a hurricane before it reaches the U.S. Gulf Coast on Wednesday.

  6. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Tropical Storm Francine forms in the Gulf, hurricane watch issued in Louisiana (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Newly-formed Tropical Storm Francine was named in the Gulf of Mexico Monday morning.

  7. Time

    Tropical Storm Francine to Hit Louisiana as a Hurricane (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    Tropical Storm Francine formed Monday off the coast of Mexico and was expected to drench the Texas coast with up to a foot (30 centimeters) of rain before coming ashore in Louisiana Wednesday night as a hurricane.

  8. Voice of America

    Tropical Storm Francine forms off Mexico, expected to hit Louisiana as hurricane (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Francine is taking aim at a stretch of coastline that has yet to fully recover since hurricanes Laura and Delta decimated Lake Charles, Louisiana, in 2020, followed a year later by Hurricane Ida

  9. CBS News

    Maps show Tropical Storm Francine's path and forecast after making landfall in Louisiana (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Tropical Storm Francine is expected to become a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico before making landfall over Louisiana.

  10. KOB 4

    Tropical Storm Francine forms off Mexico, aiming for the Louisiana coast (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Tropical Storm Francine has formed off the coast of Mexico and is expected to drench the Texas coast before coming ashore in Louisiana Wednesday night as a hurricane.

  11. Triblive

    Tropical Storm Francine strengthens off Mexico, is expected to hit Louisiana as a hurricane (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    BATON ROUGE, La. — Tropical Storm Francine formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday and was expected to drench the Texas coast with rain before coming ashore in Louisiana as a hurricane on Wednesday night. “We’re going to have a very dangerous situation developing by the time we get

  12. The Hill

    Tropical Storm Francine forms in the Gulf of Mexico, expected to become hurricane (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    It is expected to become a hurricane before it reaches the Texas and Louisiana coastlines.

  13. Portland Press Herald

    Louisiana residents prepare as Tropical Storm Francine is forecast to hit at hurricane strength (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    Francine, the 6th named storm of the hurricane season, is expected to make landfall Wednesday night in Louisiana.

  14. Forbes

    Tropical Storm Francine: Hurricane Warning Issued For Louisiana As Storm Expected To Hit Cat. 2—Here’s What To Know (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Tropical Storm Francine formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday morning and is expected to hit Louisiana on Wednesday.

  15. AL.com

    Tropical Storm Francine likely to form today in the Gulf; forecast to become hurricane (opens AL.com)

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    AL.com's feed description

    Storm expected to become a hurricane before making landfall on the northern Gulf Coast.

  16. Wyoming Public Media

    Tropical Storm Francine strengthens in the Gulf of Mexico, with its sights on Louisiana (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    Tropical Storm Francine has strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to become a hurricane before it reaches the U.S. Gulf Coast on Wednesday.

  17. Tyler Morning Telegraph

    Francine expected to hit Louisiana as hurricane (opens Tyler Morning Telegraph)

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    Tyler Morning Telegraph's feed description

    BATON ROUGE, La. — Tropical Storm Francine was strengthening in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, drenching coastal Mexico and Texas on its way to hit Louisiana as a hurricane

  18. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Tropical Storm Francine forecast to become hurricane overnight (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    Tropical Storm Francine has formed in the Gulf and is forecast to make landfall in Louisiana as a Category 1 hurricane on Wednesday.

  19. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Tropical Storm Francine: What you need to know? (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Tropical Storm Francine is forecasted to become a category 1 hurricane by Tuesday and make landfall near the Louisiana coast by Wednesday.

  20. Anchorage Daily News

    Tropical Storm Francine forms off Mexico, expected to hit Louisiana as a hurricane (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    Forecasters are predicting a storm surge of up to 10 feet and warning of flooding across coastal Texas and southern Louisiana.

  21. Forbes

    Tropical Storm Francine Prompts Hurricane Watches For Louisiana: What To Know As Storm Strengthens (opens Forbes)

    Published

    Forbes's feed description

    Tropical Storm Francine formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday morning and is expected to hit Louisiana on Wednesday.

  22. ABC 7 Chicago

    Tropical Storm Francine forecast to make landfall in Louisiana as a hurricane (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    Tropical Storm Francine has formed in the Gulf and is forecast to make landfall in Louisiana as a Category 1 hurricane on Wednesday.

  23. NJ.com / Star-Ledger

    Tropical Storm Francine expected to form today, threaten southern U.S. (opens NJ.com / Star-Ledger)

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    NJ.com / Star-Ledger's feed description

    Forecasters say the storm will likely turn into a hurricane before it makes landfall in the northern Gulf region.

  24. CNN

    Tropical Storm Francine nears hurricane strength as it approaches Gulf Coast. Louisianans are already closing the flood gates (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Tropical Storm Francine is nearing hurricane status as it charges toward the Gulf Coast, where some Louisiana communities have already begun to evacuate and slam closed their floodgates in anticipation of the storm’s likely landfall there on Wednesday.

  25. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Francine gains strength and is expected to be a hurricane when it reaches US Gulf Coast (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Tropical Storm Francine churned in the Gulf of Mexico with increasing strength and was expected to reach hurricane status on Tuesday before making landfall in Louisiana.

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