Tropical Storm Francine is expected to strengthen to a Category 2 hurricane before it makes landfall along Louisiana’s coast Wednesday. Here in Georgia, the main impact will be heavy rainfall later in the week.
By Sunday, metro Atlanta could record up to 3 inches of rain, according to the National Hurricane Center. Some areas in far northeast Georgia could see up to 4 inches, meaning flooding might become an issue.
“While most of this rainfall will be welcome given (the current) dry conditions, localized flash flooding concerns could present themselves,” according to the National Weather Service.
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7am CDT Sep 10th Update on Tropical Storm #Francine.
Coastal Hurricane Warnings have been extended eastward to Grand Isle, LA. A Tropical Storm Warning is now in effect to the mouth of the Pearl River, including metropolitan New Orleans.
Latest update: https://t.co/31xmuEYovB pic.twitter.com/JCoUgQ3U3o
— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) September 10, 2024
As of Tuesday morning, the storm was still churning in the Gulf of Mexico, just off the Mexico shore. It is moving slowly northeastward and is expected to make landfall Wednesday afternoon or evening, but dangerous winds could begin beating the Gulf Coast as early as Wednesday morning.