Below is the information from Monday afternoon from the National Weather Service in regards to Tropical Storm Francine.
- Confidence increasing that this storm will have significant to life-threatening impacts to portions of Louisiana.
- TS Francine expected to bring threats of heavy rain, potentially moderate to major coastal flooding, strong damaging winds and tornadoes beginning Tuesday night into Thursday morning.
- TS Francine is forecast to be a hurricane at landfall along the Louisiana coast.
- Tropical storm and hurricane watches have been issued for most of southern Louisiana over the next 48 hours.
- Rainfall, flooding and wind will depend on the storm track and how fast the storms moves following landfall.
- Tornado chances may be possible mainly on Wednesday, mainly east of the storms track.
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