Tropical Storm Francine has battered parts of Louisiana, southern Mississippi, Alabama and southern Florida, leaving more than 400,000 homes without power and about 14 million people under flood warnings, according to NBC News. Reported.
According to the media, Francine was a Category 2 hurricane when it made landfall in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, at 5 p.m. local time on Wednesday, but has since weakened and been redesignated a tropical storm.
Southeast Louisiana has been hit hardest by the power outages. 320,000 Power outages continued, according to the PowerOutage.us tracker, with an additional 27,700 homes and businesses without power in Mississippi, 36,700 in Alabama and about 9,000 in Florida as the storm raged with winds up to 35 mph. National Hurricane Center (NHC).
The center is also Warned of the risk of flash flooding that could affect the entire South.
Shocking videos posted to social media by people at the scene showed huge amounts of floodwaters flowing down streets in Louisiana, with video taken from Bucktown in the New Orleans area showing a “stream” running down the W Esplanade Boulevard.
Another video posted by user X, who claims to be from New Orleans' Mid-City neighborhood, shows brave kayakers wading against the current that has flooded nearby streets.
Captured by local WDSU news cameras. Daring rescue Photo of a man trapped in a pickup truck in New Orleans' Canal Street underpass, about to be swept away by floodwaters:
“I had to go in there and do it. I'm a nurse. I have to save lives, right?” said Good Samaritan Myles Crawford. said Reporter Jonah Gilmore.
Some Emergency shelter Facilities have been opened across the state to house people in need, according to WWLTV.
In Mississippi, 160 people are already in evacuation centers, according to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA). Initial Report Thursday morning.
MEMA noted that no deaths or injuries have been reported related to Francine.
AccuWeather reporter Emmy Victor shared footage of the aftermath of heavy rain from Tropical Storm Jackson, Mississippi, calling it “what's left of Francine.”
Mississippi State University canceled all classes at its Starkville and Meridian campuses on Thursday, university officials announced on X Day.
