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HURRICANE FRANCINE LOCAL STATEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 13
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA AL062024
431 PM CDT WED SEP 11 2024
THIS PRODUCT COVERS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI
**FRANCINE BECOMES A CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE AS THE EYE APPROACHES THE
LOUISIANA COAST**
NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
- NONE
* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
- A STORM SURGE WARNING, TROPICAL STORM WARNING, AND HURRICANE
WATCH ARE IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN ORLEANS, LOWER TANGIPAHOA,
SOUTHEAST ST. TAMMANY, SOUTHERN LIVINGSTON, SOUTHWESTERN ST.
TAMMANY, ST. CHARLES, AND ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST
- A STORM SURGE WARNING AND HURRICANE WARNING ARE IN EFFECT FOR
COASTAL JEFFERSON PARISH, LOWER LAFOURCHE, AND LOWER TERREBONNE
- A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ASSUMPTION, EAST BATON
ROUGE, EASTERN ASCENSION, IBERVILLE, ST. JAMES, UPPER
LAFOURCHE, UPPER TERREBONNE, WEST BATON ROUGE, AND WESTERN
ASCENSION
- A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND HURRICANE WATCH ARE IN EFFECT FOR
LOWER JEFFERSON, NORTHERN LIVINGSTON, UPPER JEFFERSON, UPPER
PLAQUEMINES, AND WESTERN ORLEANS
- A STORM SURGE WARNING AND TROPICAL STORM WARNING ARE IN EFFECT
FOR LOWER PLAQUEMINES, LOWER ST. BERNARD, SOUTHERN HANCOCK,
SOUTHERN HARRISON, AND SOUTHERN JACKSON
- A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR AMITE, CENTRAL
PLAQUEMINES, CENTRAL TANGIPAHOA, EAST FELICIANA, NORTHERN
HANCOCK, NORTHERN HARRISON, NORTHERN JACKSON, NORTHERN ST.
TAMMANY, NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA, PEARL RIVER, PIKE, POINTE COUPEE,
ST. HELENA, UPPER ST. BERNARD, WALTHALL, WASHINGTON, WEST
FELICIANA, AND WILKINSON
* STORM INFORMATION:
- ABOUT 90 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEW ORLEANS LA OR ABOUT 50 MILES
WEST-SOUTHWEST OF HOUMA LA
- 29.2N 91.5W
- STORM INTENSITY 100 MPH
- MOVEMENT NORTHEAST OR 45 DEGREES AT 17 MPH
SITUATION OVERVIEW
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HURRICANE FRANCINE IS APPROACHING THE LOUISIANA COAST AND IS EXPECTED
TO MAKE LANDFALL LATER THIS EVENING.
HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS REMAIN ACTIVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. IN ADDITION TO THE POTENTIAL FOR
DAMAGING WINDS, FRANCINE WILL ALSO BRING THE THREAT OF LIFE-
THREATENING STORM SURGE ALONG THE COASTLINE AND LAKESHORES OF
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI WHERE STORM SURGE
WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN PLACE. HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG AND TO THE EAST
OF THE TRACK WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE FLOODING AND FLASH
FLOODING EVEN IN AREAS THAT DON'T NORMALLY FLOOD. RAINFALL FLOODING
COULD BE WORSENED DUE TO THE HEAVY RAINFALL THAT SATURATED GROUNDS
JUST LAST WEEK.
POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* SURGE:
POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE MAIN SURGE EVENT ARE NOW UNFOLDING ACROSS COASTAL
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. REMAIN WELL AWAY FROM LIFE-THREATENING
SURGE HAVING POTENTIAL DEVASTATING IMPACTS. IF REALIZED, THESE IMPACTS
INCLUDE:
- WIDESPREAD DEEP INUNDATION, WITH STORM SURGE FLOODING GREATLY
ACCENTUATED BY POWERFUL BATTERING WAVES. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO
BUILDINGS, WITH MANY WASHING AWAY. DAMAGE GREATLY COMPOUNDED
FROM CONSIDERABLE FLOATING DEBRIS. LOCATIONS MAY BE
UNINHABITABLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD.
- NEAR-SHORE ESCAPE ROUTES AND SECONDARY ROADS WASHED OUT OR
SEVERELY FLOODED. FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEMS AND BARRIERS MAY BECOME
STRESSED.
- EXTREME BEACH EROSION. NEW SHORELINE CUTS POSSIBLE.
- MASSIVE DAMAGE TO MARINAS, DOCKS, BOARDWALKS, AND PIERS.
NUMEROUS SMALL CRAFT BROKEN AWAY FROM MOORINGS WITH MANY LIFTED
ONSHORE AND STRANDED.
ELSEWHERE ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI, LITTLE TO
NO IMPACT IS ANTICIPATED.
* FLOODING RAIN:
POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE FLOODING RAIN ARE STILL UNFOLDING ACROSS
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. REMAIN WELL GUARDED
AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING FLOOD WATERS HAVING POSSIBLE EXTENSIVE IMPACTS.
IF REALIZED, THESE IMPACTS INCLUDE:
- MAJOR RAINFALL FLOODING MAY PROMPT MANY EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES.
- RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES MAY RAPIDLY OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS IN
MULTIPLE PLACES. SMALL STREAMS, CREEKS, CANALS, AND DITCHES MAY
BECOME DANGEROUS RIVERS. FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEMS AND BARRIERS MAY
BECOME STRESSED.
- FLOOD WATERS CAN ENTER MANY STRUCTURES WITHIN MULTIPLE
COMMUNITIES, SOME STRUCTURES BECOMING UNINHABITABLE OR WASHED
AWAY. MANY PLACES WHERE FLOOD WATERS MAY COVER ESCAPE ROUTES.
STREETS AND PARKING LOTS BECOME RIVERS OF MOVING WATER WITH
UNDERPASSES SUBMERGED. DRIVING CONDITIONS BECOME DANGEROUS.
MANY ROAD AND BRIDGE CLOSURES WITH SOME WEAKENED OR WASHED OUT.
* WIND:
POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE MAIN WIND EVENT ARE NOW UNFOLDING ACROSS
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. REMAIN WELL SHELTERED FROM
LIFE-THREATENING WIND HAVING POSSIBLE EXTENSIVE
IMPACTS. IF REALIZED, THESE IMPACTS INCLUDE:
- CONSIDERABLE ROOF DAMAGE TO STURDY BUILDINGS, WITH SOME HAVING
WINDOW, DOOR, AND GARAGE DOOR FAILURES LEADING TO STRUCTURAL
DAMAGE. MOBILE HOMES SEVERELY DAMAGED, WITH SOME DESTROYED.
DAMAGE ACCENTUATED BY AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. LOCATIONS MAY BE
UNINHABITABLE FOR WEEKS.
- MANY LARGE TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED ALONG WITH FENCES AND
ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN OVER.
- SOME ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM LARGE DEBRIS, AND MORE WITHIN URBAN
OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. SEVERAL BRIDGES, CAUSEWAYS, AND
ACCESS ROUTES IMPASSABLE.
- LARGE AREAS WITH POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES.
POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE MAIN WIND EVENT ARE ALSO NOW UNFOLDING
ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. REMAIN WELL
SHELTERED FROM DANGEROUS WIND HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED TO
SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS.
* TORNADOES:
POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM TORNADOES ARE STILL UNFOLDING ACROSS SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. REMAIN WELL BRACED AGAINST A DANGEROUS
TORNADO EVENT HAVING POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS. IF
REALIZED, THESE IMPACTS INCLUDE:
- THE OCCURRENCE OF SCATTERED TORNADOES CAN HINDER THE EXECUTION
OF EMERGENCY PLANS DURING TROPICAL EVENTS.
- SEVERAL PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE TORNADO DAMAGE WITH A FEW SPOTS
OF CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE, POWER LOSS, AND COMMUNICATIONS FAILURES.
- LOCATIONS COULD REALIZE ROOFS TORN OFF FRAME HOUSES, MOBILE
HOMES DEMOLISHED, BOXCARS OVERTURNED, LARGE TREES SNAPPED OR
UPROOTED, VEHICLES TUMBLED, AND SMALL BOATS TOSSED ABOUT.
DANGEROUS PROJECTILES CAN ADD TO THE TOLL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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* OTHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION:
NOW IS THE TIME TO STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LISTEN FOR
UPDATES AND BE READY IN CASE YOU LOSE ELECTRICAL POWER. KEEP A
BATTERY-POWERED RADIO, CHARGED CELL PHONE AND FLASHLIGHT HANDY.
DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE WHILE IN THE EYE OF A HURRICANE AS ANY
IMPROVEMENT IN WEATHER WILL ONLY BE TEMPORARY. ONCE THE EYE PASSES,
CONDITIONS WILL BECOME LIFE THREATENING AS WINDS IMMEDIATELY RETURN
TO DANGEROUS SPEEDS, SO REMAIN SAFELY SHELTERED FROM THE STORM.
IF YOU ARE PRONE TO FLOODING OR IN AN AREA UNDER A STORM SURGE WATCH
OR WARNING, BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF A QUICK AND DRAMATIC
RISE IN WATER LEVELS.
IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA, QUICKLY MOVE TO THE
SAFEST PLACE WITHIN YOUR SHELTER. PROTECT YOUR HEAD AND BODY.
* ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
- FOR INFORMATION ON APPROPRIATE PREPARATIONS SEE READY.GOV
- FOR INFORMATION ON CREATING AN EMERGENCY PLAN SEE GETAGAMEPLAN.ORG
- FOR ADDITIONAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION SEE REDCROSS.ORG
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