JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Tropical Storm Francine formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday morning.
The system is expected to intensify into a hurricane before reaching Louisiana’s coastline by the middle of this week.
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Here’s what the First Alert Weather Team says about the storm:
- Francine becomes the 6th named storm of the 2024 season.
- Forecast to become the 4th hurricane of the 2024 season.
- Forecast to make landfall as a hurricane along the Louisiana coastline Wednesday evening.
- The average date for the 4th hurricane of the season is September 16.
- This is the first time we’ve had a named storm in the “Atlantic” basin since August 20 (Ernesto).
- No local impacts from Francine.
- Get the latest updates by reading Talking the Tropics with Mike.
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