--- title: Here Is the Francine Is Expected to Take description: Francine will continue to bring heavy rainfall and the risk of flooding across parts of Mississippi, Tennessee, and the Southeast. canonical: https://time.com/7019521/tropical-storm-francine-path-louisiana/ author: Anna Gordon article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2024-09-10T12:58:06.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-01-19T12:02:38.000Z article:section: Climate og:title: Here Is the Francine Is Expected to Take og:description: Francine will continue to bring heavy rainfall and the risk of flooding across parts of Mississippi, Tennessee, and the Southeast. og:url: https://time.com/7019521/tropical-storm-francine-path-louisiana/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc85f0f2914ce7075/698a5adcb3fce3451c0cd990/GettyImages-2171388220.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Louisiana Residents Prepare As Hurricane Francine Heads Towards Coastline og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Here Is the Francine Is Expected to Take twitter:description: Francine will continue to bring heavy rainfall and the risk of flooding across parts of Mississippi, Tennessee, and the Southeast. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc85f0f2914ce7075/698a5adcb3fce3451c0cd990/GettyImages-2171388220.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Here Is the Path Francine Is Expected to Take After Leaving Trail of Damage in Louisiana by [Anna Gordon](/author/anna-gordon/) and [Rebecca Schneid](/author/rebecca-schneid/) Updated: Jan 19, 2026 12:02 PM CUTPublished: Sep 10, 2024 12:58 PM CUT  A road is blocked off ahead of Hurricane Francine's arrival on Sept. 11, 2024 in Dulac, Louisiana. A road is blocked off ahead of Hurricane Francine's arrival on Sept. 11, 2024 in Dulac, Louisiana.Brandon Bell—Getty Images by [Anna Gordon](/author/anna-gordon/) and [Rebecca Schneid](/author/rebecca-schneid/) Updated: Jan 19, 2026 12:02 PM CUTPublished: Sep 10, 2024 12:58 PM CUT Francine, which formed near the Gulf of Mexico on Monday and is headed northwards, weakened from[ a Category 2 hurricane](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hurricane-francine-tropical-storm-texas-louisiana-gulf/ "undefined") into a tropical depression on Thursday morning, according to the [U.S. National Hurricane Center](https://x.com/NHC%5FAtlantic/status/1834196271390667239 "undefined"). After making landfall on Wednesday in Louisiana, [Francine produced](https://x.com/NHC%5FAtlantic/status/1834005275432681850 "undefined") “life-threatening storm surges, hurricane-force winds, and heavy rains,” across the state. [As of 10 a.m. EST on ](https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT1+shtml/111143.shtml "undefined")Thursday, Francine is about 15 miles north-northeast of Jackson, Mississippi. The hurricane is moving northwest at 14 m.p.h and currently has top sustained winds of 35 m.p.h. All storm surge warnings have now been discontinued. Prior to the storm making landfall, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry signed [a state of emergency order](https://gov.louisiana.gov/assets/ExecutiveOrders/2024/JML-Executive-Order-142.pdf "undefined") on Monday in anticipation of the potential hurricane. The order is expected to remain in place until Wednesday, Sept. 18, “unless amended, modified, terminated, or rescinded earlier by the Governor, or terminated by operation of law.” **Read More**: [_How to Protect Your Home During a Hurricane_](https://time.com/7020482/hurricane-how-to-protect-your-home/ "undefined") Ahead of Francine’s landfall, residents of the state capital, Baton Rouge, were seen forming long lines at gas stations and grocery stores. Others placed sandbags at city-operated locations to protect their homes from flooding, the Associated Press [reported](https://apnews.com/article/tropical-storm-francine-hurricane-louisiana-9e12ece295d4728a556caa31959de83e "undefined"). Homeless shelters in Baton Rouge [also activated a response plan](https://www.facebook.com/svdpbatonrouge/posts/pfbid0uN7wSqJBhvtvsYuVBHk7i9Gdg7aSCXio9ARPpmCZgor8fzawVnkVDSDLqgo2fWcDl "undefined"), one of which posted on Facebook that they were “doing everything we can to get as many men, women, children, and families off the street.” Francine brought in 4-9 inches of heavy rain between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. Wednesday, [according to the National Weather Service](https://x.com/NWS/status/1834063764376735948 "undefined"). A flash flood emergency—the highest flood threat—[was briefly in place for New Orleans](https://www.cnn.com/weather/live-news/hurricane-francine-louisiana-landfall-wednesday#h%5Fca4c197ec980f31b4ac7290d61c43f5c "undefined") and the surrounding area, and Kenner Police Chief Keith Conley told the [local news station that he hasn’t](https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/local/jefferson/no-part-of-kenner-not-affected-by-storm-police-chief-compares-widespread-flooding-to-katrina/289-6c409dac-af76-4009-9998-c95a51633592 "undefined") “seen this kind of flooding from being overwhelmed by this much water from our drainage canals since Katrina, it's sad to say."  A fire hydrant is seen in floodwater during Francine on Sept. 11, 2024 in Dulac, Louisiana. Brandon Bell—Getty Images There have been no immediate reports of deaths or injury, though Francine hit Louisiana with 100 m.p.h. winds, and there are reportedly power outages for close to 400,000 Louisianans as of early Thursday, according to the tracking site [poweroutage.us.](http://poweroutage.us "undefined") As of early Thursday,[ the National Weather Service states](https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics%5Fat1.shtml?start#contents "undefined") that Francine will continue to bring heavy [rainfall](https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics%5Fat1+shtml/092327.shtml?rainqpf#contents "undefined")—likely about 4 to 8 inches—and the risk of flash, urban, and river flooding across parts of Mississippi, Tennessee, and the Southeast. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/7019521/tropical-storm-francine-path-louisiana/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/7019521/tropical-storm-francine-path-louisiana/"},"headline":"Here Is the Path Francine Is Expected to Take After Leaving Trail of Damage in Louisiana","datePublished":"2024-09-10T12:58:06.000Z","dateModified":"2026-01-19T12:02:38.000Z","description":"Francine will continue to bring heavy rainfall and the risk of flooding across parts of Mississippi, Tennessee, and the Southeast.","url":"https://time.com/7019521/tropical-storm-francine-path-louisiana/","keywords":["extreme weather"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc85f0f2914ce7075/698a5adcb3fce3451c0cd990/GettyImages-2171388220.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Anna Gordon","jobTitle":"Gordon was a reporter for TIME, based in the London bureau.","url":"https://time.com/author/anna-gordon/"},{"@type":"Person","name":"Rebecca Schneid","jobTitle":"Reporter","url":"https://time.com/author/rebecca-schneid/"}],"articleSection":"Climate","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc85f0f2914ce7075/698a5adcb3fce3451c0cd990/GettyImages-2171388220.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Louisiana Residents Prepare As Hurricane Francine Heads Towards Coastline","caption":"Louisiana Residents Prepare As Hurricane Francine Heads Towards Coastline","creditText":"Brandon Bell—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/climate/","name":"Climate"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/extreme-weather/","name":"extreme weather"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/7019521/tropical-storm-francine-path-louisiana/","name":"Here Is the Path Francine Is Expected to Take After Leaving Trail of Damage in Louisiana"}}]}] ```