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Hurricane Francine Local Statement Advisory Number 13
National Weather Service Jackson MS  AL062024
402 PM CDT Wed Sep 11 2024

This product covers Central Mississippi, Northeast Louisiana, and 
extreme Southeast Arkansas

**FRANCINE BECOMES A CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE AS THE EYE APPROACHES THE 
LOUISIANA COAST** 


NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - The Tropical Storm Warning has been cancelled for Adams
    - The Tropical Storm Watch has been cancelled for Claiborne and 
      Jefferson

* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Covington, Forrest, 
      Franklin MS, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lamar, Lawrence, Lincoln, 
      and Marion
    - A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Copiah and Simpson

* STORM INFORMATION:
    - About 200 miles southwest of Hattiesburg MS or about 230 miles 
      south-southwest of Jackson MS
    - 29.2N 91.5W
    - Storm Intensity 100 mph
    - Movement Northeast or 45 degrees at 17 mph

SITUATION OVERVIEW
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Hurricane Francine continues to move northeast toward the Louisiana
coast and will make landfall by early this evening. The system will
begin to weaken after moving inland as it moves northward into South
Mississippi late tonight into early Thursday morning. It will weaken
to tropical depression status as it moves northward across Mississippi
during the day Thursday. Strong winds resulting in downed trees and
power outages, heavy rainfall and flash flooding, and tornadoes are
all possible as Francine moves across the area, with greatest impacts
expected generally across south and southeast Mississippi. Conditions
are forecast to gradually improve from south to north Thursday
afternoon through Thursday night.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* WIND:
Protect against hazardous wind having possible limited impacts across 
Northeast Louisiana and Central and south Mississippi. Potential impacts 
include:
    - Damage to porches, awnings, carports, sheds, and unanchored 
      mobile homes. Unsecured lightweight objects blown about.
    - Many large tree limbs broken off. A few trees snapped or 
      uprooted, but with greater numbers in places where trees are 
      shallow rooted. Some fences and roadway signs blown over.
    - A few roads impassable from debris, particularly within urban 
      or heavily wooded places. Hazardous driving conditions on 
      bridges and other elevated roadways.
    - Scattered power and communications outages.

* FLOODING RAIN:
Protect against life-threatening rainfall flooding having possible 
extensive impacts across South Mississippi. Potential 
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.

Protect against dangerous rainfall flooding having possible limited 
to significant impacts across the remainder of Central Mississippi,
Northeast Louisiana, and Southeast Arkansas.

* TORNADOES:
Protect against a dangerous tornado event having possible significant 
impacts across Southeast Mississippi. Potential 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 boats tossed about. Dangerous 
      projectiles can add to the toll.

Protect against a tornado event having possible limited impacts 
across portions of East Mississippi.

Elsewhere across Central Mississippi, Northeast Louisiana, and 
extreme Southeast Arkansas, little to no impact is anticipated.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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* EVACUATIONS:
Follow the advice of local officials.

* OTHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION:
Now is the time to complete all preparations to protect life and 
property in accordance with your emergency plan. Ensure you are in a 
safe location before the onset of strong winds or possible flooding.

Closely monitor weather.gov, NOAA Weather radio or local news outlets 
for official storm information. Be ready to adapt to possible changes 
to the forecast. Ensure you have multiple ways to receive weather 
warnings.

* 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

NEXT UPDATE
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The next local statement will be issued by the National Weather 
Service in Jackson MS around 10 PM CDT, or sooner if conditions 
warrant.

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DL