Tropical Weather-Atlantic for Tuesday, September 10, 2024

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Francine expected to intensify in the western Gulf of Mexico

Tropical Storm Francine will strengthen through the middle of the week and become a hurricane Tuesday, eventually peaking as a Category 2 hurricane on Wednesday. Heavy rain over Mexico will move

into coastal Texas and Louisiana through the day Tuesday. The combination of strong winds and heavy rain can bring downed trees and power lines, especially over the already saturated areas of the

Gulf Coast. Life-threatening storm surge of 6-10 feet, with locally up to 15 feet, can occur near where the storm makes landfall. Isolated tornadoes are expected along the central Gulf coast.

Dangerous flooding will stretch into the Ohio Valley late this week.

Due to impacts from flooding rainfall, strong winds, isolated tornadoes and a life-threatening storm surge, Francine is a 2 on the AccuWeather RealImpact

and a 1 due to heavy rain in Mexico.

Three additional areas of concern are being monitored by AccuWeather hurricane experts across the Atlantic basin. A wave over the open Atlantic has a medium chance for development through

Wednesday. A tropical wave that has emerged off the coast of Africa will have a high chance for development during the middle to end of this week. Finally, AccuWeather hurricane experts are now

monitoring an area off the coast of the Carolinas for a low chance of tropical development this weekend into early next week.

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