Tropical Storm Francine unleashes flooding rainfall and gusty winds as it drives into LouisianaTropical Storm Francine unleashes flooding rainfall and gusty winds as it drives into Louisiana 

Francine made landfall along southern Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane before weakening to a tropical storm and unleashing flooding rainfall and gusty winds on the region Wednesday night. The storm was the first hurricane to make landfall in Louisiana since 2021 and the third hurricane to make landfall in the US this year – the most since 2020.