We’re not too far from hurricane force winds coming ashore. The eye of Hurricane Francine is now 60 miles south-southwest of Morgan City, moving to the northeast at 17 miles an hour. Maximum sustained winds remain at 90 miles an hour, making it a strong Category One hurricane. And now, I’m starting to see reports of power outages. Within the hour, St. Mary Parish is reporting almost 18-hundred customers without power. In Assumption Parish, that number is just over 13-hundred.
GOHSEP Spokesman Mike Steele says many trees were weakened by last year’s drought and it could lead to more trees and limbs falling on power lines…
GOHSEP says the time to evacuate has passed; so if you’re in the path of the storm, the best thing for you to do right now is to hunker down and ride out the storm.
Hurricane Francine may be bearing down on southeast Louisiana as a strong Category one storm. But it’s not all doom and gloom.
Cut 2 (31) “…I’m Jeff Palermo.”
St. John the Baptist Parish has seen its fair share of damage from previous hurricanes. Parish president Jaclyn Hotard says she’s encouraged by Francine’s forecast, which shows the storm moving quickly through the River Parishes.