Hurricane New Orleans 2024 Hurricane. Earlier wednesday, francine made landfall as a category 2 hurricane at 5 p.m. 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.

Hurricane francine lashed louisiana on wednesday as a category 2 storm, bringing with it driving rains, wind and storm surge along the coastline. A man waits to cross claiborne avenue in the rain as hurricane francine intensified before its expected landfall on the u.s.