Tropical Update: Hurricane Francine’s Track Adjusted Once Again

If you're in south Louisiana you have been glued to television, radio, and social media getting updates on Hurricane Francine, and we now have the latest update for those in south Louisiana.

Many have been asking if the storm will hit Acadiana or if the storm will drift further east and impact parts of southeastern Louisiana and now the 10 am update does indeed shift the path of Hurricane Francine.

Professional meteorologists such as Jim Cantore, Acadiana's own Rob Perillo, and Good Morning America's Ginger Zee have one mission in mind when it comes to the tropics. They want you to be safe. And unfortunately for us to get that message through our hard heads, sometimes they have to put themselves in harm's way.

In this case, the "harm" that is headed "this way" is a tropical cyclone that was given the name Francine a little more than 24 hours ago. The National Hurricane Center has been monitoring Francine since it was a whisper of a tropical wave over the eastern Atlantic. Francine is now a powerful tropical cyclone and based on NHC forecasts has its sights set on landfall in Louisiana.

Here's a look at the the projected track of Francine on Monday, as you'll see below, there has been a drastic shift further east.

In tropical weather lore, there is an old saying "Hide from the wind, run from the water". Many residents of coastal Louisiana should consider running from the water ahead of Francine. Storm Surge warnings have been posted and the amount of rain projected to fall over the southern half of the state could be historic.

Take a look at what area forecasters are zoning in on now as Francine approaches the Louisiana coast.

Take another look at what forecasters think will happen once Francine makes landfall in Louisiana, as you can see, parts of Acadiana would be on the western side of the storm now.

Conditions will deteriorate rapidly during the day on Wednesday until the storm has passed. And remember, severe weather can extend many miles from the center of a storm, thus you should be prepared for conditions to deteriorate.

Here is the official 10 am update from the National Hurricane Center.