Webcnn — the first evacuations have been ordered along the gulf coast as tropical storm francine gains strength ahead of an expected hurricane strike by. Webparishes across louisiana are issuing voluntary and mandatory evacuations ahead of tropical storm francine. The storm is expected to strengthen to. Webhurricane briefly upgraded to category 2 before coming ashore nearly 39% of oil and half of natural gas production in gulf of mexico offline louisiana parishes issue. Satellite | buoys | grids | storm archive. . francine quickly becoming better organized. Storm surge and hurricane. Webhurricane francine threatened new orleans and the wider gulf coast as far east as the alabama and florida border on wednesday, shutting down a quarter of oil. Webthe hurricane was about 150 miles (240 km) southwest of morgan city, louisiana, as it crawled northeast. Hurricane francine threatens new orleans, evacuations ordered in.
