Hurricane Francine (2024)

Hurricane Francine reached Category 2 in the North Atlantic between September 8, 2024 and September 14, 2024, with a lowest pressure of 972 mb, and made landfall. It did $1.3 billion of damage in the United States.

Track and intensity

The whole track of Hurricane Francine, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2024 season in the same basin behind it, and its wind and pressure hour by hour. Every fix is in the track table below.

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The storm

Basin: North Atlantic
Dates: September 8, 2024 to September 14, 2024
Peak strength: Category 2, 90 kt (104 mph)
Lowest pressure: 972 mb (28.70 inHg)
Landfall: Yes
Accumulated cyclone energy: 4.8
Tropical-storm-force wind reached: 160 nmi (296 km, 184 mi) from the center at its widest
Hurricane-force wind reached: 35 nmi (65 km, 40 mi) from the center at its widest
Eyewall radius at its peak: 20 nmi (37 km, 23 mi)
Overall size: 230 nmi (426 km, 265 mi) to the outermost closed isobar
Peak gust in the best track: 100 kt (115 mph)
Fastest the center moved: 16 kt (18 mph)
Identifier: AL062024

Radar at KHDC as it neared land, Sep 11, 22:00 UTC

Deaths and damage

The sources count different things and are not added together.

National Hurricane Center

0 direct deaths$1.3 billion in the United States

The season table in NHC’s report archive, final report. Direct deaths are those caused by the storm’s own wind, water or surge, anywhere in the world.

NOAA Storm Events

0 deaths (0 direct, 0 indirect)$219 million

What National Weather Service offices recorded county by county in 10 states and marine areas, in the United States only. Property and crop damage as each office estimated it, which is not a national loss total.

Landfall

Time (UTC)	Where	Position	Wind	Pressure
Sep 11, 22:00	Bayou Vista, LA, 43 km away	29.3N 91.3W	90 kt (104 mph)	972 mb

Landfall points the US agencies flagged in the best track. The nearest town is named from the site’s gazetteer, not from the report.

In the United States

NOAA’s Storm Events database, the record National Weather Service offices compile months after a storm, as compiled July 2026.

Deaths: 0 (0 direct, 0 indirect)
Injuries: 8
Property damage: $219 million
Crop damage: $1,000
Events recorded: 219 in 24 reports from 10 states and marine areas

State by state

State or marine area	Injuries	Damage	Events
Louisiana	6	$218 million	61
Mississippi	0	$714,500	51
Alabama	2	$268,000	50
Tennessee	0	$21,000	4
Arkansas	0	$5,500	4
Kentucky	0	$5,000	1
Texas	0	$1,000	8
Georgia	0	$1,000	1
Florida	0		23
Gulf of Mexico	0		16

What was recorded

55 strong wind, 47 tropical storm, 44 flash flood, 15 coastal flood, 15 storm surge/tide, 10 thunderstorm wind, 8 marine tropical storm, 7 hurricane (typhoon), 5 flood, 3 marine hurricane/typhoon, 3 waterspout, 3 high wind, 2 marine thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, 1 hail.

Tornadoes and waterspouts

3 waterspouts recorded in the United States.

Wind reports

The strongest winds National Weather Service offices recorded with this storm. An estimated figure is a forecaster’s judgment from the damage, not an instrument reading.

Wind	How	Where	State	Time (UTC)
56 kt (64 mph)	Estimated	1.63 SSE of CERULEAN	Kentucky	Sep 13, 21:58
52 kt (60 mph)	Estimated	Washington	Alabama	Sep 12, 12:07
52 kt (60 mph)	Estimated	1.23 WNW of LOCUST FORK	Alabama	Sep 13, 23:37
50 kt (58 mph)	Estimated	1.38 WNW of MIRAMAR BEACH	Florida	Sep 12, 12:10
45 kt (52 mph)	Estimated	Winston	Mississippi	Sep 12, 13:00
45 kt (52 mph)	Estimated	Noxubee	Mississippi	Sep 12, 13:00
45 kt (52 mph)	Estimated	1.03 SSW of BAKER VILLAGE	Georgia	Sep 13, 11:02
43 kt (49 mph)	Estimated	Lincoln	Tennessee	Sep 12, 21:00
43 kt (49 mph)	Estimated	Lawrence	Tennessee	Sep 13, 02:10
36 kt (41 mph)	Measured	2.72 SSW of EASTPOINT	Gulf of Mexico	Sep 12, 10:32
35 kt (40 mph)	Estimated	Greene	Arkansas	Sep 12, 23:00
35 kt (40 mph)	Estimated	Cross	Arkansas	Sep 12, 22:30

What forecast offices wrote

From the Storm Events narratives, unedited.

Emergency Managers provided several photos of flood waters on Padre Blvd extending as far north as the intersection of Padre Blvd and Dolphin Street. Poor drainage in the area likely contributed to water depth between 2 and 3 feet along the highway. Damage was unknown as of this writing.
Cameron, Texas · Flash Flood · Sep 10, 12:30 UTC

Cameron County Parks Department reported photographic evidence of 1 to 2 feet of standing water along Park Road 100 north of the City of South Padre Island during the morning of September 10th.
Cameron, Texas · Flood · Sep 10, 12:30 UTC

North Eugene Island (EINL1) recorded a sustained wind of 66 knots with a peak gust of 91 knots as the eyewall brushed the station.
Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays, Gulf of Mexico · Marine Hurricane/Typhoon · Sep 11, 09:00 UTC

Using a combination of NAVD88 data and reanalysis from the storm surge unit, peak storm surge was 5-7 feet above normally dry ground across the coastal parts of the county. Storm surge resulted in minor flooding of some low lying coastal areas, as well as minor beach erosion.
Southern Harrison County, Mississippi · Storm Surge/Tide · Sep 11, 12:00 UTC

Francine brought tropical storm force winds to portions of the county, mainly in gusts. These winds resulted in isolated damage to trees and power lines. Seven structures suffered mostly minor damage, with estimated damages totaling around $40k.
Pearl River, Mississippi · Tropical Storm · Sep 12, 00:00 UTC

The greatest impact in the parish was flooding caused by heavy rain. As the north and northeastern eyewall stretched into an east-west oriented band of heavy rainfall, training storms resulted in widespread rainfall totals of 6-9�� across the parish with locally higher amounts. Most of the rain fell over the course of just a couple hours, overwhelming the city��s drainage capacity and causing canals to overflow. Numerous roads were impassable, and some underpasses flooded with up to 8 ft of water. One high water rescue was necessary when a man drove his vehicle around a barricade and into an underpass. He was transported to an area hospital following the rescue.
Orleans, Louisiana · Flash Flood · Sep 12, 02:00 UTC

Francine produced heavy rain across the parish with widespread totals of 4-8 inches. The highest totals were across northern portions of the parish and resulted in numerous streets being impassable due to high water. Hwy 20 was impassable between Vacherie and Chackbay due to high water from the rainfall. Flooding in the parish also affected a few homes, and water was also pushed into several additional homes from vehicles driving down flooded roads. In total, approximately 250 structures suffered damage from either wind or flooding, with an estimated damage cost of 15-18 million dollars across the parish.
St. James, Louisiana · Flash Flood · Sep 12, 02:00 UTC

Days of steady rain from the remnants of tropical cyclone Francine produced high rainfall totals across southwest Middle Tennessee. The highest rainfall amount came from a CoCoRaHS observer near St. Joseph who measured 8.28 inches of rain from September 12th until September 16th. This heavy rain caused some area roads across Lawrence County to be impassable at times with one secondary road partially washed out by flowing water. Some local creeks also rose out of their banks. Damages are unknown.
Lawrence, Tennessee · Flood · Sep 12, 06:00 UTC

Strong winds from the remnants of tropical cyclone Francine downed a large tree and power lines which blocked N Military Avenue at 3rd Street in Lawrenceburg. Damages are a rough estimate.
Lawrence, Tennessee · Strong Wind · Sep 13, 02:10 UTC

Highway 79 was flooded just past Steelfield Road headed north. Semi tractor trailers were pulling over, and low cars could not pass through the flooded area.
Bay, Florida · Flash Flood · Sep 13, 19:30 UTC

National Weather Service Birmingham meteorologists surveyed storm damage in and near the Locust Fork area of Blount County on Saturday, September 14. The survey team found a broad area impacted by damaging winds generally across portions of Blount County west of Locust Fork. Damage surveyors found widespread small tree limb damage with a few large tree limbs down and a couple of uprooted trees sporadically through the wind damage area. There was no signature of convergence or divergence observed in the wind damage pattern, indicative of straight line winds. The majority of the area appeared to experience damaging winds from 40-50 mph with a pocket of higher winds from 50-60 mph. Much of the structural damage observed in the area appeared to be the result of falling tree limbs or tree limbs falling onto power lines, although some smaller sheds were flipped or demolished.
Blount, Alabama · Thunderstorm Wind · Sep 13, 23:37 UTC

The public reported that their driveway had ruts 12 inches deep from running water through town down to the bay. You could hear the water running through town down to the bay from the end of Ave C Road.
Franklin, Florida · Flash Flood · Sep 13, 23:50 UTC

Multiple water rescues in vehicles occurred overnight in Birmingham following heavy rainfall that led to flash flooding. Several roadways in neighborhoods on the west side of downtown Birmingham were flooded, resulting in several calls concerning vehicles stranded in water. Interstate 59/20 was briefly flooded near Arkadelphia Rd. Village Creek and Valley Creek also quickly rose into Flood Stage between midnight and 2 am. A couple reports were received on the east side of downtown near the airport as well, notably along Appalachee St and Messer Airport Highway.
Jefferson, Alabama · Flash Flood · Sep 15, 05:00 UTC

Track

Time (UTC)	Position	Wind	Pressure	Status
Sep 8, 18:00	21.4N 94.5W	45 kt	1003 mb	Low
Sep 9, 00:00	22.0N 94.8W	45 kt	1003 mb	Low
Sep 9, 06:00	22.7N 95.1W	45 kt	1003 mb	Low
Sep 9, 12:00	23.2N 95.5W	45 kt	1002 mb	Tropical storm
Sep 9, 18:00	23.7N 95.9W	50 kt	996 mb	Tropical storm
Sep 10, 00:00	23.9N 96.1W	55 kt	992 mb	Tropical storm
Sep 10, 06:00	24.1N 96.2W	55 kt	992 mb	Tropical storm
Sep 10, 12:00	24.5N 95.8W	55 kt	990 mb	Tropical storm
Sep 10, 18:00	25.3N 95.3W	55 kt	987 mb	Tropical storm
Sep 11, 00:00	26.0N 94.7W	65 kt	982 mb	Hurricane
Sep 11, 06:00	26.6N 94.1W	80 kt	977 mb	Hurricane
Sep 11, 12:00	27.5N 93.2W	80 kt	976 mb	Hurricane
Sep 11, 18:00	28.6N 92.1W	85 kt	974 mb	Hurricane
Sep 11, 22:00 landfall	29.3N 91.3W	90 kt	972 mb	Hurricane
Sep 12, 00:00	29.6N 90.9W	70 kt	980 mb	Hurricane
Sep 12, 06:00	30.5N 90.3W	45 kt	988 mb	Tropical storm
Sep 12, 12:00	31.8N 90.1W	30 kt	995 mb	Tropical depression
Sep 12, 18:00	33.4N 89.7W	25 kt	996 mb	Extratropical
Sep 13, 00:00	34.7N 90.5W	25 kt	998 mb	Extratropical
Sep 13, 06:00	35.4N 90.9W	20 kt	1001 mb	Extratropical
Sep 13, 12:00	35.9N 91.5W	15 kt	1005 mb	Extratropical
Sep 13, 18:00	35.7N 92.0W	15 kt	1009 mb	Extratropical
Sep 14, 00:00	34.9N 91.7W	15 kt	1009 mb	Extratropical

Other North Atlantic storms of 2024

What this means

A best track is the record a warning agency settles on after the storm, not what it said at the time: position, maximum sustained wind and central pressure every six hours, revised against every observation that came in later. Category is the Saffir-Simpson scale, which runs from Category 1 at 64 kt to Category 5 at 137 kt and reads wind only, so it says nothing about surge or rain. Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the square of the wind through the storm's life, so it counts strength and duration together.

Sources

Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.