tropical storm Francine is hitting the Gulf Coast hard Francine weakened Thursday after striking Louisiana as a category 2 hurricane that knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of homes and business New Orleans awoke to widespread power outages and debris covered streets up to 6 in 15 cm of rain was possible in parts of Mississippi Arkansas Tennessee and Georgia with up to 10 in 25 cm possible in some parts of Alabama and Florida forecasters said the storm could move Inland affecting more areas soon stay tuned for updates and stay safe [Music]