tropical storm Francine is causing widespread disruption across the Gulf Coast the storm which made landfall as a category 2 hurricane has now weaken but continues to bring heavy rain and strong winds nearly four lakh people are without power in Louisiana and three lakh in Mississippi a storm surge warning in its effect with flood alerts affecting 12 million people from Louisiana to Florida Panhandle Francine is moving North bringing potential tornadoes and severe weather through Friday stay tuned for more updates and take necessary precautions if you're in the affected areas