CHIEF METEOROLOGIST HAS BEEN TRACKING TROPICAL STORM FRANCINE. (CARLY) DAVE, WHAT CAN WE EXPECT AS THE STORM HEADS OUR (DAVE) WEATHER AWARE THURSDAY FOR IMPACTS FROM FRANCINE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY WE ARE CLOSELY TRACKING FRANCINE AS IT MOVES ACROSS LOUISIANA. ONCE INLAND, IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH ACROSS MISSISSIPPI ON THURSDAY AND QUICKLY WEAKEN. IT WILL SPREAD HEAVY RAIN, GUSTY WINDS, AND A FEW TORNADOES ACROSS ALABAMA. TONIGHT: BECOMING WINDY WITH HEAVY RAIN ARRIVING BY SUNRISE. LOWS IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 60S. TOMORROW: FRANCINE WILL TRACK NORTH ACROSS MISSISSIPPI ON THURSDAY. ALABAMA WILL BE ON THE RIGHT SIDE, OR THE WET SIDE OF THE STORM. WE WILL HAVE BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGHOUT THE DAY. 2-5 INCHES OF RAIN IS FORECAST. SOME MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. IT WILL BE WINDY WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15-25 MPH AND GUSTS TO 50+ MPH AT TIMES. THIS COULD CAUSE TREES TO FALL AND POWER OUTAGES. SECURE ANYTHING THAT CAN BLOW AROUND OUTSIDE. THERE IS ALSO A LOW THREAT OF TROPICAL TORNADOES ACROSS ALABAMA STARTING EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND LASTING UNTIL THE EVENING. THE RAIN WILL KEEP HIGH TEMPERATURES ONLY IN THE 70S. FRANCINE WILL TRACK NORTH OF MEMPHIS ON FRIDAY, STALL, AND WEAKEN. FEEDER RAINBANDS WILL CONTINUE TO SPIRAL INTO THE CENTER OF THE SYSTEM ACROSS ALABAMA THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SOME TORNADOES ARE STILL POSSIBLE ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN ACROSS EASTERN ALABAMA. OTHERWISE, IT WILL BE MOSTLY CLOUDY, BREEZY, WARMER, AND HUMID WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WEEKEND OUTLOOK: FRANCINE'S REMNANTS WILL STAY STALLED WELL NORTH OF MEMPHIS THIS WEEKEND. THIS WILL KEEP CENTRAL ALABAMA PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY AND HUMID WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS/STORMS ON