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Great end to the weekend before more rain arrives
Category: News & Politics
All right. so let's get you back here at hohome. we are talking about the tropics. once again. it is that season. and yes, things are ramping up for us. so let's get you the latest update on what's going on. so as of right now, national hurricane center has updated. this has actually increased this... Read more
Tracking a possible new tropical depression in The Gulf of Mexico
Category: News & Politics
And that'll do it for sports. we'll see you right back here later on today. all right. lots of football talk on this. saints sunday as we're gearing up for the first saints game today. what's the weather looking like jim. weather looks good. we were concerned about the possibility of maybe a couple... Read more
Tracking a possible tropical system in The Gulf of Mexico
Category: News & Politics
Learning accommodations. and now it's time for another check on our weather. but the saints sunday is looking good so far. we are worried about maybe some clouds, maybe a couple of showers. but yes, it's looking very nice in the short term. in the longer term, we're a little concerned about what may... Read more
Tracking Potential Tropical Cyclone 6, likely to be hurricane in Gulf of Mexico later this week
Category: News & Politics
'm rob kirkpatrick reporting. right now on wdsu first warning weather we have got a lot to talk about. i want to start off with wdsu first warning weather. doppler radar quick. but right after this we are going to see exactly what's coming our way and the potential for the tropics. the tropics will... Read more
Everything you need to know about Potential Tropical Cyclone #6
Category: News & Politics
Approve the deal. such a big week weather wise. wdsu first warning weather we are going to be talking about the tropics, specifically the gulf all weekend long. starting off with the hyatt regency cam. a lot of happy faces and happy prospects with folks from the wind today. but we got to get right to... Read more
Tropical Storm Francine expected today, landfall shifts more east in Louisiana
Category: News & Politics
What's happening in the gulf of mexico. yeah, we got some changes happening for you. so changes from overnight. so if you saw this thing last night. well, it's a little different for this morning. here's what we're looking like right now. you can see it's brewing as we speak. so let's just take you... Read more
Tropical Storm Francine forms Monday, Sept. 9. Louisiana impacts expected
Category: News & Politics
'm meteorologist jim simon with new information from the national hurricane center. we now have tropical storm. this is tropical storm francine. looking somewhat impressive on the most recent satellite view. i'll show you the latest advisory coming up here in just a minute. according to the national... Read more
Louisiana begins opening sandbag locations for tropical weather
Category: News & Politics
''ll of course, bring both of those to you here on wdsu. also, some breaking news out of terrebonne parish as leaders have now issued a state of emergency ahead of francine. leaders say they are bracing for heavy rainfall. hurricane force winds. so if you're in terrebonne and you need sandbags to protect... Read more
Francine getting stronger, may become a hurricane
Category: News & Politics
The. jaguars 20 to 17. we are tracking tropical storm francine as of 10:00. officially becoming a tropical storm. kind of cloudy. right now with some showers, but the main day that we're going to see the weather is going to be wednesday, let's get right to wdsu. first warning radar, which is really... Read more
Gov. Jeff Landry issues state of emergency ahead of Tropical Storm Francine
Category: News & Politics
Right now. preparedness. i'm going to cover some brief metrics on the storm itself. then i'll turn it over to the governor just to let everyone know, we've been tracking tropical storm francine for the last week and a half. right now it is it is tropical storm francine. we do anticipate that it will... Read more
Louisiana begins hurricane preparations
Category: News & Politics
The city of new orleans is now offering. shay. good evening to you, travers and judah. yes. city officials from the mayor to nosb to sewage and water board. entergy. they were all here today. just saying that. they're on standby. they're urging residents to. of course, remain vigilant and to get prepared.... Read more
Tropical Storm Francine gains strength, shifts more west, Sept. 9, 2024
Category: News & Politics
'connor wdsu news. wdsu. first warning weather. we've got a lot going on behind the scenes. getting the latest info and if you want the good news part of the forecast, it's that we've got a shift in the track a little farther west. the bad news situation is this now looks like it's going to be an even... Read more
Tropical Storm Francine's latest track Sept. 9, 2024
Category: News & Politics
With a ton going on in our forecast as we are tracking, still tropical storm francine. national hurricane center this could be a hurricane at any time, but looking at this imagery that's drier air. this thing has barely dropped in pressure. and it's really lost a lot of structure to it. and you can... Read more
Francine winds down to 45 mph
Category: News & Politics
4:00. i know we've been waiting for the latest update when it comes to tropical storm francine, and whether or not we're seeing some of the reduction in that tropical activity. jim simon, joining us now from the weather center with the latest information from the national weather service. well, this... Read more
Francine now a tropical depression
Category: News & Politics
's happening with those power restoration efforts. yeah. first, let's go now to meteorologist jim simon with a look at the what's left of francine. and also what's to come for us a little bit later on today jim. well we have much drier weather in the forecast. obviously the humidity is going to be relatively... Read more
New Orleans homeowner frustrated after house flooded in Hurricane Francine
Category: News & Politics
That for you. now, miss desiree, take us along. this path. this is where you got some water. we're in the 800 block of polk street, right? yes. walk me through what happened? it came through your back door. still seeing some of your floors wet. here. let's go back from the door. okay. it started seeping.... Read more
Home in Kenner takes on water during Hurricane Francine
Category: News & Politics
O'connor, who i believe is in another home that took on water earlier today. shay, what are you seeing there? definitely morgan first, i jus t wanted to say, i mean, you all have seen our coverage. all day. well, all morning earlier it was hard to get to a lot of these areas here in kenner because of... Read more
Downed powerline causes street to catch fire in Gentilly
Category: News & Politics
Gentilly. anum, you've been seeing a lot of entergy crews out there working hard to get folks power restored. i see the wire behind jesse had tree down right there. is that i assume that area has no power at this point. yeah, we're on parker and pleasure in gentilly. and let me tell you, it is a mess.... Read more
S&WB: Draining New Orleans is critical, top priority
Category: News & Politics
It up for just a moment. ghassan korban, thank you so much. the executive director of the sewerage and water board, we appreciate your time, sir. we know that there was a little bit of a power issue overnight, so i was wondering if you could just maybe explain exactly what happened that, you know, may... Read more
Better weather after Francine
Category: News & Politics
Let's go ahead and turn things over now to jim smila jim. well, i'm going to show you something that i think a lot of people are going to like to see as we look ahead. look forward to this afternoon. there goes francine. i went back 18 hours so you could kind of see the progression as it made its way... Read more