Storm chasers in place to track the effects of Francine as it strikes Louisiana

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Storm chaser Aaron Jayjack reported from Louisiana on Sept. 10 as residents prepared for Hurricane Francine.
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00:00Tropical cyclone Francine is expected to make landfall on the Louisiana coast
00:05Wednesday afternoon. Hurricane warnings are in place, storm surge warnings are in
00:10place, and residents along the Louisiana coast are making preparations getting
00:15food and water and ice, gassing up vehicles and filling up gas tanks for
00:19generators, and ensuring that batteries are charged and cell phones are charged
00:24as we are expecting hurricane-force winds and knockout power in the path of the
00:29hurricane. Additionally, there will be problems with storm surge and flash
00:33flooding from the torrential rains that fall around the hurricane. I will be
00:38tracking the storm here over the next couple of days. You can catch me live
00:41here on the AccuWeather Network. For AccuWeather, I'm Aaron Jajak reporting
00:47from New Iberia, Louisiana.

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