Hurricane Francine 2024 Category. However, fueled by the gulf’s exceptionally warm waters—about 87 degrees fahrenheit (31 degrees celsius)—francine intensified into a category 1 hurricane by 7. — hurricane francine strengthened into a category 2 storm as it lashed the gulf coast on wednesday evening, threatening to unleash fierce winds,.
Francine is weakening after striking louisiana as a category 2 hurricane as it heads far inland from the gulf coast. The 2024 atlantic hurricane season got off to a quick start, but had stalled in recent weeks.