Hurricane Francine makes landfall in Louisiana as Class 2

Hurricane Francine made landfall as a Class 2 storm in Terrebonne Parish, La., at roughly 6 p.m. EDT, after quickly intensifying all through on Wednesday. By 9 p.m. EDT, the storm had weakened to a Class 1 hurricane, with most sustained winds lowering from 100 mph to 75 mph. The Nationwide Climate Service (NWS), nonetheless, nonetheless…