Watch: Full coverage of Hurricane Francine as storm moves into Baton Rouge area

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — BRProud is providing full coverage of Hurricane Francine as it moves into the Baton Rouge area on Wednesday, Sept. 11.

The storm hit Louisiana around 5 p.m. as a Category 2 storm with 100-mph winds. Over the next hour, it quickly slowed to a Category 1 storm by approximately 10 mph winds.

The system is expected to move over the capital overnight and move into Mississippi by early Thursday.

The BRProud Storm Tracker team is bringing you all the latest updates, including information on flood watches, tornado watches and more.

In the dark? Check local power outage maps.

See the roads that are closed near you because of high water, debris or downed power lines.

And get the latest updates on local hurricane curfews with us.

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