Entergy’s Waterford 3 Nuclear Generating Station and River Bend Station in Louisiana and Grand Gulf Nuclear Station in Mississippi operated at full power during Hurricane Francine, which once again shows the resiliency and strength of nuclear power.
As of 4:30 p.m., the storm has caused approximately 11,000 customers to lose power in our service area. Crews have worked as quickly and safely as possible to restore power to approximately 6,500 customers.
Hurricane Francine, currently a tropical depression, continues moving northeastward from Louisiana through Mississippi. At 7 a.m., we had approximately 10,790 customer outages in the southern portion of our Entergy Mississippi territory. Outages are expected to fluctuate throughout the day as the storm moves through our service area and, therefore, are subject to change based upon the storm’s impact.
Hurricane Francine, currently a tropical depression, continues moving northeastward from Louisiana through Mississippi. Outages are expected to continue increasing today as the storm moves through Entergy’s service territory.
Hurricane Francine has made landfall in Terrebonne Parish as a Category 2 hurricane this evening. Outages are expected to continue increasing today as the storm moves through Entergy’s service territory. After landfall, the center is expected to move northward into Mississippi Wednesday night and early Thursday morning.
Hurricane Francine’s landfall is hours away. The storm is expected to make landfall later today near Vermilion Bay as a Category 2 hurricane. After landfall, the center is expected to move northward into Mississippi Wednesday night and early Thursday morning.
According to the National Hurricane Center's latest forecast, Hurricane Francine will make landfall near Vermillion Bay as a Category 1 hurricane this afternoon. We anticipate this storm could have widespread impacts throughout our entire Entergy Mississippi service area and are watching to see how it may affect both our systems and our customers. We are prepared and want you to have a plan, too.
The National Hurricane Center is forecasting Tropical Storm Francine will potentially intensify to a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico, make landfall in Louisiana, and bring storm activity to Southwest Mississippi this week.