Thursday, September 12

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Also, United States Vice President Kamala Harris and Former President Donald Trump faced off in an intense debate on Tuesday night, battling over their stances on major issues like the economy, wars, and border security. Look out for a Deep Dive article by Mihir Gupta coming later this week on the debate.

In addition, Apple made some big announcements at their annual event over the weekend, including the release of the iPhone 16 with the company's new AI feature, Apple Intelligence. Stay tuned for another Deep Dive article by Adit Kakkad coming soon on the event.

Hurricane Francine has made landfall in Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane with winds of 100 mph, battering the low-lying coastline of the southern US state.

The hurricane began as a tropical depression on Sunday in the Gulf of Mexico after being a point of interest to meteorologists for weeks, and slowly moved north along the Mexican coast. As it traveled in the western Gulf, it picked up speed, strengthening to become a tropical storm by Monday. By Tuesday night, the system had become a hurricane, rapidly moving northeast towards Louisiana. Marine warnings were put in place for the southeastern coast of Texas-- high surf generated by Francine's winds posed a serious threat to local boating and fishing.

The hurricane reached Category 2 status just before making landfall in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, last night, striking near the town of Houma. Francine was packing winds of over 100 mph, easily blowing down trees and damaging structures, as well as widespread storm surge of 3-7 inches, with up to 10 inches in the landfall area. Hurricane warnings are in place across southern Louisiana, primarily in the landfall zone, and tropical storm warnings have been issued for the New Orleans area and southern Mississippi. The hurricane directly hit the city of New Orleans, which has a population of over 1.27 million people, with some of its strongest winds, and over 300,000 people are already out of power in the entire region. Widespread power outages are expected across southern Louisiana, and outages are likely in northern Louisiana and southern Mississippi. Even before landfall, the heavy rain quickly caused flash flooding, inundating roads, homes, and businesses. Totals of 4-8 inches are expected in most parts of eastern Louisiana and southern Mississippi, but some areas could receive up to 12 inches of rain.

Thankfully, Francine is moving swiftly and weakening quickly-- it is already a weak tropical storm and is expected to fizzle out tonight near Memphis. Its rapid pace is also helping the system move over Louisiana quickly, preventing any severe flooding. However, due to a local weather pattern, it will linger over the Southeast, bringing heavy rain to Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee, and lighter rain to the Carolinas, Georgia, Florida, and the Ohio Valley across the next few days. Flash flooding will be possible in cities like Jackson, Birmingham, Memphis, and Atlanta.

Fact of the Day (Reader's Digest): Candy corn was originally called chicken feed.

Quote of the Day (Gracious Quotes): I look at my job as a passion… as a calling… not as a job. (Indra Nooyi)

Word of the Day (Merriam-Webster): Chockablock (adj)- Something described as chockablock is very full or tightly packed.

In a Sentence: Their mantel is chockablock with knickknacks collected from their travels to all fifty states.