Hurricane Debby hit Florida’s Big Bend area, south of Tallahassee and west of Gainesville, in early August. The storm left Cedar Key, a cluster of small barrier islands, badly battered and flooded, with beach houses severely damaged and at least one R.V. park submerged.

Tropical Storm Francine is eyeing Louisiana and will impact the western Gulf Coast of the United States as a hurricane later this week, as the season finally comes

MORGAN CITY, La. (AP) — Francine weakened to a tropical storm late Wednesday after striking Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane that blacked out more than 275,000 homes and businesses, sent storm surge rushing into coastal communities and raised flood fears in New Orleans and beyond as drenching rains spread over the northern Gulf Coast.

U.S. Gulf Coast energy facilities on Thursday were restarting operations as companies assessed the damage from Hurricane Francine which tore through offshore oil and gas producing areas and slammed into the Louisiana coast on Wednesday.

The entire News 5 team is tracking Hurricane Francine along the Gulf Coast. The car dealer that sponsors the halftime contest initially said Zach Spangler's kick came 0.005 seconds too late. The WNBA players union and several players slammed the commissioner on Tuesday after her appearance on CNBC.