Hurricane Francine Approaches Louisiana Coast, May Become Category 2 Storm
Hurricane Francine Approaches Louisiana Coast, May Become Category 2 Storm
Hurricane Francine, currently approaching Louisiana's coast, is expected to make landfall in the late afternoon and early evening as a Category 1 storm.
弗朗辛飓风目前正在接近路易斯安那州海岸，预计将在下午晚些时候和傍晚作为一级风暴登陆。
The storm's northern eyewall was about 95 miles southwest of Morgan City, Louisiana at 2 p.m. ET. NBC News reports sustained wind speeds of 90 miles per hour as it moves northeast at 16 miles per hour.
美国东部时间下午2点，风暴的北方眼墙位于路易斯安那州摩根城西南约95英里处。美国全国广播公司新闻报道说，当它以每小时16英里的速度向东北移动时，风速持续为每小时90英里。
Francine may develop into a Category 2 storm with winds between 96 and 110 miles per hour, according to meteorologists. It's expected to reach land between Avery Island and Houma, Louisiana between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. ET.
根据气象学家的说法，弗朗辛可能会发展成二级风暴，风速在每小时96至110英里之间。预计它将在美国东部时间下午4点至晚上8点之间到达艾利岛和路易斯安那州侯马之间的陆地。
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Hurricane Francine is likely to make landfall between Avery Island and Houma, Louisiana, between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. ET Wednesday.
飓风弗朗辛可能会在美国东部时间周三下午4点至晚上8点之间在艾利岛和路易斯安那州霍马之间登陆。
A hurricane warning is in effect across most of the Louisiana coastline, while a storm surge warning covers the area from High Island, near Houston, all the way to the Mississippi and Alabama border.
飓风警告已在路易斯安那州的大部分海岸线生效，而风暴潮警告则覆盖了从休斯敦附近的海岛一直到密西西比州和阿拉巴马州边境的地区。
A state of emergency has been declared by the governors of both Louisiana and Mississippi, with many local leaders ordering or strongly recommending that towns and cities evacuate low-lying, coastal areas.
路易斯安那州和密西西比州的州长都宣布了紧急状态，许多地方领导人下令或强烈建议城镇撤离低洼的沿海地区。
Flights from New Orleans International Airport were canceled at 12 p.m. ET.
美国东部时间中午12点，从新奥尔良国际机场起飞的航班被取消。
President Joe Biden approved an emergency declaration for Louisiana, making federal disaster assistance available to the state, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Wednesday.
联邦紧急事务管理局周三表示，乔·拜登总统批准了路易斯安那州的紧急声明，向该州提供联邦灾难援助。
"The President's action authorizes FEMA to coordinate disaster relief efforts to alleviate the hardship and suffering caused by the emergency on the local population and to provide appropriate assistance to save lives, to protect property, public health and safety and to lessen or avert the threat of a catastrophe in the designated areas," the agency said.
该机构说：“总统的行动授权联邦紧急事务管理局协调救灾工作，以减轻紧急情况给当地民众造成的困难和痛苦，并提供适当的援助，以挽救生命，保护财产、公共健康和安全，减少或避免指定区域的灾难威胁。”
Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) said earlier on Wednesday that it plans to cut production at its Baton Rouge, Louisiana, refinery to as low as 20% of its 522,500 barrel-per-day capacity by Wednesday in anticipation of the hurricane.
埃克森美孚公司（纽约证券交易所代码：XOM）周三早些时候表示，计划在周三之前将其位于路易斯安那州巴吞鲁日炼油厂的产量削减至其522,500桶日产能的20％，以应对飓风。
Price Action: Oil companies that operate refineries on the Louisiana coast mostly fell into Wednesday's late-afternoon trading.
价格走势：在路易斯安那州海岸经营炼油厂的石油公司大多在周三下午晚些时候的交易中下跌。
- Exxon Mobil slipped 0.66% to $110.08
- Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:MPC) slipped 2.64% to $159.22
- Shell plc (NYSE:SHEL) gained 0.55% to $66.26
- Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) went down 2.24% to $133.04
- Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) declined 1.29% to $125.242
- 埃克森美孚下跌0.66％，至110.08美元
- 马拉松石油公司（纽约证券交易所代码：MPC）下跌2.64％，至159.22美元
- 壳牌公司（纽约证券交易所代码：SHEL）上涨0.55％，至66.26美元
- 瓦莱罗能源公司（纽约证券交易所代码：VLO）下跌2.24％，至133.04美元
- 菲利普斯66（纽约证券交易所代码：PSX）下跌1.29％，至125.242美元
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