Tropical Storm Francine Expected To Become A Hurricane Ahead Of Louisiana Strike
Tropical Storm Francine is forecast to gain strength and become a hurricane in the western Gulf of Mexico ahead of a likely landfall in Louisiana Wednesday. Storm surge, flooding rainfall, damaging winds and tornadoes will impact Louisiana and other parts of the Gulf Coast and South.
Here's the latest status of this system: Francine is centered approximately 400 miles south-southwest of Cameron, Louisiana, and is moving slowly north-northwest. Maximum sustained winds were 65 mph as of 7 a.m. CDT, making Francine a strong tropical storm.
Most of the rain from this system is still offshore, but some bands have wrapped into parts of South Texas and the northern Gulf Coast.
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