Francine strengthened into a hurricane Tuesday night and is ... delaying its arrival at hurricane strength. "Now that Francine has a well-organized core, significant strengthening seems likely ...

BATON ROUGE, La. – Francine became a hurricane Tuesday evening as it barreled toward south Louisiana, strengthening over extremely warm Gulf waters as those in possible harm's way rushed to ...

(AP) — Francine ... and into Vermilion Bay, forecasters said. “It’s a potential for significantly dangerous, life-threatening inundation,” said Michael Brennan, director of the hurricane ...

Its forward speed is expected to increase into Wednesday as it is scooped up by a dip in the jet stream. The National Hurricane Center said Francine had been battling dry air since Monday night ...

Hurricane Francine has strengthened into an "extremely ... The NHC anticipates that Tropical Depression Seven will strengthen into a tropical storm by Wednesday night or Thursday.

[Previous update, published at 5:23 p.m.] Tropical Storm Francine is expected to strengthen into a hurricane Tuesday as it charges toward Louisiana where some communities were evacuating and slamming ...

MORGAN CITY, La. — Hurricane Francine slammed into the Louisiana coast Wednesday evening as a dangerous Category 2 storm that knocked out electricity to more than a quarter-million customers and ...

He said that Francine should easily gain hurricane ... to move north through the western Gulf of Mexico and strengthen into a hurricane by Wednesday. Forecast models show the storm making landfall ...