Editor's note: This page is a summary of news on Hurricane Francine for Tuesday, Sept. 10. For the latest, view our file for Wednesday, Sept. 11. Francine strengthened into a hurricane Tuesday ...

Francine strengthens into a hurricane as Louisiana braces for landfall: Updates The National Hurricane Center said Francine gained hurricane status about 350 miles southwest of Morgan City, Louisiana.

Francine strengthens to hurricane and is set to strike Louisiana. A “life-threatening” storm surge could bring 5 to 10 feet of inundation to the state’s coastal communities.

Francine has become a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico as it bears down on the Louisiana coast. ... Francine strengthens into a hurricane, could wobble east. Sara Cline And Jamie Stengle.

Hurricane Francine has strengthened into an "extremely dangerous" Category 2 as the National Hurricane Center (NHC) begins tracking a new tropical depression in the Atlantic Ocean.

UPDATE at 10 p.m. CT, Tuesday, Sept. 10: The National Hurricane Center continues to tweak its forecast as Hurricane Francine slowly makes its way northeast at 10 mph. The storm has strengthened with ...

Francine’s storm surge on the Louisiana coast could reach as much as 10 feet (3 meters) from Cameron to Port Fourchon and into Vermilion Bay, forecasters said.

ORLANDO — Francine strengthened into a hurricane Tuesday and was expected to make landfall on the northern Gulf Coast in Louisiana, according to the National Hurricane Center. As of the ...

Francine is expected to make landfall on Wednesday afternoon. Tropical Storm Francine is now a Category 1 hurricane. The weather pattern strengthened on Tuesday night, reaching 75 mph winds as it ...

By SARA CLINE BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Francine has strengthened into a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico and is advancing toward Louisiana. The National Hurricane Center said Tuesday night that ...