Francine strengthened into a hurricane Tuesday night and is expected to bring life-threatening storm surges and powerful winds as it barrels toward Louisiana's shore.

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.

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 ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — 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 ...

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.

With sustained winds of nearly 75 mph, Francine has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane. The storm is moving slowly northeast at 10 mph in the Gulf of Mexico.

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 has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph and is forecast to keep strengthening ahead of landfall along the Louisiana coast Wednesday. [Previous ...

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 ...

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.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — 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 ...