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.

H​ere'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.

M​ost 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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