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 complete storm ...

Francine is expected to make landfall on Wednesday afternoon. Tropical Storm Francine is now a Category 1 hurricane ... flooding rain will spread into Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri and Kentucky.

The storm will strengthen and accelerate overnight, federal forecasters said. "Francine expected ... and southern Mississippi into Thursday morning, the hurricane center said.

Hurricane Francine is barreling toward the ... “Because some dry air has become entrained into Francine’s circulation, it may increase the number and intensity of severe thunderstorms ...

Hurricane Francine has produced 5 to 7 inches of ... in the Gulf of Mexico as a Category 1 storm overnight, it could strengthen into a Category 2 by the time it reaches Louisiana later today.

The first evacuations have been ordered along the Gulf Coast as Tropical Storm Francine gains strength ahead of an expected hurricane strike ... where it could cross into the state and how strong ...

A potentially lethal new hurricane ... may slam into the Gulf Coast in the coming days. The storm, currently named Potential Tropical Cyclone Six, is not yet at tropical storm strength, but ...

Francine became a hurricane Tuesday evening ... But it is expected to reach hurricane strength anyway. “The intensity forecast continues to call for steady to rapid strengthening during this ...