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Tracking the remnants of Francine

TODAY: Clouds will increase through the day, keeping highs in the low-to-mid 80s. This comes from the remnants of Francine. TONIGHT: A chance for showers returns after 7 p.m. near I-44, and after midnight near Columbia and Jefferson City as Francine nears. EXTENDED: Rain chances fill in and peak around 3-7 a.m. Friday before showers

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Hurricane Francine makes landfall

Hurricane Francine has made landfall in South Louisiana this afternoon as a category two hurricane. Winds have raced into the triple digits as the storm has gained strength and speed throughout the last several hours. Strong damaging winds, life-threatening storm surges, and flooding remain the primary threats for this system as it moves to the

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Hurricane Francine Updates

Tropical Storm Francinehas upgraded to a category one hurricane this evening. Hurricane Francine continues to eye the southern coast of Louisiana as we head towards Wednesday mid-day. The center of low pressure continues to drop as the warm surface waters of the Gulf of Mexico fuel energy into the tropical storm. Winds currently have spiked

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Tropical Storm Francine rages in the Gulf of Mexico early Tuesday.

Francine strengthens into a Category 1 hurricane on its collision course with Louisiana

CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, Mary Gilbert, Robert Shackelford and Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — 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. Francine was about 295 miles from Morgan City, Louisiana, Tuesday evening, according to the National Hurricane

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Tracking Tropical Storm Francine

Tropical Storm Francine continues to surge just southeast of Texas growing in strength as the winds are now sustained at 60 mph. This storm is eventually predicted to travel northeast towards the coast of Louisiana. This slow moving storm will continue to feed off of the warm Gulf Coast waters giving energy into the storm.

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