Francine strengthened into a hurricane Tuesday night and is ... delaying its arrival at hurricane strength. "Now that Francine has a well-organized core, significant strengthening seems likely ...

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 ...

ORLANDO — Francine strengthened into a hurricane Tuesday and was expected ... It was expected to strengthen more through Wednesday morning before weakening quickly after landfall.

Its forward speed is expected to increase into Wednesday as it is scooped up by a dip in the jet stream. The National Hurricane Center said Francine had been battling dry air since Monday night ...

Hurricane Francine has strengthened into an "extremely ... The NHC anticipates that Tropical Depression Seven will strengthen into a tropical storm by Wednesday night or Thursday.

Francine became a Category 1 hurricane overnight, and the storm is expected to continue strengthening up until it makes ...

Francine became a Category 1 hurricane overnight, and wind speeds have maintained around 90 mph throughout Wednesday morning, ...

Tropical Storm Francine continues to swirl in the Gulf of Mexico Tuesday morning and is expected to strengthen into a hurricane today, then intensify before it makes landfall along the Gulf Coast ...

Francine became a hurricane Tuesday evening ... But it is expected to reach hurricane strength anyway. “The intensity ...

Forecasters warned that hurricane-force winds and a dangerous storm surge would begin to be felt in Louisiana on Wednesday ...

The National Hurricane Center said Francine might even reach Category 2 strength with winds of 96 to 110 mph (155 to 175 kph) before crashing into a fragile coastal region that still hasn't fully ...