The center of the storm will push across the state, slamming New Orleans and Baton Rouge with damaging winds, life-threatening storm surge.

Tropical Storm Francine forms off Mexico's coast, threatening Louisiana with hurricane-force winds and dangerous storm surge.

Francine tore through New Orleans with strong winds and heavy rains, triggering the National Weather Service to warn of a “life-threatening” flash flood situation. Follow live storm forecasts and updates.

Hurricane Francine is closing in on landfall in central Louisiana, expected to occur Wednesday afternoon or evening as a Category 1 storm with 90 mph (145 kph) winds. Francine clo

Hurricane Francine continues to churn in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico this morning as a category 1 storm. It is forecast to make landfall tonight along the central coast of Louisiana, possibly strengthening to a category 2 hurricane with 100 mph sustained winds.