Francine becomes a hurricane in Gulf of Mexico, warnings in effect along Louisiana coast

A satellite image of a hurricane swirling in the Gulf of Mexico toward a map of the southern U.S.

Francine became a hurricane Tuesday evening as it barrelled toward south Louisiana, strengthening over extremely warm waters as those in possible harm’s way rushed to complete storm preparations, filling sandbags, buying gas and stocking up on necessities for an expected landfall in the coming day.

CBC | World News

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