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Hurricane Francine intensifies over Gulf Coast, posing risks of flooding and wind damage. Morgan City, Louisiana, braces for impact.

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Southern US states brace for Tropical Storm Francine, forecast to be a Category 1 hurricane on Wednesday

Tropical Storm Francine intensifies towards Gulf Coast, Louisiana faces mandatory evacuations and potential wind gusts up to 95 MPH.

Residents along the U.S. Gulf Coast are bracing for Tropical Storm Francine, which is strengthening toward hurricane status as it travels north to a likely Wednesday landfall.

Tropical Storm Francine churned in the Gulf of Mexico with increasing strength and is expected to reach hurricane status on Tuesday before reaching landfall in Louisiana

Hurricane warnings have been issued for much of the Louisiana coastline with a forecast of heavy rain, strong winds and a severe storm surge, with landfall expected on Wednesday. The US National Hurricane Center on Monday said Tropical Storm Francine was “expected to become a hurricane soon”.

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