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Tropical Storm Francine tracker: Forecast to become hurricane as it approaches Louisiana
(NEW YORK) -- Tropical Storm Francine is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane on Tuesday as it takes aim at the Gulf Coast.By Tuesday night, Francine is expected to become a Category 2 hurricane with winds of 100 mph.Landfall is expected on Wednesday in...
Tropical Storm Francine tracker: Storm forecast to become hurricane as it approaches Gulf Coast
(NEW YORK) -- Tropical Storm Francine was forecast to strengthen into a hurricane early Tuesday ahead of its expected landfall in Louisiana on Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center said.The storm's winds remained at about 65 mph just after midnight, the center said in its...
Why there have been so few hurricanes this year as peak season approaches
(NEW YORK) -- The time of year that typically sees the most tropical systems forming in the Atlantic Basin is almost here.The past three weeks in the Atlantic Basin have been notably quiet with no named storm formations since Ernesto on Aug. 12.The last...