Hurricane Francine

(Newser) - Hurricane Francine hit Louisiana as a Category 2 storm Wednesday, leaving almost 400,000 homes without power and causing major flooding in New Orleans and other areas. Miles Crawford, an ER nurse at the city's University Medical Center, rescued a man who had driven his pickup trick into floodwaters...

(Newser) - Hurricane Francine made landfall in Louisiana on Wednesday after strengthening to a Category 2 storm that could bring deadly storm surge, widespread flooding, and destructive winds on the northern US Gulf coast. The hurricane crashed into a fragile coastal region that hasn't fully recovered from a series of devastating...

(Newser) - Tropical Storm Francine became Hurricane Francine over the Gulf of Mexico Tuesday evening as its course shifted eastward, putting New Orleans under hurricane watch. The storm is expected to make landfall in Louisiana Wednesday afternoon or evening but forecaster say it will likely hit as a Category 1 hurricane, not...