Tropical Storm Francine will likely become a Category 1 hurricane before reaching Louisiana coast on Wednesday.
A tropical storm moving over the Gulf of Mexico is expected to grow into a hurricane, threatening the southern United States, including the coastlines of Texas and Louisiana, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.
Tropical Storm Francine is expected to travel over warm water that will serve as fuel to strengthen it before it makes landfall as a Category 1 hurricane on Wednesday with winds of 90mph (145km/h).
The storm is expected to stay just offshore of the coast of northeastern Mexico on Tuesday as it moves northeast towards the US.
Coastal residents are being warned of life-threatening storm surge of up to 10 feet (three metres) in places, as well as potential tornadoes and dangerous winds, forecasters said. Residents were encouraged to evacuate some low-lying areas.
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