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The danger of "life-threatening" coastal storm surge remained a major concern from the sixth and strongest storm of the hurricane season.

Francine was upgraded to a hurricane Tuesday night as it continues to churn in the Gulf of Mexico, according to the National ...

The prime threats from Tropical Storm Francine on coastal Texas now are mainly gusty winds, beach flooding and rip currents through Thursday afternoon.

As Francine approaches the Texas and Louisiana coastlines, Shell has taken precautionary measures by pausing drilling operations at its Perdido and Whale offshore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico ...

Texas’s South Padre Island is bracing for severe weather ... The storm is moving over extremely warm Gulf waters that will serve as fuel to strengthen it. The Associated Press contributed to this ...

The system is expected to move northwestward and then northward, potentially impacting the Gulf Coast of Mexico, as well as upper Texas and Louisiana, with additional strengthening possible later ...