Tropical Storm Francine to become a hurricane before making landfall along Louisiana coast

The storm will bring heavy rains, storm surges, and a hung flooding threat to parts of Louisiana and Texas.

Watch: ‘Torrential rainfall’ possible Tuesday in Central Florida

Francine could become a Category 2 storm before making landfall Wednesday evening.

Channel 9 meteorologists are also monitoring a few tropical waves in the Atlantic that could strengthen this week.

Watch: Action 9: How to prepare before the storm

Thankfully, none of the active tropical systems are currently threatening Florida.

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• Chief meteorologist Tom Terry
• Brian Shields
• Kassandra Crimi
• David Heckard