Francine strengthened into a category 1 hurricane Tuesday night, with maximum sustained winds of 75 miles per hour.
The storm was moving northeast at 10 miles per hour.
- A Storm Surge Warning, Tropical Storm Warning, and Hurricane Watch are in effect for Eastern Orleans, Lower Tangipahoa, Southeast St. Tammany, Southern Livingston, Southwestern St. Tammany, St. Charles, and St. John The Baptist
- A Storm Surge Warning and Hurricane Warning are in effect for Coastal Jefferson Parish, Lower Lafourche, and Lower Terrebonne
- A Hurricane Warning is in effect for Assumption, East Baton Rouge, Eastern Ascension, Iberville, St. James, Upper Lafourche, Upper Terrebonne, West Baton Rouge, and Western Ascension
- A Tropical Storm Warning and Hurricane Watch are in effect for Lower Jefferson, Northern Livingston, Upper Jefferson, Upper Plaquemines, and Western Orleans
- A Storm Surge Warning and Tropical Storm Warning are in effect for Lower Plaquemines, Lower St. Bernard, Southern Hancock, Southern Harrison, and Southern Jackson
- A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Amite, Central Plaquemines, Central Tangipahoa, East Feliciana, Northern Hancock, Northern Harrison, Northern Jackson, Northern St. Tammany, Northern Tangipahoa, Pearl River, Pike, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, Upper St. Bernard, Walthall, Washington, West Feliciana, and Wilkinson