Residents along the U.S. Gulf Coast are bracing for Tropical Storm Francine, which is strengthening toward hurricane status as it travels north to a likely Wednesday landfall.
As of 8 a.m. EDT Tuesday, Francine was positioned about 125 miles south of the U.S.-Mexico border while posting sustained winds of up to 65 mph, just shy of a Category 1 hurricane, according to the National Hurricane Center.
