Tropical Storm Francine forms in Gulf of Mexico, to hit Louisiana as a hurricane AxiosTropical Storm Francine A Gulf Hurricane Threat The Weather ChannelTropical Storm Francine forms in the Gulf of Mexico WANETropical Storm Francine forms and is expected to strengthen before hitting the western Gulf Coast CNNTropical Storm Francine named, to bring heavy rain to Texas: See path, spaghetti models Austin American-Statesman