Hurricane Francine is expected to make landfall in Louisiana within the warning area Wednesday afternoon or evening, according to the NHC. After landfall, the center is expected to move northward across Mississippi on Thursday and Thursday night.

Hurricane Francine made landfall in Louisiana Wednesday. The western Panhandle of Florida could face threats, including heavy rain and tornadoes.

Hurricane Francine struck Louisiana on Wednesday evening as a Category 2 storm that forecasters warned could bring deadly storm surge.