Hurricane Francine came ashore in southern Louisiana on Wednesday, threatening New Orleans and the wider Gulf Coast with powerful winds, rain and a storm surge that led to evacuation orders for thousands of people.
Francine packed maximum sustained winds of 90 miles per hour (150 kph) after the eye of the storm traveled inland over southern Louisiana about 65 miles (105 km) west-southwest of New Orleans, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
