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Tropical Storm Francine strengthens off Mexico and is expected to hit Louisiana as a hurricane
A tropical system in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico was expected to strengthen this week into a tropical storm and dump heavy rains onto Mexico and Texas before reaching the U.S. as a potential hurricane, the National Weather Service said Sunday.
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