The Category 1 storm is expected to make landfall in Louisiana later Wednesday, bringing with it the potential of a deadly storm surge, widespread flooding and destructive winds across the northern Gulf Coast.

In addition to Hurricane Francine, forecasters are monitoring 2 other systems in the Atlantic Ocean. One could become tropical depression this week.

Hurricane Francine formed in the Gulf of Mexico Tuesday night and made landfall in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, at 5 p.m. Wednesday evening as a Category 2 hurricane, leaving 120,000 Louisiana residents without power.