Forecasters at NOAA's Climate Prediction Center say La Niña could form in the coming weeks. La Niña is expected to emerge this fall and last through the winter months.
As Hurricane Francine pushed through Louisiana, this close call occurred in the town of Donaldsonville, south of Baton Rouge and north of New Orleans. Deputies from the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office rushed to the scene where a woman was trapped under a fallen tree. It took more than 40 minutes but she was eventually pulled out from under the debris alive – watch this video to see the harrowing rescue.