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Hurricane Frances was the second most intense tropical cyclone in the Atlantic during 2004 and proved to be very destructive in Florida. It was the sixth named storm , the fourth hurricane, and the third major hurricane of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season .
Hurricane Frances (1986): Briefly drifted over the western Atlantic but never affected land; Hurricane Frances (1992): Threatened Bermuda but did not strike the island, then hit Spain as an extratropical storm; Tropical Storm Frances (1998): A weak storm that caused flooding in East Texas and southern Louisiana
Frances reached hurricane status late on August 25 while curving northwestward. By August 28, the storm reached an initial peak intensity as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 130 mph (210 km/h). Late the following day, Frances weakened to a Category 3 hurricane during an eyewall replacement cycle. However, by August 31, the storm re ...
It was the strongest hurricane to hit Florida since Cat 5 Andrew’s 165 mph landfall in 1992. ... Frances, Ivan, Jeanne hit Florida in 2004 mean season. Show comments. Advertisement. Advertisement.
The park still had partial flooding from Hurricane Frances when it got hit by Jeanne. Hurricane Frances batters sailboat and a houseboat on a pier in Stuart (about noon on Sept. 5, 2004.)
Hurricane Frances By the Numbers on the Treasure Coast* Date, Time of landfall: 1 a.m., Sept. 5, 2004 Landfall location: Near Sewall's Point in Martin County on the southern end of Hutchinson Island.
During its passage, Frances led to 37 deaths, as well as $9.8 billion in damage. [40] [21] [39] [41] September 16 – Hurricane Ivan struck Gulf Shores, Alabama as a major hurricane, with its large and powerful circulation producing peak wind gusts of 107 mph (172 km/h) in Pensacola.
Tropical Storm Frances caused extensive flooding in Mexico and Texas in September 1998. The sixth tropical cyclone and sixth named storm of the annual hurricane season , Frances developed from a low pressure area in the Gulf of Mexico on September 8.