Hurricane Frances
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Hurricane Frances was the sixth named storm, the fourth hurricane, and the third major hurricane of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season. The system crossing the open Atlantic during mid-to-late August, moving to the north of the Lesser Antilles while strengthening. Its outer bands affected Puerto Rico and the British Virgin Islands while passing north of the Caribbean sea. The storm's maximum sustained wind speeds peaked at , achieving Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. As the system slowed down its forward motion, the eye passed over San Salvador Island and very close to Cat Island in the Bahamas. Frances was the first hurricane to impact the entire Bahamian archipelago since 1866, and led to the nearly complete destruction of their agricultural economy.
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| NHC Tropical Cyclone Report on Hurricane Frances NHC Tropical Cyclone Report on Hurricane Frances www.nhc.noaa.gov/2004frances.shtml? - Web |
| NHC advisory archive on Hurricane Frances NHC advisory archive on Hurricane Frances www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2004/refresh/FRANCES+shtml/ - Web |
| HPC rainfall report on Frances HPC rainfall report on Frances www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/rain/frances2004.html - Web |
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| Florida Division of Emergency Management - Hurrica... Florida Division of Emergency Management - Hurricane Frances floridadisaster.org/eoc/frances04.asp - Web |
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