Massive Hurricane Frances Smothers Florida
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COCOA, Fla.  - Hurricane Frances smothered eastern  Florida on Sunday with drenching rains and fierce winds that  ripped away roofs, trees and boat moorings and cut power to 1.3  million homes and businesses.
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STUART, Fla. Sept. 5, 2004 - Hurricane Frances barged onto Florida&#39;s coast with 105 mph winds and driving rain Sunday, knocking out power to 2 million people and forcing residents to withstand a prolonged lashing that shredded roofs and uprooted trees.
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Nearly a half-million people were ordered to evacuate as Hurricane Frances swirled toward Florida on Wednesday just weeks after Charley's devastating visit, threatening to deliver the most powerful one-two punch to hit a state in at least a century.
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COCOA, Fla.  - Strong winds and whipping rains  began to lash eastern Florida on Saturday as Hurricane Frances,  an enormous storm, crept across the northern Bahamas toward the  United States.
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MIAMI : Hurricane Frances slammed onto south Florida&#39;s east coast, downing power lines, uprooting trees and prompting US President George W. Bush to declare a &quot;major disaster&quot; in the state.
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STUART, Fla. - Hurricane Frances barged onto Florida's coast with 105 mph winds and driving rain Sunday, knocking out power to 2 million people and forcing residents to withstand a prolonged lashing that shredded roofs and uprooted trees...
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Hurricane Frances, which may become the costliest storm to hit the US in a dozen years, headed toward Florida, forcing about 2.5 million people to flee their homes.
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Hurricane Frances barreled towards the Bahamas islands with 225 kph winds today, a growing threat that put millions of people on alert along Florida&#39;s heavily populated east coast.
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Potent but slow-moving Hurricane Frances snapped power lines and whipped the Atlantic coast with winds over 90 mph Saturday, knocking out electricity for more than 450,000 Floridians and forcing millions to endure another day of waiting and worrying.
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STUART, Fla. - Hurricane Frances pounded Florida with high wind and heavy rain Sunday after it smashed across the state's east coast, knocking out power to 4 million people and forcing residents to withstand a prolonged lashing that shredded roofs and uprooted trees...
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MIAMI Sept. 1, 2004 - Hundreds of thousands of people were told Wednesday to get ready to evacuate as powerful Hurricane Frances crept closer to Florida just weeks after Hurricane Charley&#39;s rampage.
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FORT PIERCE, Florida  - Potent but slow-moving hurricane Frances snapped power lines and whipped the Florida coast with winds over 145 kilometres an hour Saturday, knocking out electricity for about two million people and forcing residents to endure another day of waiting and worrying.
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The final blows from the two-day trek of Hurricane Frances added to the frustration of millions of Florida residents.
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FREEPORT, Bahamas - Hurricane Frances ripped apart roofs, shattered windows and flooded neighborhoods as it raged through the Bahamas on Saturday, driving thousands from their homes before beginning a slow march toward the east coast of Florida. At least one man was electrocuted in the storm...
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FORT PIERCE, Fla. - Massive Hurricane Frances trudged toward land with 105 mph wind and pelting rain late Saturday, knocking out power to 2 million people and forcing Floridians to endure a frightening night amid roaring gales that shredded roofs and uprooted trees...
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Shrieking winds and angry sheets of rain thrashed Florida's coast as Hurricane Frances hit land early this morning and was making its way slowly across the state.
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FORT PIERCE, Fla. - Hurricane Frances' wind and water whacked swaths of southern Florida with fire-hose force Sunday, submerging entire roadways and tearing off rooftops even as the storm weakened and crawled inland with heavy rain in its wake...