Florida readies for hurricane Frances, ordering large-scale evacutions
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MIAMI  - 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's rampage.
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Hurricane Frances took dead aim at Florida yesterday, sending millions scrambling for shelter for the second time in three weeks, as the storm was poised to roar ashore tomorrow.
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Hurricane Frances barreled toward the  Bahamas islands with 140 mph winds on Wednesday, a growing  threat that put millions of people on alert along Florida's  heavily populated east coast.
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FORT PIERCE, Fla. - Hurricane Frances' wind and water whacked swaths of 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...
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ST. MARKS, FLA. - Florida, suffering from a spiraling five-day nightmare named Frances, is anxiously watching Ivan, a major hurricane that could be destined for its shores.
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MIAMI - A menacing Hurricane Frances crept closer to the southeastern United States on Wednesday, with forecasters calling Florida - still cleaning up after Charley - a "prime candidate" to be hit as early as Friday. It would be the worst double hurricane strike on one state in at least a century...
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With Hurricane Frances barreling toward Florida, anxious Florida delegates examined weather reports and some began packing their bags for home.
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MIAMI -- Hurricane Frances continues to move closer to the US coastline. Forecasters say most of Florida will be affected by the storm.
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Today, storm-tossed Floridians are scrambling to get ready for what would be a first for the state: a fourth hurricane this year, called Jeanne, which is threatening to strike Sunday.
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Hurricane Frances gained strength and became a major hurricane with 115 mph (185 kph) winds in the Atlantic on Friday as it took a path that should carry it north of the vulnerable northeastern Caribbean islands early next week.
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COCOA, Fla.  - Hurricane Frances whipped off  roofs, felled trees and cut power to 1.9 million homes and  businesses in Florida on Sunday as the huge and powerful storm  crawled over the state with ferocious winds and sheets of rain.
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Hurricane Frances headed out over the Gulf of Mexico bound for the Florida Panhandle early today after lashing a wide swath of the state with punishing winds and drenching rain.
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MELBOURNE, Fla. - Bracing for a monstrous storm, residents and tourists clogged shelters or made last-minute preparations Friday as Hurricane Frances churned toward the Atlantic coast, where the state's second pummeling in three weeks could begin as soon as Saturday...
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Bahamians strapped plastic sheeting over holes in their roofs left by Hurricane Frances as they readied Friday to face Hurricane Jeanne, which made an elaborate loop in the Atlantic and headed toward the chain of islands.
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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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Hurricane Frances barreled toward the  Turks and Caicos and Bahamas islands with 140 mph winds on  Wednesday, posing a growing threat that also put millions of  people on alert along Florida's heavily populated east coast.
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Hurricane Frances weakened and slowed Friday as it approached Florida, prolonging the anxiety among the millions evacuated and raising fears of a long and ruinous drenching over the Labor Day weekend.