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 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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As Hurricane Frances swirled off Florida's coast, officials wanted word on whether to evacuate millions of residents and reporters insisted on more information about where the menacing storm was headed.
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COCOA, Fla.  - Hurricane Frances whipped off  roofs, felled trees and cut power to about 4 million people in  Florida on Sunday as the huge and powerful storm lumbered over  the state with ferocious winds and sheets of rain.
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MELBOURNE, Fla. - The outer bands of Hurricane Frances whipped Florida's Atlantic coast with 90 mph wind Saturday as the storm crawled toward the state, bringing a potential for more than a foot of rain, tornadoes and heavy flooding as tens of thousands fled the area...
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Hurricane Frances was edging into the southeastern Bahamas today with winds of 140 miles per hour and is poised to strike the Florida coast early Saturday, according to forecasters at the Miami-based National Hurricane Center.
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Residents and tourists in cars, trucks and campers clogged highways Thursday in the biggest evacuation ever ordered in Florida, fleeing inland as mighty Hurricane Frances threatened the state with its second battering in three weeks.
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Police cars patrolled the streets after the Floridians were told to evacuate the dangerous areas, Sept. 25, 2004.(Xinhua/AFP Photo).
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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 gained strength and  became a major hurricane with 115 mph 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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UPDATE, 2PM FRI: Hurricane Frances is beginning to make its presence felt along Florida&#39;s shoreline as officials adjust their forecasts for when it&#39;ll hit.
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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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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 it weakened to a tropical storm and crawled inland with heavy rain...
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Florida Governor Jeb Bush has declared a state of emergency there, as authorities order the evacuation of nearly half a million people as a precaution against Hurricane Frances.
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With Hurricane Frances careering toward Florida and expected to hit as soon as today, insurers are facing the growing likelihood of getting smacked with two massive storms, back to back.
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First came Charley, then Frances, then Ivan. Yesterday, storm-tossed Floridians were scrambling to get ready for what would be a first for the state: a fourth hurricane