Developments associated with Hurricane Frances
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STATEWIDE: President Bush declared a major disaster in the counties affected by Hurricane Frances, meaning residents will be eligible for federal aid.
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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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FORT PIERCE, Fla.  - Hurricane Frances' wind and water whacked swaths of Florida with fire-hose force Sunday, submerging entire roadways and tearing off rooftops before weakening to a tropical storm and crawling inland with heavy rain. More than five million people lost power, and three people were killed.
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Hurricane Frances weakened as it moved slowly across Florida, causing massive power outages and flooding across the state. The storm is expected to move into the Gulf of Mexico and then cross back into northern
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The most remarkable feature of Hurricane Frances was not its gargantuan size, or its glacial speed, but rather its flooding -- or, more precisely, its lack of flooding.
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Weather forecasters said Hurricane Frances has weakened further. It&#39;s now a strong Category Two hurricane. At 8 pm Eastern time Friday, the storm&#39;s top sustained winds had dropped to about 105 miles an hour, with higher gusts.
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The first wave of hurricane hunter planes penetrated and circled Hurricane Frances on Sunday as scientists employed every tool at their disposal to learn more about an intense
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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 weakened on Friday, but still caused heavy damage in the Bahamas. At least one death is reported in the Bahamas as a result of the storm.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla.  - Tropical Storm Frances, a  once fearsome hurricane that prompted evacuation orders for 2.5  million people, faded on Monday after smacking Florida for a  second time.
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Frances dropped up to 11 inches of rain along Floridaâs central east coast and caused flooding as it moved inland toward Tampa. It left behind leveled trees and power lines, tangled traffic lights and beachfront
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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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maggeth writes &quot;In an update to a previous story, NASA damage assessment teams have begun work at the Kennedy Space Center, which was hit by Hurricane Frances.
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Hurricane Frances is now over Florida&#39;s eastern coast. The National Hurricane Centre says conditions are expected to get worse as the dangerous Category 3 storm moves to shore, possibly late Saturday.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla.  - Hurricane Frances caused $2  billion to $4 billion in insured damages in Florida, according  to early estimates, a state official said on Tuesday.
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Now that Frances has moved through the state of Florida - and another storm is not scheduled to hit the United States until next week - anticipation is building for the Florida State-Miami game.
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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.