4 Million Without Power As Frances Strikes
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STUART, Fla. - Hurricane Frances pounded Florida relentlessly 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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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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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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By SHANNON COLAVECCHIO-VAN SICKLER, CHRIS TISCH, DAVID BALLINGRUD and STEVE BOUSQUET. Hurricane Frances staggered into the Gulf of Mexico this morning as a tropical storm, leaving millions of Floridians drenched, disgusted and without electricity.
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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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Frances sloshed into the Florida Panhandle on Monday, taking a second swing at a storm-weary state where it already had knocked out power to 6 million people, torn up roofs and boats and been blamed for at least five deaths.
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PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - About 790,000 people remained without power in Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Charley, and officials estimated it could take weeks to get electricity fully restored...
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Millions of Floridians began to emerge from cover Monday as a weakening Frances pushed slowly north, after drenching most of the state with up to 13 inches of rain.
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President Bush declared several parts of Florida a major disaster area after Hurricane Frances smashed across the state's east coast, knocking out power to 2 million people.
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STUART, Fla. - Hurricane Frances howled ashore at Florida's east coast early Sunday with sustained wind of 105 mph and pelting rain, 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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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. More than 5 million people lost power.
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Hurricane Frances weakened slightly today after it smashed across Florida's east coast, knocking out power to 2 million people and causing extensive damage.
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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. More than five million people lost power.
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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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New York, Sept. 5. (PTI): Winds howling in excess of 170 km per hour and huge tidal waves toppled power lines leaving more than two million people without power, brought down trees, tore up roads and sent
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ST. MARKS, Fla.  - Frances hammered the Florida Panhandle on Monday, taking a second swing at a storm-weary state where it already had knocked out power to six million people, torn up roofs and boats and been blamed for at least five deaths.
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Hurricane Frances lashed eastern Florida with strong winds and heavy rain on Saturday, cutting power to nearly half a million homes and businesses and ripping yachts from their moorings after the enormous storm pounded the Bahamas.