Weakening Frances pushes inland
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Hurricane Frances weakened Sunday morning as it pushed inland in Florida, but the huge system, which has knocked out power to more than 1.6 million homes and businesses, was still &quot;relentlessly pounding&quot; the area, the
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Hurricane Frances, weaker but still massive,   inched toward Florida today as it delivered a long battering to the Bahamas.
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f+tDATELINEhere Ã ft - Hurricane Frances diminished slightly to a Category 3 storm Sunday, but still threatened to hit Florida by late Friday or early Saturday.
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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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VERO BEACH, Fla. - A stubborn, slow-moving Hurricane Frances began a long-dreaded and extended assault on Florida yesterday. Packing winds in excess of 160 km/h, the storm pummelled a large swath of the state&#39;s eastern coastline.
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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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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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Meteorologists know many factors influence the intensity and direction of a hurricane. Unfortunately, none of those factors seemed to be in Florida&#39;s favor Sunday as Hurricane Frances moved through the Atlantic.
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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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Description: NPR&#39;s Noah Adams speaks with NPR&#39;s Eric Weiner, reporting from Miami, about Hurricane Frances. The storm, now downgraded to Category 3 strength but still deadly, is headed directly for Florida&#39;s lower 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.
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Hurricane Frances remained a powerful Category 4 storm Sunday as it moved closer to islands in the northern Caribbean, but it was not expected to threaten land for several days.
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STUART, Fla.  - 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 Labour Day weekend.
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MIAMI - Hurricane Frances weakened slightly Monday, but forecasters warned it would pick up strength as it headed toward the Caribbean islands, which it could begin affecting Tuesday.
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Hurricane Frances weakened slightly as it  roared through the Bahamas on Friday and took aim at the  crowded southeast Florida coast, where hundreds of thousands of  people fled their homes as much of the state shut down.
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FORT PIERCE, Fla. - Weakened but persistent, Tropical Storm Frances took aim at the Florida Panhandle on Monday after the former hurricane caused flooding and ripped roofs off buildings throughout a wide swath of central and southern Florida...
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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...