Frances a Fast-Growing Hurricane, Far Out at Sea
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Hurricane Frances was born in the  Atlantic Ocean on Thursday but the rapidly growing storm was  many days from threatening any populated area.
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Hurricane Frances, weaker but still  massive, inched toward Florida on Saturday after delivering a  long battering to the Bahamas.
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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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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...
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(Miami-AP Sept. 2,2004 12:30 PM) _ More than a million people are being ordered from their homes in Florida in anticipation of Hurricane Frances.
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Hurricane Frances grew into a Category 2 storm Friday in the Atlantic, but was not expected to threaten land in the near future.
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Hurricane Frances strengthened as it churned near islands of the northeastern Caribbean with ferocious winds expected to graze Puerto Rico on Tuesday before the storm plows on toward the Bahamas and the southeastern United States.
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Hurricane Frances weakened as it moved slowly across Florida, causing massive power outages and flooding across the state. Frances is expected to move out into the Gulf of Mexico and then cross back into northern
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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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STILL DANGEROUS: Frances weakens to a Category 2 storm but severe winds and massive flooding are possible. The hurricane likely will hit along the nearly deserted east coast this afternoon.
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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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A menacing Hurricane Frances, packing 140 mph wind, crept closer Wednesday to the southeastern United States, and forecasters said Florida  --  still cleaning up after Charley  --  was at risk for another hurricane strike as soon as Friday.
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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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TALLAHASSEE Â· When Hurricane Frances hit Florida&#39;s shore last weekend, emergency responders were more prepared than ever to meet the pending disaster.
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HURRICANE FRANCES was on its way, barreling across the Caribbean, threatening a direct hit on Florida&#39;s Atlantic coast. Residents made for higher ground, but far away, in Bentonville, Ark
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Tropical Storm Frances formed in the  Atlantic Ocean far east of the Caribbean islands on Wednesday  and posed no immediate threat to any populated area.
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Storm chasers from Toronto, Canada, measure the wind speed near a sign blown over by winds from Hurricane Frances in St. Lucie County, Florida, September 4, 2004.