Hurricane Frances at a glance
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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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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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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, the most recent hurricane to hit Florida, likely will result in $2 billion to $10 billion in insured losses, according to credit rating agency Fitch Ratings.
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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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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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MIAMI - 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.    As Frances closed on the Bahamas, it was expected to fluctuate in intensity and could become a Category 5 storm with winds of 156 mph or higher, said Jamie Rhome, a meteorologist with the National Hurricane Center in Miami...
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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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(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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A tropical storm watch was posted for the Carolinas early Saturday as Subtropical Storm Gabrielle gathered in the Atlantic, according to the National Hurricane Center.
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Hurricane Frances headed out over the Gulf of Mexico bound for the Florida Panhandle early today after lashing a wide swath of the state with punishing winds and drenching rain.
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STUART, Fla. - Hurricane Frances crashed 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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FORT PIERCE, Florida  - Potent but slow-moving hurricane Frances snapped power lines and whipped the Florida coast with winds over 145 kilometres an hour Saturday, knocking out electricity for about two million people and forcing residents to endure another day of waiting and worrying.
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FORT PIERCE, Fla. - Potent but slow-moving Hurricane Frances snapped power lines and whipped the Atlantic coast with winds over 90 mph Saturday, knocking out electricity for more than 450,000 Floridians and forcing millions to endure another day of waiting and worrying...
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Hurricane Frances is now bearing down on the Turks and Caicos Islands, and still shows the potential of gaining strength. Frances is now centered about 700 miles east-southeast of Florida&#39;s east coast.
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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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Hurricane Frances lumbered all the way across the Florida peninsula Sunday, dumping more rain over a much larger area than last month&#39;s Hurricane