Frances Weakens, Continues to Hammer Florida
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Storm-weary Floridians emerged from east coast hurricane shelters on Sunday as a weakened Tropical Storm Frances moved to the state's west coast after whipping off roofs, washing sailboats ashore and cutting power to nearly 6 million people.
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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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STUART, Fla. - Hurricane Frances pounded Florida 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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MIAMI - A menacing Hurricane Frances crept closer to the southeastern United States on Wednesday, with forecasters calling Florida - still cleaning up after Charley - a "prime candidate" to be hit as early as Friday. It would be the worst double hurricane strike on one state in at least a century...
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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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UNDATED Hurricane Frances is creeping closer to the southeastern United States with top winds of 140 miles per hour and forecasters say Florida&#39;s at risk for another hurricane strike as early as Friday.
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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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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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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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A menacing Hurricane Frances, packing 140 mph wind, crept closer Wednesday to the southeastern United States, and forecasters said Florida &#151; still cleaning up after Charley &#151; was at risk for another hurricane strike as soon as Friday.
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Weakened but still formidable, hurricane Frances was downgraded to a tropical storm last night as it spun slowly toward Louisiana, leaving a trail of flooding and destruction up and down
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Potent but slow-moving Hurricane Frances snapped power lines and whipped the Atlantic coast with winds over 90 mph Saturday, knocking out electricity for about 2 million people and forcing Floridians to endure another day of waiting and worrying.
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FORT PIERCE, Fla. Sept. 6, 2004 - Weakened but persistent, Tropical Storm Frances took aim at the Florida Panhandle on Monday after causing flooding and tearing roofs off buildings throughout a wide swath of central and southern Florida.
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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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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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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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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...