Hurricane Frances Batters Bahamas, Takes Aim at Florida
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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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Fearful residents of the Bahamas' biggest cities boarded their homes and hunkered down in expectation of a direct hit from Hurricane Frances on Friday, after the storm battered the nation's sparsely populated southeastern islands.
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STUART, Fla. - Hurricane Frances barged onto Florida's coast with 105 mph winds and driving rain Sunday, knocking out power to 2 million people and forcing residents to withstand a prolonged lashing that shredded roofs and uprooted trees...
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Hurricane Frances gained strength and became a major hurricane with 115 mph winds in the Atlantic on Friday as it took a path that should carry it north of the vulnerable northeastern Caribbean islands early next week.
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PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos  - Hurricane Frances battered the Turks and Caicos islands with stinging rains and powerful winds Wednesday, peeling off tin roofs from wooden houses and knocking out power before churning toward the Bahamas and threatened Florida.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla.  - Tropical Storm Frances hit  Florida for a second time on Monday, weaker but still bearing  torrential rains and high winds as it crossed from the Gulf of  Mexico onto the northwestern Panhandle.
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LUQUILLO, Puerto Rico  - Hurricane Frances brushed Puerto Rico with pounding surf and blustery winds Tuesday as its powerful vortex swirled offshore on a path for the Bahamas and the southeastern United States.
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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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STUART, Fla. Sept. 5, 2004 - Hurricane Frances barged onto Florida&#39;s coast with 105 mph winds and driving rain Sunday, knocking out power to 2 million people and forcing residents to withstand a prolonged lashing that shredded roofs and uprooted trees.
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Hurricane Frances barreled towards the Bahamas islands with 225 kph winds today, a growing threat that put millions of people on alert along Florida&#39;s heavily populated east coast.
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A slightly weakened Hurricane Frances , lingered over the Bahamas on Friday on its resolute path to Florida&#39;s crowded eastern shore.
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Hurricane Frances pelted the Bahamas on Saturday with torrential rain and winds of more than 100 mph, leaving at least two people dead, another missing and many parts of the flat low-lying area under water, officials said.
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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 Jeanne got stronger, bigger and faster as it battered the Bahamas and bore down on Florida Saturday, sending huge waves crashing onto beaches and forcing thousands into shelters just weeks after Frances ravaged this area.
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COCOA, Fla.  - Hurricane Frances roared into  eastern Florida late on Saturday with stinging 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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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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Tropical Storm Gaston raced out to sea on  Tuesday after swamping Virginia and killing five people, while  powerful Hurricane Frances roared toward the Bahamas and the  U.S. East Coast with 140-mph winds.