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Hurricane Frances

Aug 25, 2004 to Sep 10, 2004Peak 144 mph935 mb

Hurricane Frances passed within 50 miles of 49 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Broward County, FL, as a Category 2 on September 5, 2004.

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Hurricane Frances · 2004

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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From space

Hurricane Frances on September 4, 2004, about 13 hours before landfall in Martin County, FL.

Hurricane Frances on September 4, 2004, about 13 hours before landfall in Martin County, FL.
True-colour image from MODIS, aboard NASA’s Terra satellite, on its late-morning pass, around 15:46 UTC. Imagery: NASA Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA’s Earth Observing System Data and Information System.

The storm

Peak strength
Category 4
144 mph, 125 kt
Lowest pressure
935 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
49
FL, GA
Counties within 100 miles
78
FL, GA
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 2
Broward County, FL, 56.6 mi, Sep 5, 2004
Landfalls recorded
6
Anywhere on the track

Every county it passed

Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.

Counties within 100 miles
Jefferson CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 6, 2004
Miller CountyGA0.0Tropical stormSep 7, 2004
Hillsborough CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 5, 2004
Leon CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 6, 2004
Pasco CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 6, 2004
Polk CountyFL0.0Category 1Sep 5, 2004
Wakulla CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 6, 2004
Okeechobee CountyFL0.0Category 1Sep 5, 2004
St. Lucie CountyFL0.0Category 2Sep 5, 2004
Decatur CountyGA0.0Tropical stormSep 6, 2004
Highlands CountyFL0.0Category 1Sep 5, 2004
Martin CountyFL0.0Category 2Sep 5, 2004
Taylor CountyFL0.7Tropical stormSep 6, 2004
Grady CountyGA1.3Tropical stormSep 6, 2004
Gadsden CountyFL3.7Tropical stormSep 6, 2004
Seminole CountyGA3.9Tropical stormSep 7, 2004
Osceola CountyFL4.6Category 1Sep 5, 2004
Hardee CountyFL6.3Tropical stormSep 5, 2004
Baker CountyGA6.4Tropical stormSep 7, 2004
Pinellas CountyFL6.5Tropical stormSep 6, 2004
Mitchell CountyGA8.2Tropical stormSep 7, 2004
Indian River CountyFL8.4Category 1Sep 5, 2004
Hernando CountyFL9.8Tropical stormSep 6, 2004
Palm Beach CountyFL14.4Category 2Sep 5, 2004
Thomas CountyGA15.5Tropical stormSep 6, 2004
Madison CountyFL17.2Tropical stormSep 6, 2004
Glades CountyFL18.6Category 1Sep 5, 2004
Manatee CountyFL19.9Tropical stormSep 5, 2004
Sumter CountyFL20.2Tropical stormSep 5, 2004
Brevard CountyFL22.4Category 1Sep 5, 2004
Franklin CountyFL22.9Tropical stormSep 6, 2004
Liberty CountyFL23.5Tropical stormSep 6, 2004
Dixie CountyFL24.0Tropical stormSep 6, 2004
Citrus CountyFL24.4Tropical stormSep 6, 2004
Lake CountyFL25.2Tropical stormSep 5, 2004
DeSoto CountyFL25.6Category 1Sep 5, 2004
Levy CountyFL29.0Tropical stormSep 6, 2004
Calhoun CountyFL30.7Tropical stormSep 6, 2004
Lafayette CountyFL32.1Tropical stormSep 6, 2004
Colquitt CountyGA32.2Tropical stormSep 6, 2004
Hendry CountyFL32.5Category 1Sep 5, 2004
Brooks CountyGA32.5Tropical stormSep 6, 2004
Orange CountyFL34.2Tropical stormSep 5, 2004
Sarasota CountyFL41.5Tropical stormSep 5, 2004
Worth CountyGA42.4Tropical stormSep 7, 2004
Suwannee CountyFL44.8Tropical stormSep 6, 2004
Charlotte CountyFL45.0Category 1Sep 5, 2004
Lowndes CountyGA49.0Tropical stormSep 6, 2004
Marion CountyFL49.5Tropical stormSep 6, 2004
Gilchrist CountyFL50.4Tropical stormSep 6, 2004
Hamilton CountyFL51.5Tropical stormSep 6, 2004
Gulf CountyFL54.3Tropical stormSep 6, 2004
Bay CountyFL55.3Tropical stormSep 7, 2004
Cook CountyGA55.4Tropical stormSep 6, 2004
Broward CountyFL56.6Category 2Sep 5, 2004
Seminole CountyFL58.0Tropical stormSep 5, 2004
Tift CountyGA60.1Tropical stormSep 6, 2004
Lee CountyFL61.6Category 1Sep 5, 2004
Echols CountyGA62.9Tropical stormSep 6, 2004
Turner CountyGA63.4Tropical stormSep 7, 2004
Columbia CountyFL66.0Tropical stormSep 6, 2004
Alachua CountyFL66.1Tropical stormSep 6, 2004
Berrien CountyGA68.2Tropical stormSep 6, 2004
Volusia CountyFL69.3Tropical stormSep 5, 2004
Collier CountyFL70.2Category 1Sep 5, 2004
Lanier CountyGA71.6Tropical stormSep 6, 2004
Irwin CountyGA75.9Tropical stormSep 7, 2004
Clinch CountyGA79.6Tropical stormSep 6, 2004
Union CountyFL79.9Tropical stormSep 6, 2004
Miami-Dade CountyFL80.1Category 2Sep 5, 2004
Ben Hill CountyGA85.4Tropical stormSep 7, 2004
Atkinson CountyGA86.3Tropical stormSep 6, 2004
Bradford CountyFL87.9Tropical stormSep 6, 2004
Baker CountyFL89.4Tropical stormSep 6, 2004
Coffee CountyGA89.5Tropical stormSep 6, 2004
Putnam CountyFL89.6Tropical stormSep 6, 2004
Flagler CountyFL96.2Tropical stormSep 5, 2004
Ware CountyGA100.0Tropical stormSep 6, 2004

Distances are measured from hourly positions interpolated between the National Hurricane Center’s six-hourly fixes to each county boundary. Strength is shown only where the storm was still tropical. Methodology.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2. Storm totals cover the Atlantic and Northeast and Central Pacific basins.