Hurricane Frances (disambiguation) - Definition and Overview

The name Frances has been used for several tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean. It is currently even with Arlene as the most-used Atlantic storm name.

• 1961's Hurricane Frances: Caused flooding in Puerto Rico, peaked at Category 3 west of Bermuda, subtropical at Nova Scotia.
• 1968's Tropical Storm Frances: Travelled across the central Atlantic Ocean without affecting land.
• 1976's Hurricane Frances: Curved over the central Atlantic, affected the Azores as an extratropical storm.
• 1980's Hurricane Frances: Travelled up the central Atlantic Ocean without affecting land.
• 1986's Hurricane Frances: Briefly drifted over the western Atlantic but never affected land.
• 1992's Hurricane Frances: Threatened Bermuda but did not strike the island, then hit Spain as an extratropical storm.
• 1998's Tropical Storm Frances: A weak storm that caused flooding in East Texas and southern Louisiana.
• 2004's Hurricane Frances: A powerful Category 4 hurricane that struck the Bahamas, and later, as a Category 2 storm, moved extremely slowly over Florida, causing billions in damage.