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Hurricane Fran caused extensive damage in the United States in early September 1996. The sixth named storm, fifth hurricane, and third major hurricane of the 1996 Atlantic hurricane season, Fran developed from a tropical wave near Cape Verde on August 23.
Hurricane Fran developed from a tropical wave that moved off the coast of Africa on August 22, 1996. After becoming a tropical depression on August 23rd, Fran strengthened into a powerful category three hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph while north of the Bahamas on September 4th.
Hurricane Fran developed from a tropical wave that moved off the coast of Africa on August 22 nd. It followed closely behind a powerful Hurricane Edouard which prevented Fran from quickly developing early on.
In September 1996, Hurricane Fran battered central North Carolina. The storm came ashore near Wilmington as a Category 3 hurricane, packing 115 mph winds. Far from the coast, high winds,...
Exactly 28 years ago, on September 5, 1996, Hurricane Fran made landfall late in the evening as a Category 3 storm with 115 mph winds on Bald Head Island in North Carolina.
Hurricane Fran led to 27 fatalities, 14 alone in North Carolina. This storm was at the time, the most expensive natural disaster in North Carolina history, causing $4.16 billion in damages.
Hurricane Fran struck North Carolina's coast near Wilmington on Sept. 5, 1996 as a Category 3 storm packing 115mph winds. There was devastation along our st...