Hurricane Fran caused extensive damage in the United States in early September 1996. The sixth named storm, fifth hurricane, and third major hurricane...

tropical, at which time it was renamed Fran, a few days later. Upon being renamed, Fran had intensified into a hurricane and maintained this intensity for...

cyclones of the season were hurricanes Bertha, Cesar, Fran, and Hortense. Bertha made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane on the coast of North Carolina...

Storms". Max Mayfield (1996). "Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Fran". National Hurricane Center. Archived from the original on July 3, 2013. Retrieved...

strongest hurricane to hit the state during this time period was Hurricane Fran in 1996, which struck near Wilmington as a Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson...

resulted in around $10 billion in damage (2007 USD), primarily from hurricanes Fran and Floyd. Additionally, tropical cyclones in North Carolina were responsible...

Lighthouse, and exhibits about the history of Old Baldy and the island. When Hurricane Fran struck the southern North Carolina coast on September 5, 1996, there...

South Pacific Ocean. In the Atlantic: Hurricane Fran (1973) – formed and remained out at sea. Tropical Storm Fran (1984) – formed near Cape Verde, but...

hurricane season was the most active Atlantic hurricane season since 1969, with a total of 14 named storms. The season also featured eight hurricanes...

fears of massive fish and shrimp kills, as had happened after Hurricane Fran and Hurricane Bonnie, and the state government responded quickly to provide...