NHC AL061996 · Atlantic basin
Hurricane Fran (1996)
August 23, 1996 – September 10, 1996
Hurricane Fran peaked at Category 3 with 121 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 359 US cities, 125 of them while still at hurricane strength.
- Peak strength
- Category 3
- Cities within 75 mi
- 359
- At hurricane strength
- 125
- States
- 3
121 mph
when closest
Cities Fran passed near, strongest first
North Carolina (244)
- Oak IslandCategory 3 · 6 mi
- Kure BeachCategory 3 · 7 mi
- SouthportCategory 3 · 1 mi
- Carolina BeachCategory 3 · 9 mi
- BoliviaCategory 3 · 7 mi
- SupplyCategory 3 · 14 mi
- Ocean Isle BeachCategory 3 · 23 mi
- Sunset BeachCategory 3 · 27 mi
- WinnabowCategory 2 · 3 mi
- ShallotteCategory 2 · 18 mi
- Wrightsville BeachCategory 2 · 19 mi
- CalabashCategory 2 · 30 mi
- WilmingtonCategory 2 · 15 mi
- LelandCategory 2 · 7 mi
- AshCategory 2 · 20 mi
- Castle HayneCategory 2 · 17 mi
- HampsteadCategory 2 · 32 mi
- Holly RidgeCategory 2 · 39 mi
- Sneads FerryCategory 2 · 48 mi
- Emerald IsleCategory 2 · 73 mi
- NakinaCategory 2 · 29 mi
- DelcoCategory 2 · 3 mi
- Rocky PointCategory 2 · 21 mi
- Camp LejeuneCategory 2 · 55 mi
- HubertCategory 2 · 63 mi
- SwansboroCategory 2 · 69 mi
- Tabor CityCategory 2 · 37 mi
- RiegelwoodCategory 2 · 2 mi
- BoltonCategory 2 · 8 mi
- CurrieCategory 2 · 9 mi
- Midway ParkCategory 2 · 58 mi
- Lake WaccamawCategory 2 · 15 mi
- BurgawCategory 2 · 22 mi
- Tarawa TerraceCategory 2 · 56 mi
- WhitevilleCategory 2 · 25 mi
- Maple HillCategory 2 · 40 mi
- JacksonvilleCategory 2 · 55 mi
- AtkinsonCategory 2 · 8 mi
- ChadbournCategory 2 · 32 mi
- MaysvilleCategory 2 · 68 mi
- WillardCategory 1 · 18 mi
- ClarktonCategory 1 · 17 mi
- WallaceCategory 1 · 25 mi
- RichlandsCategory 1 · 50 mi
- HarrellsCategory 1 · 5 mi
- TeacheyCategory 1 · 24 mi
- BladenboroCategory 1 · 22 mi
- Rose HillCategory 1 · 24 mi
- BeulavilleCategory 1 · 40 mi
- TrentonCategory 1 · 61 mi
- ElizabethtownCategory 1 · 10 mi
- FairmontCategory 1 · 43 mi
- GarlandCategory 1 · 4 mi
- MagnoliaCategory 1 · 25 mi
- Pink HillCategory 1 · 46 mi
- KenansvilleCategory 1 · 33 mi
- Cove CityCategory 1 · 71 mi
- WarsawCategory 1 · 26 mi
- LumbertonCategory 1 · 32 mi
- Deep RunCategory 1 · 50 mi
and 184 more
Virginia (93)
- BraceyTropical storm · 47 mi
- BoydtonTropical storm · 37 mi
- AltonTropical storm · 4 mi
- ClarksvilleTropical storm · 24 mi
- La CrosseTropical storm · 50 mi
- BrodnaxTropical storm · 55 mi
- LawrencevilleTropical storm · 65 mi
- RinggoldTropical storm · 17 mi
- DanvilleTropical storm · 24 mi
- South HillTropical storm · 46 mi
- South BostonTropical storm · 4 mi
- HalifaxTropical storm · 5 mi
- Chase CityTropical storm · 31 mi
- RidgewayTropical storm · 49 mi
- KenbridgeTropical storm · 51 mi
- MonroeTropical storm · 62 mi
- AmherstTropical storm · 63 mi
- BuchananTropical storm · 69 mi
- ArringtonTropical storm · 69 mi
- GlasgowTropical storm · 70 mi
- TroutvilleTropical storm · 71 mi
- Mc KenneyTropical storm · 72 mi
- ShipmanTropical storm · 73 mi
- FincastleTropical storm · 74 mi
- Buena VistaTropical storm · 74 mi
- BlairsTropical storm · 19 mi
- Dry ForkTropical storm · 26 mi
- Drakes BranchTropical storm · 29 mi
- AxtonTropical storm · 38 mi
- VictoriaTropical storm · 46 mi
- MartinsvilleTropical storm · 47 mi
- CollinsvilleTropical storm · 49 mi
- FieldaleTropical storm · 51 mi
- BlackstoneTropical storm · 60 mi
- Patrick SpringsTropical storm · 61 mi
- StuartTropical storm · 67 mi
- NathalieTropical storm · 5 mi
- GretnaTropical storm · 13 mi
- ChathamTropical storm · 22 mi
- Charlotte Court HouseTropical storm · 26 mi
- KeysvilleTropical storm · 34 mi
- MeherrinTropical storm · 40 mi
- BurkevilleTropical storm · 50 mi
- BassettTropical storm · 53 mi
- CreweTropical storm · 55 mi
- GladysTropical storm · 4 mi
- AltavistaTropical storm · 8 mi
- HurtTropical storm · 10 mi
- BrooknealTropical storm · 11 mi
- PenhookTropical storm · 30 mi
- Glade HillTropical storm · 35 mi
- Rocky MountTropical storm · 43 mi
- FerrumTropical storm · 54 mi
- JetersvilleTropical storm · 57 mi
- Amelia Court HouseTropical storm · 66 mi
- FloydTropical storm · 67 mi
- RustburgTropical storm · 3 mi
- EvingtonTropical storm · 6 mi
- Lynch StationTropical storm · 13 mi
- Spout SpringTropical storm · 15 mi
and 33 more
South Carolina (22)
- Myrtle BeachCategory 3 · 55 mi
- Surfside BeachCategory 3 · 57 mi
- Murrells InletCategory 3 · 60 mi
- Pawleys IslandCategory 3 · 67 mi
- North Myrtle BeachCategory 3 · 38 mi
- Little RiverCategory 2 · 34 mi
- LongsCategory 2 · 39 mi
- ConwayCategory 2 · 57 mi
- LorisCategory 2 · 43 mi
- AynorCategory 2 · 58 mi
- Galivants FerryCategory 2 · 60 mi
- GreshamCategory 2 · 70 mi
- Green SeaCategory 2 · 43 mi
- NicholsCategory 2 · 50 mi
- MullinsCategory 2 · 57 mi
- MarionCategory 2 · 65 mi
- Lake ViewCategory 1 · 49 mi
- LattaCategory 1 · 64 mi
- DillonCategory 1 · 57 mi
- HamerCategory 1 · 53 mi
- Mc CollCategory 1 · 59 mi
- BennettsvilleCategory 1 · 67 mi
About this record
The track is the National Hurricane Center's best-track record, revised after the season with every observation available. Strength at a city is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, not the wind that city measured.