NHC AL062004 · Atlantic basin
Hurricane Frances (2004)
August 25, 2004 – September 10, 2004
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
Hurricane Frances peaked at Category 4 with 144 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 523 US cities, 71 of them while still at hurricane strength.
Frances in the record
HURDAT2 tracks Frances from August 25, 2004 to September 10, 2004; its peak was 144 mph (Category 4). HURDAT2 marks 2 landfalls within 50 miles of a US city on this site, the first on September 5 at 104 mph (Category 2), 3 miles from Stuart, FL. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 523 US cities, in 5 states, most in Florida (261) and New York (193). The strongest pass was 106 mph (Category 2) 26 miles from Riviera Beach, FL; the centre came closest to Cuba, NY, less than a mile away.
- Peak strength
- Category 4
- Cities within 75 mi
- 523
- At hurricane strength
- 71
- States
- 5
144 mph
when closest
Cities Frances passed near, strongest first
Florida (261)
- Riviera BeachCategory 2 · 26 mi
- Palm BeachCategory 2 · 30 mi
- Palm SpringsCategory 2 · 37 mi
- AtlantisCategory 2 · 39 mi
- Boynton BeachCategory 2 · 44 mi
- Delray BeachCategory 2 · 48 mi
- Boca RatonCategory 2 · 55 mi
- Deerfield BeachCategory 2 · 58 mi
- Coconut CreekCategory 2 · 60 mi
- Pompano BeachCategory 2 · 62 mi
- MargateCategory 2 · 63 mi
- North LauderdaleCategory 2 · 66 mi
- Oakland ParkCategory 2 · 67 mi
- LauderhillCategory 2 · 68 mi
- Wilton ManorsCategory 2 · 68 mi
- Fort LauderdaleCategory 2 · 70 mi
- Lauderdale LakesCategory 2 · 70 mi
- PlantationCategory 2 · 73 mi
- Hobe SoundCategory 2 · 7 mi
- TequestaCategory 2 · 14 mi
- JupiterCategory 2 · 17 mi
- North Palm BeachCategory 2 · 22 mi
- Palm Beach GardensCategory 2 · 22 mi
- West Palm BeachCategory 2 · 32 mi
- Royal Palm BeachCategory 2 · 32 mi
- GreenacresCategory 2 · 37 mi
- WellingtonCategory 2 · 38 mi
- Lake WorthCategory 2 · 38 mi
- Coral SpringsCategory 2 · 62 mi
- TamaracCategory 2 · 67 mi
- SunriseCategory 2 · 71 mi
- StuartCategory 2 · 3 mi
- LoxahatcheeCategory 2 · 32 mi
- Jensen BeachCategory 2 · 2 mi
- Palm CityCategory 2 · 5 mi
- Port St LucieCategory 2 · 1 mi
- IndiantownCategory 2 · 17 mi
- Belle GladeCategory 2 · 44 mi
- PahokeeCategory 2 · 36 mi
- South BayCategory 2 · 47 mi
- Fort PierceCategory 2 · 12 mi
- Vero BeachCategory 1 · 22 mi
- ClewistonCategory 1 · 51 mi
- SebastianCategory 1 · 30 mi
- FellsmereCategory 1 · 25 mi
- Barefoot BayCategory 1 · 35 mi
- OkeechobeeCategory 1 · 11 mi
- GrantCategory 1 · 38 mi
- Moore HavenCategory 1 · 45 mi
- MalabarCategory 1 · 39 mi
- Melbourne BeachCategory 1 · 43 mi
- Palm BayCategory 1 · 38 mi
- IndialanticCategory 1 · 47 mi
- Indian Harbour BeachCategory 1 · 51 mi
- MelbourneCategory 1 · 47 mi
- Cocoa BeachCategory 1 · 61 mi
- LabelleCategory 1 · 59 mi
- Cape CanaveralCategory 1 · 65 mi
- RockledgeCategory 1 · 56 mi
- Merritt IslandCategory 1 · 62 mi
and 201 more
Georgia (41)
- Lake ParkTropical storm · 66 mi
- ValdostaTropical storm · 63 mi
- QuitmanTropical storm · 46 mi
- BostonTropical storm · 34 mi
- HahiraTropical storm · 63 mi
- Ray CityTropical storm · 74 mi
- ThomasvilleTropical storm · 27 mi
- PavoTropical storm · 44 mi
- AdelTropical storm · 65 mi
- SparksTropical storm · 66 mi
- CairoTropical storm · 17 mi
- OchlockneeTropical storm · 27 mi
- CoolidgeTropical storm · 38 mi
- WhighamTropical storm · 11 mi
- MoultrieTropical storm · 49 mi
- Norman ParkTropical storm · 57 mi
- LenoxTropical storm · 69 mi
- BainbridgeTropical storm · 2 mi
- ClimaxTropical storm · 5 mi
- MeigsTropical storm · 31 mi
- OmegaTropical storm · 63 mi
- PelhamTropical storm · 27 mi
- TiftonTropical storm · 72 mi
- BrinsonTropical storm · 8 mi
- CamillaTropical storm · 26 mi
- BlakelyTropical storm · 30 mi
- MorganTropical storm · 38 mi
- AlbanyTropical storm · 46 mi
- DoerunTropical storm · 47 mi
- DawsonTropical storm · 53 mi
- CuthbertTropical storm · 54 mi
- LeesburgTropical storm · 55 mi
- PoulanTropical storm · 60 mi
- GeorgetownTropical storm · 64 mi
- LumpkinTropical storm · 72 mi
- SycamoreTropical storm · 75 mi
- ColquittTropical storm · 2 mi
- DonalsonvilleTropical storm · 12 mi
- BacontonTropical storm · 37 mi
- SylvesterTropical storm · 57 mi
- AshburnTropical storm · 73 mi
New York (193)
- NundaTropical storm · overhead
- LimaTropical storm · overhead
- LivoniaTropical storm · 1 mi
- Mount MorrisTropical storm · 3 mi
- GeneseoTropical storm · 3 mi
- Honeoye FallsTropical storm · 4 mi
- ConesusTropical storm · 5 mi
- BloomfieldTropical storm · 6 mi
- AvonTropical storm · 6 mi
- RushTropical storm · 8 mi
- DansvilleTropical storm · 8 mi
- HoneoyeTropical storm · 9 mi
- PerryTropical storm · 9 mi
- SpringwaterTropical storm · 10 mi
- West HenriettaTropical storm · 11 mi
- CaledoniaTropical storm · 12 mi
- ScottsvilleTropical storm · 14 mi
- WaylandTropical storm · 15 mi
- PavilionTropical storm · 15 mi
- WarsawTropical storm · 16 mi
- Le RoyTropical storm · 19 mi
- RushvilleTropical storm · 19 mi
- North ChiliTropical storm · 19 mi
- NaplesTropical storm · 19 mi
- ChurchvilleTropical storm · 20 mi
- CohoctonTropical storm · 21 mi
- BergenTropical storm · 23 mi
- AtticaTropical storm · 25 mi
- AvocaTropical storm · 27 mi
- BataviaTropical storm · 28 mi
- BrockportTropical storm · 29 mi
- ElbaTropical storm · 30 mi
- HolleyTropical storm · 33 mi
- BathTropical storm · 33 mi
- OakfieldTropical storm · 35 mi
- CorfuTropical storm · 35 mi
- HammondsportTropical storm · 36 mi
- AldenTropical storm · 37 mi
- AlbionTropical storm · 40 mi
- DundeeTropical storm · 40 mi
- SavonaTropical storm · 40 mi
- AkronTropical storm · 42 mi
- CampbellTropical storm · 44 mi
- SodusTropical storm · 45 mi
- ClarenceTropical storm · 45 mi
- MedinaTropical storm · 45 mi
- Clarence CenterTropical storm · 47 mi
- MiddleportTropical storm · 48 mi
- North RoseTropical storm · 48 mi
- Watkins GlenTropical storm · 49 mi
- Painted PostTropical storm · 50 mi
- East AmherstTropical storm · 50 mi
- LyndonvilleTropical storm · 51 mi
- Beaver DamsTropical storm · 51 mi
- GasportTropical storm · 52 mi
- SavannahTropical storm · 52 mi
- GetzvilleTropical storm · 52 mi
- Montour FallsTropical storm · 53 mi
- WolcottTropical storm · 53 mi
- CorningTropical storm · 54 mi
and 133 more
Alabama (16)
- ColumbiaTropical storm · 39 mi
- AshfordTropical storm · 40 mi
- CottonwoodTropical storm · 43 mi
- CowartsTropical storm · 44 mi
- HeadlandTropical storm · 50 mi
- DothanTropical storm · 51 mi
- AbbevilleTropical storm · 55 mi
- SlocombTropical storm · 56 mi
- Midland CityTropical storm · 57 mi
- NewtonTropical storm · 62 mi
- HartfordTropical storm · 65 mi
- OzarkTropical storm · 68 mi
- DalevilleTropical storm · 69 mi
- EufaulaTropical storm · 69 mi
- Fort RuckerTropical storm · 70 mi
- ClioTropical storm · 74 mi
Pennsylvania (12)
- ShinglehouseTropical storm · 64 mi
- EldredTropical storm · 68 mi
- CoudersportTropical storm · 71 mi
- GillettTropical storm · 73 mi
- Port AlleganyTropical storm · 74 mi
- WestfieldTropical storm · 45 mi
- LawrencevilleTropical storm · 57 mi
- TiogaTropical storm · 59 mi
- WellsboroTropical storm · 60 mi
- MillertonTropical storm · 66 mi
- MansfieldTropical storm · 67 mi
- BlossburgTropical storm · 73 mi
Other storms of the 2004 season
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.