The name Fran was used for four
tropical cyclone
A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls. Depen ...
s in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Hurricane Fran (1973)
Hurricane Fran, also referred initially as Subtropical Storm Bravo, was a long-tracked Category 1 hurricane that caused little damage during its existence in early October 1973. Originating from a tropical wave that developed off the coast of Hisp ...
– formed and remained out at sea.
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Tropical Storm Fran (1984)
Tropical Storm Fran was one of the deadliest tropical cyclones in the history of Cape Verde. The sixth named storm and eleventh tropical cyclone of the 1984 Atlantic hurricane season, Fran developed from a tropical wave near Cape Verde on Septemb ...
– formed close enough to Cape Verde to cause tropical storm-force winds there, but otherwise threatened no land.
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Tropical Storm Fran (1990) – formed near Cape Verde; it passed between Trinidad and Venezuela, losing strength rapidly and causing no significant damage.
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Hurricane Fran
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 ...
(1996) – made landfall near Cape Fear, North Carolina as a Category 3, killing 26 and causing $3.2 billion in damages.
The name Fran was retired after the 1996 season, and was replaced by Fay in the 2002 season.
The name Fran was also used for nine tropical cyclones in the Western Pacific:
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Typhoon Fran (1950) (T5043)
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Typhoon Fran (1955) (T5511)
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Tropical Depression Fran (1959) (13W,
Japan Meteorological Agency
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analyzed it as a tropical depression, not as a tropical storm.)
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Tropical Storm Fran (1962) (T6201, 02W)
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Tropical Storm Fran (1964) (T6425, 38W)
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Tropical Storm Fran (1967) (T6712, 14W)
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Tropical Storm Fran (1970) (T7015, 16W)
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Tropical Storm Fran (1973) (T7307, 07W, Kuring)
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Typhoon Fran
Typhoon Fran, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Reming, produced tremendous rainfall in Japan including, at the time, a national 24-hour record accumulation of . Forming as a tropical depression on September 3 to the southeast of Guam, Fr ...
(1976) (T7617, 17W) – hit southwestern Japan and caused heavy flooding and wind damage.
The name Fran was also used for one tropical cyclone in the Southwest Pacific:
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Cyclone Fran (1992)
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