The name Fran was used for four
tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Hurricane Fran (1973) – formed and remained out at sea.
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Tropical Storm Fran (1984) – 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 (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)
The 1955 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1955, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year whe ...
(T5511)
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Tropical Depression Fran (1959)
The 1959 Pacific typhoon season was regarded as one of the most devastating years for Pacific typhoons on record, with China, Japan and South Korea sustaining catastrophic losses.
The scope of this article is limited to the Pacific Ocean, north o ...
(13W,
Japan Meteorological Agency analyzed it as a tropical depression, not as a tropical storm.)
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Tropical Storm Fran (1962)
The 1962 Pacific typhoon season had no official bounds; there was activity in every month but January, March, and June, but most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November and this conventionally delimits th ...
(T6201, 02W)
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Tropical Storm Fran (1964)
The 1964 Pacific typhoon season was the most active tropical cyclone season recorded globally, with a total of 39 tropical storms forming. It had no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1964, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwe ...
(T6425, 38W)
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Tropical Storm Fran (1967)
The 1967 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1967, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when ...
(T6712, 14W)
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Tropical Storm Fran (1970)
The 1970 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1970, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year whe ...
(T7015, 16W)
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Tropical Storm Fran (1973)
The 1973 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1973, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when ...
(T7307, 07W, Kuring)
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Typhoon Fran (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
Severe Tropical Cyclone Fran was the third tropical cyclone within four weeks to impact Vanuatu in 1992. Fran formed on March 4 and then gradually intensified. Winds reached gale-force on March 5, and hurricane-force a few days later. Cyclone Fran ...
(1992)
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