AL062004 | 2004 season

Frances

El Nino 2FL impact Cross-Peninsula Track Major Hurricane (Cat 3+) Rapid Intensification

Formed: 2004-08-25
Dissipated: 2004-09-10
Peak wind: 125 kt
Lifetime category: 4
Min pressure: 935 mb (lifetime)
Florida date: 2004-09-05
Approach: atlantic
FL regions: SE2 SW1
Center landfall: yes (2)
ENSO (ASO ONI): +0.70
Peak surge (FL): 8 ft (Vero Beach area (highest measured 5.89 ft at St. Lucie Lock))

Surge: storm surge above mean sea level / estimated, 6-8 ft across the landfall zone. NWS Melbourne estimated 8 ft near Vero Beach and 6 ft around Cocoa Beach. Source: NHC Tropical Cyclone Report; NWS Melbourne estimate.

Track

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Intensity

Maximum sustained wind over the storm lifetime, with Saffir-Simpson thresholds and the Florida-relevant date marked. All values from HURDAT2.

Official Sources

NHC Tropical Cyclone Report (PDF, track map inside)

How This Record Was Built

join: name_match | confidence: high | pressure diff: 25mb | enrichment v1.3.0 | status: machine_enriched

Impact facts from the NOAA Continental US Hurricane Impacts table; track and intensity from NOAA HURDAT2; ENSO phase from CPC ONI. Full rules on the methodology page.