Track map & timeline · Atlantic · September 15–20, 1984
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Tropical Storm Fran (1984) was a tropical storm of the 1984 Atlantic season. It formed on September 15, 1984, 171 mi ESE of Praia, Cabo Verde, reached its peak of 63 mph (102 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 994 mb on September 17, 1984, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 5.0 days and travelled about 1,642 miles (2,643 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 13.7°N 21.3°W | 171 mi ESE of Praia, Cabo Verde |
| Sep 15 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 13.8°N 22.0°W | 128 mi SE of Praia, Cabo Verde |
| Sep 16 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 13.9°N 22.7°W | 90 mi SE of Praia, Cabo Verde |
| Sep 16 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 14.0°N 23.4°W | 65 mi S of Praia, Cabo Verde |
| Sep 16 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 14.3°N 24.1°W | 49 mi SSE of São Filipe, Cabo Verde |
| Sep 16 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 14.8°N 24.8°W | 21 mi WSW of São Filipe, Cabo Verde |
| Sep 17 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 15.3°N 25.3°W | 60 mi WNW of São Filipe, Cabo Verde |
| Sep 17 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 998 mb | 16.3°N 26.0°W | 79 mi WSW of Mindelo, Cabo Verde |
| Sep 17 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 996 mb | 17.3°N 26.5°W | 97 mi WNW of Porto Novo, Cabo Verde |
| Sep 17 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 18.4°N 27.1°W | 164 mi NW of Porto Novo, Cabo Verde |
| Sep 18 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 19.5°N 28.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 20.2°N 29.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 20.9°N 31.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 995 mb | 21.1°N 32.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 996 mb | 21.1°N 34.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 21.0°N 36.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1005 mb | 20.9°N 37.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 20.8°N 39.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 20.5°N 40.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 20.2°N 42.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 20.0°N 43.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Fran.
At its peak on September 17, 1984, Fran was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 63 mph (102 km/h) and a central pressure of 994 mb.
5.0 days, from September 15, 1984 to September 20, 1984. It travelled about 1,642 miles.
The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.
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