Track map & timeline · Atlantic · August 27 – September 7, 1976
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
Hurricane Frances (1976) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1976 Atlantic season. It formed on August 27, 1976, reached its peak of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 963 mb on September 1, 1976, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 40 mph in 24 hours (to 115 mph on September 1, 1976). The storm lasted 11.0 days and travelled about 4,130 miles (6,646 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 12.5°N 37.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 13.0°N 39.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 13.5°N 40.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 13.8°N 42.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 14.3°N 43.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1002 mb | 14.7°N 45.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 15.4°N 46.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 16.1°N 48.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 998 mb | 16.6°N 49.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 994 mb | 17.5°N 50.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 991 mb | 18.3°N 51.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 18.9°N 52.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 19.4°N 53.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 20.2°N 54.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 980 mb | 21.0°N 54.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 22.0°N 55.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 975 mb | 23.1°N 55.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 24.2°N 55.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 968 mb | 25.3°N 54.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 963 mb | 26.3°N 54.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 966 mb | 27.2°N 53.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 27.8°N 52.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 28.2°N 51.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 28.2°N 50.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 28.3°N 48.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 28.5°N 47.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 28.9°N 45.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 29.0°N 42.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 29.7°N 40.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 30.6°N 39.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 992 mb | 32.0°N 37.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 33.4°N 35.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 12:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 992 mb | 34.9°N 34.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 18:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 36.4°N 32.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 00:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 37.8°N 30.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 06:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 39.4°N 29.3°W | 123 mi WNW of Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal |
| Sep 5 12:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 41.0°N 28.0°W | 167 mi NNW of Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal |
| Sep 5 18:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 42.1°N 27.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 00:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 43.5°N 27.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 06:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 42.8°N 28.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 12:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 42.0°N 28.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 18:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 998 mb | 41.9°N 27.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 00:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | — | 41.8°N 27.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 06:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | — | 41.7°N 26.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 12:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | — | 41.6°N 25.7°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Frances.
At its peak on September 1, 1976, Frances was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a central pressure of 963 mb.
11.0 days, from August 27, 1976 to September 7, 1976, including 132 hours at hurricane strength (6 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 4,130 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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