Best track · FRAN (1973) HURDAT2 · 18 fixes · AL
Wind intensity · 6-hourly fixes over the storm's life
TD TS C1 C2 C3 C4 C5
Atlas · Named storm · AL
FRAN (1973)
Strengthened across its track. Peaked as category 1 at 70 kt before making final fix.
Peak winds70 kt
Peak categoryCategory 1
Track duration~4.5 days
Fixes18
Life cycle
Formed as
TS
40 kt at 30.7°, -62.3°
→
Peaked as
C1
70 kt at fix 9 of 18
→
Ended as
C1
65 kt at 47.9°, -6.5°