Best track · FRANCES (1980) HURDAT2 · 58 fixes · AL
Wind intensity · 6-hourly fixes over the storm's life
TD TS C1 C2 C3 C4 C5
Atlas · Named storm · AL
FRANCES (1980)
Strengthened across its track. Peaked as category 3 at 100 kt before making final fix.
Peak winds100 kt
Peak categoryCategory 3
Track duration~14.5 days
Fixes58
Life cycle
Formed as
TS
35 kt at 12.7°, -21.8°
→
Peaked as
C3
100 kt at fix 10 of 58
→
Ended as
TS
45 kt at 54.0°, -29.0°