What is Hurricane Frances?
{{Infobox Hurricane | Name = Hurricane Frances | Type = hurricane | Year = 2004 | Basin = Atl | Image location = Frances 2004-08-31 1755Z.jpg | Image name = Hurricane Frances as a Category 4 hurricane | Formed = [[August 24]], [[2004]] | Dissipated = [[September 10]], [[2004]] | 1-min winds = 140 | Pressure = 928 | Damages = 10000 | Inflated = 2 | Fatalities = 49 | Areas = [[British Virgin Islands]], [[Puerto Rico]], [[U.S. Virgin Islands]], [[Turks and Caicos Islands]], [[Bahamas|The Bahamas]], [[Florida]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[North Carolina|North]] and [[South Carolina]], [[Ohio]], and other [[U.S. states|states]], southeast [[Canada]] | Hurricane season = [[2004 Atlantic hurricane season]] }} '''Hurricane Frances''' was the sixth tropical storm, fourth hurricane, and third major hurricane of the [[2004 Atlantic hurricane season]]. Frances was one of the four hurricanes to have a major impact of the [[U.S.]] state of [[Florida]] in 2004. Frances made landfall near the same location [[Hurricane Jeanne]] would make landfall in about two weeks later. Frances caused about 101 tornadoes from Florida to [[Virginia]]. Frances left 49 deaths and $12 billion in damage. ==Retirement== {{seealso|List of retired Atlantic hurricane names}} Because of the damage it caused in the [[United States]], the name Frances was retired in the spring of 2005 by the [[World Meteorological Organization]], and will never again be used for an Atlantic hurricane. In 2010 the name Fiona is on the list instead. {{Retired Atlantic hurricanes}} [[Category:2004 Atlantic hurricane season|Frances]] [[Category:Category 4 Atlantic hurricanes|Frances]] [[Category:2004 in Florida]] [[Category:Retired tropical cyclone names|Frances]]