Monday, September 06, 2004

A summary of Hurricane Frances. All times in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

8 p.m. Sat. EDT, Frances' center position is about 50 miles (80 kilometers) east-northeast of Palm Beach, Florida:
Lat: 27.0 N Long: 79.4 W Max winds at 105 mph (165 kph)

11 p.m. Sat. EDT, Frances' center position is about 35 miles (56 kilometers) northeast of Palm Beach, Florida. (The eye of Hurricane Frances made landfall near Sewall's Point, 35 miles north of West Palm Beach, on the eastern Florida coast early Sunday.)

Lat: 27.1 N Long: 79.7 W Max winds at 105 mph (165 kph)

SUNDAY
2 a.m. EDT center position is about 7 miles west of Stuart Florida.
Lat: 27.2 N Long: 80.3 W

Information from National Weather Service, Tropical Prediction Center.


5 a.m. Lat: 27.2 N Long: 80.5 W
11 a.m. Lat: 27.7 N Long: 81.2 W
2 p.m. Lat: 27.9 N Long: 81.7 W

-2:44 PM - Sis called and shares they've headed over to Aunt Ds, due to power going out at Sis' place. Chatted briefly with Aunt D. Family is keeping in touch.

5 p.m. Lat: 28.0 N Long: 82.2 W
8 p.m. Lat: 28.1 N Long: 82.3 W
11 p.m. Lat: 28.3 N Long: 82.7 W

Tropical Storm Frances, continued...
Monday

2 a.m. Lat: 28.6 N Long: 83.3 W
5 a.m. Lat: 28.7 N Long: 83.5 W
8 a.m. Lat: 29.1 N Long: 83.6 W
11 a.m. Lat: 29.5 N Long: 84.0 W
2 p.m. Lat: 30.1 N Long: 84.1 W

- 4:17 PM (EDT) - Talked briefly with Sis and J-man, since it's J's B-day. Power is still out at their home and Aunt D's place just lost power. A tree was uprooted and "took out" a room in Mrs. White's house. Kept conversation brief so Sis could conserve cellphone battery for later on. Happy Birthday Jonathan!

5 p.m. Lat: 30.6 N Long: 84.3 W
8 p.m. Lat: 31.1 N Long: 84.5 W

Updated: 7:55 PM (PDT)

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