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StormLover
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(Weather Watcher)
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Sat Aug 28 2004 03:45 PM
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HurricaneFran'96
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Hurricane Fran made landfall in early Sept. 1996. It was a Category 3 storm when it came ashore. What were the max sustained winds when it came ashore? Opal was also a Category 3 when it made landfall in the Fla. panhandle a year earlier. Was Fran more powerful than Opal?
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James88
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(Weather Master)
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Sun Aug 29 2004 03:23 AM
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Re: HurricaneFran'96
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According to the archives, Fran was packing maximum sustained winds of 100kts at landfall, which would put it at the lower end of CAT 3 status. Fran and Opal both made landfall with winds estimated at 100kts.
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