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Florida braces for Frances amid evacuation orders
Florida cities issued widespread evacuations as Hurricane Frances, a potential Category 5 storm, approached after Charley devastated the state. Officials urged coastal residents to leave, NASA spaces center closures planned, and emergency managers prepared for possible highway reversals.
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Miami
Frances
Florida
Charley
Atlantic
National Hurricane Center
Max Mayfield
Palm Beach County
Rockledge
Orlando
Brevard County
Stuart
Martin County
Kennedy Space Center
NASA
George Diller
Patrick Air Force Base
Craig Fugate
State Division of Emergency Management
Bahamas
South Florida
South Carolina
Frances’ Center
Jeb Bush
Hurricane Center
Rick Knabb
Tampa
Nancy Cuffaro
Port Charlotte