Hurricane Fran (1996)
Aug 23, 12:00 PM UTC – Sep 10, 12:00 AM UTC (17.5 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 3
- Max sustained wind
- 120 mph (105 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 946 mb
- Landfalls
- 1
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Landfalls
- Sep 6, 12:30 AM UTC · 33.9°N 78.0°W · Hurricane · 115 mph · 954 mb
Every track point (72)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-08-23 12:00 | TD | 14.0°N 21.0°W | 25 | 1012 | |
| 1996-08-23 18:00 | TD | 14.1°N 22.8°W | 25 | 1011 | |
| 1996-08-24 00:00 | TD | 14.2°N 24.8°W | 25 | 1010 | |
| 1996-08-24 06:00 | TD | 14.2°N 26.6°W | 30 | 1009 | |
| 1996-08-24 12:00 | TD | 14.1°N 28.2°W | 30 | 1009 | |
| 1996-08-24 18:00 | TD | 14.1°N 29.6°W | 30 | 1009 | |
| 1996-08-25 00:00 | TD | 14.1°N 30.8°W | 25 | 1009 | |
| 1996-08-25 06:00 | TD | 14.3°N 32.0°W | 25 | 1009 | |
| 1996-08-25 12:00 | TD | 14.6°N 33.4°W | 25 | 1009 | |
| 1996-08-25 18:00 | TD | 14.7°N 35.1°W | 25 | 1009 | |
| 1996-08-26 00:00 | TD | 14.9°N 37.0°W | 25 | 1009 | |
| 1996-08-26 06:00 | TD | 15.1°N 38.6°W | 25 | 1009 | |
| 1996-08-26 12:00 | TD | 15.3°N 40.0°W | 30 | 1009 | |
| 1996-08-26 18:00 | TD | 15.2°N 41.4°W | 30 | 1008 | |
| 1996-08-27 00:00 | TD | 14.9°N 42.7°W | 30 | 1007 | |
| 1996-08-27 06:00 | TD | 14.7°N 43.8°W | 30 | 1006 | |
| 1996-08-27 12:00 | TS | 14.6°N 44.9°W | 35 | 1005 | |
| 1996-08-27 18:00 | TS | 14.6°N 46.1°W | 40 | 1004 | |
| 1996-08-28 00:00 | TS | 14.6°N 47.5°W | 45 | 1002 | |
| 1996-08-28 06:00 | TS | 15.0°N 49.1°W | 50 | 1000 | |
| 1996-08-28 12:00 | TS | 15.5°N 50.7°W | 55 | 995 | |
| 1996-08-28 18:00 | TS | 15.9°N 52.3°W | 60 | 990 | |
| 1996-08-29 00:00 | HU | 16.4°N 53.7°W | 65 | 987 | |
| 1996-08-29 06:00 | HU | 17.0°N 55.0°W | 65 | 987 | |
| 1996-08-29 12:00 | HU | 17.8°N 56.3°W | 65 | 988 | |
| 1996-08-29 18:00 | HU | 18.6°N 57.5°W | 65 | 988 | |
| 1996-08-30 00:00 | HU | 19.1°N 58.5°W | 65 | 991 | |
| 1996-08-30 06:00 | HU | 19.4°N 59.4°W | 65 | 991 | |
| 1996-08-30 12:00 | HU | 19.8°N 60.1°W | 65 | 989 | |
| 1996-08-30 18:00 | TS | 20.2°N 60.6°W | 60 | 990 | |
| 1996-08-31 00:00 | TS | 20.5°N 60.9°W | 60 | 988 | |
| 1996-08-31 06:00 | TS | 20.8°N 61.2°W | 60 | 987 | |
| 1996-08-31 12:00 | HU | 21.1°N 61.4°W | 65 | 984 | |
| 1996-08-31 18:00 | HU | 21.5°N 61.7°W | 65 | 983 | |
| 1996-09-01 00:00 | HU | 21.7°N 62.1°W | 65 | 978 | |
| 1996-09-01 06:00 | HU | 21.9°N 62.6°W | 65 | 982 | |
| 1996-09-01 12:00 | HU | 22.2°N 63.2°W | 70 | 982 | |
| 1996-09-01 18:00 | HU | 22.5°N 63.9°W | 75 | 981 | |
| 1996-09-02 00:00 | HU | 22.9°N 64.7°W | 75 | 978 | |
| 1996-09-02 06:00 | HU | 23.3°N 65.7°W | 75 | 976 | |
| 1996-09-02 12:00 | HU | 23.6°N 66.7°W | 75 | 976 | |
| 1996-09-02 18:00 | HU | 23.9°N 67.9°W | 75 | 976 | |
| 1996-09-03 00:00 | HU | 24.2°N 69.0°W | 75 | 977 | |
| 1996-09-03 06:00 | HU | 24.4°N 70.1°W | 80 | 975 | |
| 1996-09-03 12:00 | HU | 24.7°N 71.2°W | 80 | 973 | |
| 1996-09-03 18:00 | HU | 25.2°N 72.2°W | 85 | 968 | |
| 1996-09-04 00:00 | HU | 25.7°N 73.1°W | 95 | 961 | |
| 1996-09-04 06:00 | HU | 26.4°N 73.9°W | 100 | 953 | |
| 1996-09-04 12:00 | HU | 27.0°N 74.7°W | 105 | 956 | |
| 1996-09-04 18:00 | HU | 27.7°N 75.5°W | 105 | 952 | |
| 1996-09-05 00:00 | HU | 28.6°N 76.1°W | 105 | 946 | |
| 1996-09-05 06:00 | HU | 29.8°N 76.7°W | 105 | 952 | |
| 1996-09-05 12:00 | HU | 31.0°N 77.2°W | 100 | 954 | |
| 1996-09-05 18:00 | HU | 32.3°N 77.8°W | 100 | 952 | |
| 1996-09-06 00:00 | HU | 33.7°N 78.0°W | 100 | 954 | |
| 1996-09-06 00:30 | HU | 33.9°N 78.0°W | 100 | 954 | Landfall |
| 1996-09-06 06:00 | HU | 35.2°N 78.7°W | 65 | 970 | |
| 1996-09-06 12:00 | TS | 36.7°N 79.0°W | 40 | 985 | |
| 1996-09-06 18:00 | TD | 38.0°N 79.4°W | 30 | 995 | |
| 1996-09-07 00:00 | TD | 39.2°N 79.9°W | 30 | 1000 | |
| 1996-09-07 06:00 | TD | 40.4°N 80.4°W | 30 | 1001 | |
| 1996-09-07 12:00 | TD | 41.2°N 80.5°W | 30 | 1001 | |
| 1996-09-07 18:00 | TD | 42.0°N 80.4°W | 30 | 1000 | |
| 1996-09-08 00:00 | TD | 42.8°N 80.1°W | 30 | 999 | |
| 1996-09-08 06:00 | TD | 43.4°N 79.9°W | 30 | 999 | |
| 1996-09-08 12:00 | TD | 44.0°N 79.0°W | 25 | 1000 | |
| 1996-09-08 18:00 | TD | 44.5°N 77.6°W | 25 | 1001 | |
| 1996-09-09 00:00 | EX | 44.9°N 75.9°W | 25 | 1002 | |
| 1996-09-09 06:00 | EX | 45.4°N 74.0°W | 20 | 1004 | |
| 1996-09-09 12:00 | EX | 45.7°N 72.3°W | 15 | 1006 | |
| 1996-09-09 18:00 | EX | 46.0°N 71.1°W | 15 | 1008 | |
| 1996-09-10 00:00 | EX | 46.7°N 70.0°W | 15 | 1010 |
From the National Hurricane Center's best-track archive (HURDAT2), its post-season reanalysis; values can differ from the advisories issued at the time. Source: hurdat2-1851-2025-092326.txt, hurdat2-nepac-1949-2025-092926.txt.