Hurricane Frances
By the numbers
By Times Staff Writer
Published September 3, 2004
2.5-million
People ordered to evacuate from Florida's east coast, the largest evacuation in state history.
Counties in which court trials were canceled.
Counties that closed school on Thursday. 23 more scheduled to close on Friday.
Top wind speed as Frances approached the east coast of Florida.
10 mph
Frances' slowing forward progress.
College football games postponed: Florida vs. Middle Tennessee until Oct. 16; Florida State vs. Miami until Sept. 10.
Hundreds of millions
Tourism dollars lost as airlines, cruise ships, hotels and theme parks curtail operations.
$7.4-billion
Insured damage already inflicted on Florida by the smaller Hurricane Charley on Aug. 13.
The number of deaths attributed to Hurricane Charley.
2,500
Mobile homes destroyed by Hurricane Charley.
181,000
Mobile homes in the 15 counties where evacuations have been ordered due to Hurricane Frances.
689,000
The number of mobile homes statewide that could feel the impact of Frances, 81 percent of the statewide total of 850,000.
Days to the end of the 2004 hurricane season.
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