Storm history › Atlantic › 1986 season
Hurricane Frances (1986)
Frances was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1986 Atlantic season. It was tracked from November 18, 1986 to November 21, 1986, about 3 days, and covered 693 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 1000 mb.
- Peak wind
- 85 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 1000 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 3 days
- Track length
- 693 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 3.8
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 686th highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Hurricane Oscar (2024), Hurricane Danielle (2022), Hurricane Julia (2022) and 57 more.
- Lowest pressure: 938th lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Gonzalo (2026), Tropical Storm Jerry (2025), Tropical Storm Lorenzo (2025) and 38 more.
- Energy: 11% of the 1986 Atlantic season's ACE.