the sixth named storm Catastrophe , fifth hurricane Catastrophe , and fourth major hurricane Catastrophe of the 1996 atlantic hurricane season , fran developed Coming_to_be from a tropical wave near cape verde on august 23 .

due Causation to nearby hurricane Catastrophe edouard , the depression remained Temporary_stay disorganized as it tracked Motion westward , though it eventually intensified Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale into tropical storm Catastrophe fran on august 27 .

thereafter , fran weakened Cause_change_of_strength slightly , before it made landfall near cape fear , north carolina early on september 6 .

cora was an unusual cyclone , maintaining Preserving an unusually low latitude for the atlantic in august at high speeds , similar to the tracks of tropical storm Catastrophe alma in 1974 and tropical storm Catastrophe fran in 1990 .

tropical storm fran was one of the deadliest tropical cyclones in the history of cape verde .

the sixth named storm and eleventh tropical cyclone of the 1984 atlantic hurricane season , fran developed Coming_to_be from a tropical wave near cape verde on september 15 .

late on september 16 , the depression intensified Cause_change_of_strength into tropical storm fran , shortly before brushing cape verde , and then moving further out to sea .