▁east - s out heast ▁of ▁Brow ns ville , ▁Texas . ▁Initial ly , ▁the ▁de pression ▁was ▁large , ▁without ▁a ▁well - defined ▁center ▁of ▁circul ation . ▁ ▁It ▁more ▁res emble d ▁a ▁mon so on ▁de pression ▁commonly ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁Pacific ▁Ocean ▁and ▁the ▁Northern ▁Indian ▁Ocean . ▁The ▁de pression ▁dr ift ed ▁south ward ▁and ▁strength ened ▁into ▁Trop ical ▁Storm ▁Frances ▁on ▁September   9 . ▁ ▁Frances ▁turned ▁to ▁the ▁north west ▁and ▁strength ened ▁with ▁warm ▁water ▁temper atures ▁of ▁, ▁weak ▁vertical ▁she ar , ▁and ▁a ▁large ▁ant icy clone ▁al o ft . ▁Just ▁before ▁making ▁land fall ▁on ▁Cor pus ▁Christ i , ▁Texas , ▁the ▁storm ▁reached ▁a ▁peak ▁of ▁, ▁and ▁quickly ▁weak ened ▁as ▁it ▁continued ▁in land . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁land fall , ▁the ▁storm ▁executed ▁a ▁small ▁loop ▁before ▁turning ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁diss ip ating ▁as ▁a ▁tropical ▁cy clone ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁rem nant ▁low ▁of ▁Frances ▁pers isted ▁another ▁day , ▁becoming ▁a ▁front al ▁wave ▁over ▁Iowa . ▁ ▁This ▁front al ▁wave ▁moved ▁across ▁the ▁Great ▁L akes ▁and ▁New ▁England ▁into ▁the ▁north ▁Atlantic ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 6 th . ▁ ▁Pre par ations ▁A ▁tropical ▁storm ▁warning ▁was ▁issued ▁for ▁the ▁Texas ▁coast ▁between ▁High ▁Island ▁and ▁Brow ns ville ▁on ▁the ▁afternoon ▁of ▁the ▁ 8 th . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁afternoon , ▁the ▁warning