▁area ▁was ▁extended ▁south ward ▁into ▁n ortheast ▁Mexico ▁to ▁T amp ico . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁afternoon ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 th , ▁strong ▁wind s ▁along ▁the ▁Louisiana ▁coast ▁led ▁to ▁an ▁extension ▁of ▁the ▁tropical ▁storm ▁warning ▁east ward ▁to ▁the ▁Pear l ▁River . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁ 1 1 th , ▁as ▁Frances ▁moved ▁in land , ▁tropical ▁storm ▁warnings ▁were ▁slowly ▁lifted . ▁ ▁Imp act ▁ ▁Federal ▁dis aster ▁declarations ▁were ▁made ▁for ▁the ▁states ▁of ▁Louisiana ▁and ▁Texas ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 3 ▁for ▁damage ▁rel ating ▁to ▁this ▁tropical ▁cy clone . ▁ ▁Although ▁there ▁was ▁little ▁wind ▁damage , ▁Frances ▁caused ▁$ 5 0 0   mill ion ▁( 1 9 9 8   US D ) ▁in ▁damage , ▁mostly ▁from ▁flo oding . ▁In ▁addition , ▁it ▁killed ▁one ▁person . ▁Several ▁count ies ▁in ▁Texas ▁and ▁Louisiana ▁were ▁declared ▁dis aster ▁areas . ▁ ▁Mexico ▁Sim ult aneous ▁to ▁Frances ' s ▁development , ▁Trop ical ▁Storm ▁J avier ▁was ▁located ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁Mexico ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific , ▁although ▁its ▁mo ist ure ▁produced ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁th under st orm s ▁that ▁extended ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁toward ▁sout he astern ▁Mexico . ▁The ▁interaction ▁between ▁the ▁de pression ▁that ▁became ▁Frances ▁and ▁J avier ▁produced ▁three ▁days ▁of ▁heavy ▁ra inf all ▁along ▁the ▁Sierra ▁Mad re ▁de ▁Ch ia pas . ▁On ▁September   6 , ▁a ▁station ▁named ▁Gu ad alu pe ▁Victoria ▁recorded