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Hurricane Fred (2015) was the easternmost Atlantic hurricane ever to form in the tropics, and the first to move through Cape Verde since 1892. The second hurricane and sixth named storm of the 2015 Atlantic hurricane season, Fred became a Category 1 hurricane on August 31 with peak winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) as it approached Cape Verde. That same day, Cape Verde was placed under a hurricane warning for the first time ever. The Barlavento Islands endured a day of gale-force winds and flooding rains, as the eye of the hurricane paralleled their shorelines. Structural damage across Boa Vista and Sal presented in the form of leveled roofs, damaged homes and toppled utility poles. Farmers on São Nicolau suffered substantial crop and livestock losses when they saw their lands flood. Though proven destructive, Fred's rains alleviated an ongoing drought across the Sotavento Islands of Cape Verde. Elsewhere, violent seas along the West African shoreline destroyed fishing villages and submerged homes in Senegal. Between the coasts of West Africa and Cape Verde, nine people died in maritime incidents. (Full article...)

Hylian Auree (and anyone else interested): thoughts and edits are welcome. This is the last batch of blurbs for older FACs for a while. - Dank (push to talk) 22:11, 20 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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-'''[[Hurricane Fred (2015)]]''' was the easternmost [[Atlantic hurricane]] ever to form in the [[tropical Atlantic|tropics]], and the first to move through [[Cape Verde]] since [[1892 Atlantic hurricane season#Hurricane Five|1892]]. The second hurricane and sixth [[Tropical cyclone naming#North Atlantic|named storm]] of the [[2015 Atlantic hurricane season]], Fred became a [[Saffir–Simpson scale#Category 1|Category&nbsp;1 hurricane]] on August&nbsp;31 with peak winds of 85&nbsp;mph (140&nbsp;km/h) as it approached Cape Verde. For the first time in the nation's history, all of Cape Verde was placed under a [[Tropical cyclone warnings and watches#Hurricane warning|hurricane warning]]. [[Gale]]-force winds battered much of the [[Barlavento Islands|Barlavento region]] throughout August&nbsp;31, downing trees and utility poles. On the easternmost islands of [[Boa Vista, Cape Verde|Boa Vista]] and [[Sal, Cape Verde|Sal]], Fred leveled roofs and left villages without power or phone services. About 70&nbsp;percent of the houses in [[Povoação Velha]] were damaged. Crops and livestock were lost on [[São Nicolau, Cape Verde|São Nicolau]]. The hurricane caused violent seas along the West African shoreline, destroying fishing villages and submerging residential areas in Senegal. Between the coasts of West Africa and Cape Verde, nine people died in maritime incidents. {{TFAFULL|Hurricane Fred (2015)}}
+'''[[Hurricane Fred (2015)]]''' was the easternmost [[Atlantic hurricane]] ever to form in the [[tropical Atlantic|tropics]], and the first to move through [[Cape Verde]] since [[1892 Atlantic hurricane season#Hurricane Five|1892]]. The second hurricane and sixth [[Tropical cyclone naming#North Atlantic|named storm]] of the [[2015 Atlantic hurricane season]], Fred became a [[Saffir–Simpson scale#Category 1|Category&nbsp;1 hurricane]] on August&nbsp;31 with peak winds of 85&nbsp;mph (140&nbsp;km/h) as it approached Cape Verde. That same day, Cape Verde was placed under a [[Tropical cyclone warnings and watches#Hurricane warning|hurricane warning]] for the first time ever. The [[Barlavento Islands]] endured a day of [[gale]]-force winds and flooding rains, as the eye of the hurricane paralleled their shorelines. Structural damage across [[Boa Vista, Cape Verde|Boa Vista]] and [[Sal, Cape Verde|Sal]] presented in the form of leveled roofs, damaged homes and toppled utility poles. Farmers on [[São Nicolau]] suffered substantial crop and livestock losses when they saw their lands flood. Though proven destructive, Fred's rains alleviated an ongoing drought across the [[Sotavento Islands]] of Cape Verde. Elsewhere, violent seas along the West African shoreline destroyed fishing villages and submerged homes in Senegal. Between the coasts of West Africa and Cape Verde, nine people died in maritime incidents. {{TFAFULL|Hurricane Fred (2015)}}
 [[User:Hylian Auree|Hylian Auree]] (and anyone else interested): thoughts and edits are welcome. This is the last batch of blurbs for older FACs for a while. - Dank ([[User talk:Dank|push to talk]]) 22:11, 20 December 2019 (UTC)