…FRANKLIN OVER THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC… …HEAVY RAIN AND LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODING OCCURRING OVER HISPANIOLA…
As of 2:00 PM EDT Wed Aug 23
the center of Franklin was located near 19.2, -70.7
with movement NNE at 13 mph.
The minimum central pressure was 1004 mb
with maximum sustained winds of about 40 mph.