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CHARLEY BECOMES A (CATEGORY 4 Now!!) HURRICANE (18 ft. storm surge)
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| 08-13-2004
| Forecaster Lawrence
Posted on 08/13/2004 10:08:09 AM PDT by Jeff400000
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To: NautiNurse
I'm just down the road from her. I'll call tomorrow and see if she needs any help.
2,321
posted on
08/13/2004 8:43:34 PM PDT
by
Hillarys Gate Cult
("I hate going to places like Austin and Dubuque to raise large sums of money. But I have to," Kerry)
To: wimpycat
You were in a good place, then, for Fran's wrath.
I was just hoping perhaps this cold front that is lingering over NC might push Fran on East out to sea instead of letting it ride over Raleigh as the forecast is now showing. Even a brief fling of high winds will flatten many houses now that the ground is so soggy......and I just do not think I can sit here and listen to those thuds again.....but I HATE thinking of leaving.....what to do!
To: wimpycat
We are very fortunate where we live. For some reason the longest we have ever been w/o power is 12 hours. It was 12 hrs for Fran and for the bad ice storm. The only reason we can figure is because there is a large nursing home a few blocks up the road from us. Don't know if that's the reason or not but they seem to get to us pretty quick.
MKM
2,323
posted on
08/13/2004 8:44:32 PM PDT
by
mykdsmom
(Kerry/Edwards: When you're as full of sh!t as these guys, you need 2 Johns!)
To: SC Swamp Fox
They have been behind all day.
2,324
posted on
08/13/2004 8:45:06 PM PDT
by
Howlin
(Kerry being called a war hero is "a colloquialism.")
To: PrepareToLeave
The Charlotte Co. Airport sustained major damage. There were evacuees at the airport, and the building failed. Major damage to boats. Expect little more news until daylight.
2,325
posted on
08/13/2004 8:45:10 PM PDT
by
NautiNurse
("I served in Viet Nam, and we have better hair"----John F'n Kerry campaign platform)
To: Aquamarine
Apparently 95-100% of the homes on the Lee County Barrier Islands are destroyed.
Things aren't real definitive but it appears there was widespread total destruction of homes in Punta Gorda/Port Charlotte.
To: Strategerist
I didn't catch the names, but the news reported 70% damage to homes on one small island and 100% on another. Weren't island names I recognized from earlier reports.
2,327
posted on
08/13/2004 8:46:20 PM PDT
by
Hillarys Gate Cult
("I hate going to places like Austin and Dubuque to raise large sums of money. But I have to," Kerry)
To: Freedom'sWorthIt
excuse me - push CHARLEY not FRAN (brain fry) - out to sea.
To all those in Florida where the damage has been so devastating - will be sending help down that way - asap. but how tragic for the people whose lives have just been torn apart. Prayers for God's mercy and outpouring help and love for all of them!
To: Hillarys Gate Cult
2,329
posted on
08/13/2004 8:48:59 PM PDT
by
NautiNurse
("I served in Viet Nam, and we have better hair"----John F'n Kerry campaign platform)
To: Strategerist
Where are you getting your information about the barrier islands? Any word on Pine Island's condition?
To: Strategerist
Any reports on the resorts (Disney, Universal, SeaWorld...)? I was away from this thread for the past two hours.
2,331
posted on
08/13/2004 8:50:19 PM PDT
by
rit
To: nunya bidness
The north end of Pine Island took a direct hit.
2,332
posted on
08/13/2004 8:50:34 PM PDT
by
NautiNurse
("I served in Viet Nam, and we have better hair"----John F'n Kerry campaign platform)
To: rit
Fox News is going to have a report from there, but haven't said yet.
2,333
posted on
08/13/2004 8:51:14 PM PDT
by
sissyjane
(You're either with us or against us.)
To: SittinYonder
2,334
posted on
08/13/2004 8:52:30 PM PDT
by
eyespysomething
("Funding the American troops in combat should never be a complicated issue." D. Cheney 8-12-04)
To: blu
It is my wife's laptop.She has 2 batteries, and I hooked up
a "jump your car" power supply by plugging in a 110 converter (like you would use in the cigarette lighter of your vehicle to turn the 12v dc into 110 ac) and can "tap" power off of it for the puter..
The internet connection is a Sprint, PCM-CIA card that is satellite
connected.You pay for usage by buying a "plan" like your cell phone. I have used it in a few non-power situations (two times at home with no power, and in the car while my wife was driving,) and it has worked great.When you click on the shortcut key,a screen pops up in the middle of the puterscreen,you hit connect,the "card" sends your ID info to the satellite
and a five step graph shows you your connected signal strength(1 is low 5 is max).Minimize the connection screen,choose your internet connection, and log in to FR !!
To: Howlin
Atlanta news (10:00 pm radio) hasn't even heard that Orlando is "threatened" yet!
Much less that the storm was ALREADY PAST Orlando, had hit Disney and the parks, and was headed towards Daytona!
Maybe by tommorrow morning they'll tell us that is it back at sea.
(Eye is out at sea now, winds north of Daytona are from the north, south of Daytona will be from the west now.
Diminishing.
2,336
posted on
08/13/2004 8:53:01 PM PDT
by
Robert A Cook PE
(I can only donate monthly, but Kerry's ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!))
To: Strategerist
They got the worst of it, looked like it weakened a little after crossing the Orlando metropolitan area.
Who would have thought that Daytona would get a hurricane through the back door like that.
To: tapatio
I think so. The guy on TWC said something about the border between NC and SC. That's Brunswick Co., NC and Horry Co., SC.
2,338
posted on
08/13/2004 8:54:23 PM PDT
by
wimpycat
(My anti-terrorism platform: Nip it! (in the bud))
To: rit
The eye went right over the top of them, 90-1005 mph winds.
No word on how much damage. Yet.
2,339
posted on
08/13/2004 8:54:27 PM PDT
by
Robert A Cook PE
(I can only donate monthly, but Kerry's ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!))
To: Robert A. Cook, PE
What are the winds in Charley now??
2,340
posted on
08/13/2004 8:54:50 PM PDT
by
Howlin
(Kerry being called a war hero is "a colloquialism.")
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