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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: Amelia
100 hurt when roof was torn off a nursing home. Wales???
2,421
posted on
08/13/2004 9:28:21 PM PDT
by
Netizen
(Abortion is not a choice -- it's murder. The only 'choice' is which method of birth control to use.)
To: Howlin
"And Earl is lurking out there...........YIKES!"
Same track as Charley. Yikes is right!
To: NautiNurse
Has anyone heard anything about Boca Grande? I know the bridge is closed, I would imagine the damage on the island was pretty bad.
To: brigette
Charlotte Co. airport. Buidling collapsed with evacuees inside. Aircraft destroyed. One plane was anchored at both wings. All that was left of the plane were the wings. The body of the plane was missing.
2,424
posted on
08/13/2004 9:29:44 PM PDT
by
NautiNurse
("I served in Viet Nam, and we have better hair"----John F'n Kerry campaign platform)
To: Netizen
Lake Wales (50 miles east of Tampa) - 100 hurt
To: Jorge
For about the last hour reports of deaths, even substantial numbers of deaths, have been coming in. Just to be charitable, I'll assume you hadn't known that. And, now that you do, I'll also assume you will change your tone ASAP. Thanks.
2,426
posted on
08/13/2004 9:30:27 PM PDT
by
LikeLight
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To: Netizen
That Ross Cavitt reproter stressed that port Charlotte wasn't expecting a category 4 hurricane and that it was supposed to be a Tampa Bay hurricane, and so people only complete fools
were not prepared.What the heck do some people think a Hurricane WARNING means? They were under warning, any idiot knows that hurricanes are unpredicable. I'm sorry for the destruction, injuries, and death, but people have no one to blame for themselves, not the gov't that issued the evac orders and warnings. Yeah, I think the weather service dropped the ball on this a bit, not emphasizing enough the possibility of rapid intensification and unpredictable movement, but still.
To: kinghorse
Some storage facility housed a boat and a Mercedes. The building was destroyed. Some guy told the reporter that he lost his house, his car and his business.
2,428
posted on
08/13/2004 9:30:49 PM PDT
by
Netizen
(Abortion is not a choice -- it's murder. The only 'choice' is which method of birth control to use.)
To: Jorge
I'm only aware thus far of 2 verified deaths, both in Punta Grande IIRC...
2,429
posted on
08/13/2004 9:30:58 PM PDT
by
ApesForEvolution
(DemocRATS are communists and want to destroy America only to replace it with the USSA)
To: All; brigette
This was a radar Image taken right before the storm came in:
The 165 KT wind speed, on a normal day, would translate to 150-160mph winds winds.
Within the inner lines there was likely Category 4 to Category 5 wind. Hurricane Andrew showed us that these wind speeds will rip homes from their foundations. These types of winds will level whole towns. Punta Gorda is centered on that white dot within the inner most lines. It was in the middle of the strongest part of the eyewall of the storm, if anyone saw 160mph winds, that's the spot. The outer lines indicate areas affected by the outer eyewall. They all likely saw gusts to 100mph+.
I fear there is unthinkable devestation within the most affected region. I don't know if I want to go too much further into what may have happened right now.
To: CedarDave
Keep it coming. I can't get their webfeed to work.
Thanks.
To: Moose4
I live in MB and I'm getting my Dad early in the am and we're outta here.....
2,432
posted on
08/13/2004 9:31:55 PM PDT
by
2nd amendment mama
(Can The Ban - let the AWB sunset • www.2asisters.org • www.cantheban.net)
To: All
Punta Gorda, possible deaths in a mobile home park there.
To: Netizen
That Ross Cavitt reproter stressed that port Charlotte wasn't expecting a category 4 hurricane and that it was supposed to be a Tampa Bay hurricane, and so people were not prepared. You can still find the reports from the News-Press about how the Lee County residents on the barrier islands were still trying to decide whether or not to obey the mandatory evacuations yesterday.
Anyone who lives on the coast *ought to know* these projections are not an exact science.
To: theophilusscribe
Sorry for the late reply. My son wanted the computer for a while. I'm in the South Gate area and east of 41. We (thankfully) didn't get much from this hurricane. We used to fish quite a bit in Charlotte Harbor 8-10 years ago. I'm really afraid of what kind of damage there is south of us.
To: Howlin
My first email to you was 1:24; it was a 4 then. I had checked the weather pages just before noon, and they were expecting it to strengthen, but not THAT much!
To: Wampus SC
To: nunya bidness
2,438
posted on
08/13/2004 9:34:24 PM PDT
by
Howlin
(Kerry being called a war hero is "a colloquialism.")
To: Amelia
Your Tax dollars will end up rebuilding those homes in the same spot, most likely, too.
To: CedarDave
Is there a link where we can listen??
2,440
posted on
08/13/2004 9:34:46 PM PDT
by
Howlin
(Kerry being called a war hero is "a colloquialism.")
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