[NautiNurse]

Local Punta Gorda report: US 41 business with roof failure, traffic lights down. I see palm trees are still standing. Widespread roof damage.

[Paradox]

From some of the initial footage, this looks like Andrew type damage. Andrews winds were a little bit faster, but I think the damage from Charly will be more widespread, I mean heck, the darn thing tore through the state, the looong way!

One of my most vivid memories after Andrew was the lack of the color Green in the aftermath. Trees were simply denuded of leaves and the grass was covered with debris. That, and these poor birds, whose feathers were ripped off by the horrible winds, flopping helplessly on the ground..