According to Hurricane History, the last major storm to come close to Port Charlotte, Punta Gorda was in 1910.
See map at http://www.usatoday.com/weather/huricane/history/whfla.htm
Does anyone have any info on Fort Myers Beach? My sister has a beautiful house in Siesta Isles off SanCarlos BLVD there.
http://web.naplesnews.com/hurricane/donna1.html