We're getting reports of massive damage in Port Charlotte ... I don't think we'll really comprehend how bad it was till tomorrow morning. Already, I've seen pictures of homes and businesses that look like they were bombed.
With the power out, it will take forever to find out just how much damage has been done, and it will be extremely hard to locate and treat the injured.
First light will show a much better picture of what the true story it, but I will make an educated guess and say this hurricane has caused historic damage.
People died from hurricane related injuries for days after Isabel last year. The storm may be over, but the struggle is just beginning.
One of the Naples webcams went offline at 1555 this afternoon. The last picture was of trees at 90 degrees.
I know that help is on the way. There are trucks rolling south on I75 coming through Knoxville right now.
car drives past an 18-wheel semi truck that jack knifed on interstate 75
Fire Department drives past a down tree and power lines on Boca Grande
A home lies in ruin in Boca Grande
Cat 1 Charlie projected
JIm Morgan, 66, salvages items from his aircraft hangar at the Charlotte County Airport - Punta Gorda, Fla