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To: SE Mom

Blue skies visible west from Tampa Bay. Still breezy.


637 posted on 10/24/2005 8:59:01 AM PDT by NautiNurse (So. Tampa Bay)
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Haven't had a chance to look through all the post since last night.

Any reports on the Fort Myers and Bradenton areas. Relatives have winter homes in both locations.

Assume Bradenton was far enough north to escape most of the storm.
643 posted on 10/24/2005 9:07:24 AM PDT by fjsva
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Cape Coral Update: My parents are in Cape Coral (next to Fort Myers, just south of Punta Gorda). I just heard from them, and they have mostly exterior damage. All of their trees are down, and parts of their fence. Their roof is fine, despite still not being repaired from Charlie.

The scariest part was that they thought there was a fire in the house. Billowing smoke was coming out of the bedroom, but it turned out that a house a block away was on fire, and the smoke came through. With a flashlight they were running around the house, inside and out, trying to find out where the fire was.

Everyone else in the neighborhood seems to have faired well. They are about 1 mile from the coast, and had no surge at all. Some minor street flooding from the rain. Power is out, but that is to be expected. It is starting to clear up now, and they said they are much more happy with the cooler weather this time, unlike having a week without power in 98 degree weather like with Charlie.

So if anyone has family/friends in the area, they seem to have done okay!


652 posted on 10/24/2005 9:21:52 AM PDT by uca99 (Land O Lakes, north of Tampa)
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