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  • #46
    From MSNBC....

    PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Hurricane Charley roared ashore as a dangerous Category 4 storm Friday on Sanibel Island as it pounded populous west-central Florida with 145 mph wind and a surge of water expected to exceed 10 feet.

    Gov. Jeb Bush said damage could exceed $15 billion. Airports and theme parks hurriedly closed as the storm blew toward land and shelters filled with evacuees. As many as 5,000 customers were reported to be without electric power in the Sarasota area.

    Forecasters feared a potentially devastating storm surge of up to 20 feet that could submerge miles of coastline. The surge “is going to be the main killer,” said Max Mayfield, director of the National Hurricane Center in Miami. “This is the nightmare scenario that we’ve been talking about for years.”

    Inland areas were likely to get “clobbered,” as well, Mayfield told NBC affiliate WBBH-TV of Fort Myers.
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    • #47
      Sh!t! It's gonna hit Chucktown as a catagory 2!

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      • #48
        Originally posted by FlyCharlestonSC
        Sh!t! It's gonna hit Chucktown as a catagory 2!
        Maybe, maybe not. It all depends on whether it moves inland or moves back over the water. FL should take a lot out of it though.
        Fly Raleigh-Durham International, with direct flights on Air Canada, AirTran, American Airlines, American Eagle, America West, Continental Airlines, Continental Express, Delta Airlines, Delta Connection, jetBlue, Northwest Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Express and US Airways to:

        ATL, AUS, BWI, BOS, CHS, CLT, MDW, ORD, CVG, CLE, DFW, DTW, FLL, BDL, HOU, IND, LAS, LAX, LGW, MEM, MIA, MSP, BNA, EWR, MSY, JFK, LGA, ORF, MCO, PHL, PHX, PIT, STL, SLC, TPA, YYZ, DCA and IAD.

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        • #49
          Originally posted by herpa2003
          Originally posted by FlyCharlestonSC
          Sh!t! It's gonna hit Chucktown as a catagory 2!
          Maybe, maybe not. It all depends on whether it moves inland or moves back over the water. FL should take a lot out of it though.
          Looks like he's going back over water....

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          • #50
            Well, its supposed to weaken to a Cat. 2 before it even reaches Orlando.
            Fly Raleigh-Durham International, with direct flights on Air Canada, AirTran, American Airlines, American Eagle, America West, Continental Airlines, Continental Express, Delta Airlines, Delta Connection, jetBlue, Northwest Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Express and US Airways to:

            ATL, AUS, BWI, BOS, CHS, CLT, MDW, ORD, CVG, CLE, DFW, DTW, FLL, BDL, HOU, IND, LAS, LAX, LGW, MEM, MIA, MSP, BNA, EWR, MSY, JFK, LGA, ORF, MCO, PHL, PHX, PIT, STL, SLC, TPA, YYZ, DCA and IAD.

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            • #51
              Past MCO now...

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              • #52
                I slept through it! No damage...nothing! It was just a thunderstorm.

                I'm glad it didn't hit here!

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                • #53
                  Originally posted by mikecweb
                  Come on Jess!....take a break every once in awhile.

                  Now that's my kind of fun
                  I walked across an empty land
                  I knew the pathway like the back of my hand
                  I felt the earth beneath my feet
                  Sat by the river and it made me complete

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                  • #54
                    thought i'd check in.... just got my internet connection back 10 minutes ago. Lost power right as it hit us in orlando, didn't get that back until monday afternoon. Unfortunatly my 5 year old comet (pond fish) didn't survive the power outage.

                    my neighborhood was badly hit...

                    MCO people check in pls!
                    In every organization, there will always be one person who knows what's going on. This person must be fired.

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                    • #55
                      Hey,
                      Good to hear you are ok... i didn't go to MCO this time cuz of the storm...

                      How are things down there now and how are repairs going? I've been to Florida many times and it's sad to see things like this happen

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                      • #56
                        repairs are going smoothly, most everyone has power. they got rid of the major scars such as billboards twisted up and smashed into the ground. stuff like that was taken care of quickly. I have tons of pics from the aftermath. will post a few tomorrow....


                        it sucks but man i'll tell you it was one b*tchen ride!! something i never want to go through again!
                        In every organization, there will always be one person who knows what's going on. This person must be fired.

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                        • #57
                          Yes, please share what you can.
                          George R. Widener
                          Oshkosh, WI USA
                          Aircraft Photos Here
                          Railroad Pictures Here

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                          • #58
                            This is the view outside my apartment complex saturday 8/14/04. I live about 3 miles north of MCO



                            This is a hotel that was clearly hit by a tornado, from what we can put together there were two tornadoes in my area. One hit MCO and did this damage and also the damage in the above pic. The second traveled up SR 436 and hit the goldenrod area.



                            There is a huge battle brewing between the most of the news stations and the hurricane center, they are saying the NHC was slow and cost people time to evac. expect someone at the NHC to be dismissed over this... we shall see!

                            for more pics of the damage please see


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                            In every organization, there will always be one person who knows what's going on. This person must be fired.

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                            • #59
                              more pics for you.....

                              More from Lake Margaret Drive




                              what ever this was going to be, they have to start over!
                              In every organization, there will always be one person who knows what's going on. This person must be fired.

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                              • #60
                                Yikes!

                                Thanks for posting!

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