Hurricane Charley Damage reports and pictures

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Via AP thru Foxnews.com:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,128885,00.html









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Via AP through Abcnews.com:

http://abcnews.go.com/sections/us/Sc..._Subindex.html

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[srtbro]

Just watched the national news on ABC and NBC at 6:30 pm EDT, Tampa looks spared from the storm with some light rain and wind as it made landfall further south than expected and now it is heading northeast to Orlando.

$ damage estimates starting to come out:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5653487/

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$15 billion in losses feared
Charley was expected to be the worst storm in the Tampa area since a 1921 hurricane.

Bush said it could cause more than $15 billion in losses on its predicted track. Hurricane Andrew, the costliest hurricane to hit the United States, caused about $25 billion in damage when it passed through the Miami area in August 1992.

[riven]

We saw 115mph winds where I was, just outside the eye of the storm.

[srtbro]

Quote: Originally Posted by riven

We saw 115mph winds where I was, just outside the eye of the storm.

You're at Tampa?

[riven]

no, I live in Rotonda, which is right near charlotte harbor.

[srtbro]

Winds from Hurricane Charley blow the roof off a garage Friday in the parking lot of the Charlotte County Airport.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5653487/

[srtbro]

Quote: Originally Posted by riven

no, I live in Rotonda, which is right near charlotte harbor.

You still have electricity or on battery power for your pc?

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Luckly we didnt get anything here on the southeast side, but some wind. The wind in the fourth pic looks like it would rip up the trees in my front yard

[srtbro]

Here are unconfirmed reports of damage from weather bulletin boards:
http://storm2k.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=37123

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Damage also being reported in Englewood, Sebring, and several tornadoes being reported attm.

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I've been hearing from WFOR in Miami that many buildings in Punta Gorda have been completely destroyed, as ell as the sherriffs office for Port Charlotte

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They just said that 8 planes on the runway were totally destroyed one by one - some even totally disappearing. Said the airport is a total mess. Officials are out assessing the damage now.

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A caller from Captiva is telling WINK-TV that there has been massive destruction on the island. I am assuming they are on a cell phone.

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The CBS affiliate in Orlando is reporting that there has been a storm related accident on State Road 528, which has killed 2 people. Others apparently are trapped.

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Cape Coral Hospital being ripped apart
same area the firehouse was being damaged.

report is they staged all prego moms in the hospital....

walls of the hospital breaking up

[riven]

yes, I have regular power somehow.

[srtbro]

More pics via http://www.news-press.com/index.html


Many large trees lay uprooted after being blown down by Hurricane Charley near Lee Memorial Hospital on Friday, August 13.

[srtbro]

Possibility of first fatality from Charley in Florida via
a weather bulletin board

http://storm2k.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=37130

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AP is reporting that one person was killed by flying debris while out driving during Hurricane Charley.

Earlier I posted about the wreck in which 2 were killed. I am not sure if those were directly related to Charley or if they will be counted as so.

[srtbro]

Unconfirmed...via weather bulletin boards:

http://storm2k.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=37109

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Report: Captiva Island Completely Underwater
...tried posting this once and the server failed. The AP is reporting that all of that island is underwater. Storm surge is higher than 15 ft. These are unconfirmed reports but the AP is passing this along at this hour.

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I think that the area is only 8 ft. above sea level if I'm not mistaken. I really feel for all of those people that live in that area.

[srtbro]

Weather forecasters are puzzled why Charley went northeast to Fort Myers as opposed to north to Tampa and also the storm intensified more than expected jumping from a category 2 to 4 in 90 minutes before landfall...