Highlights
Hurricane Charey came ashore near Punta Gorda as a Category 4 storm on Aug. 13, 2004 -- also Friday the 13th. By 9 p.m. Charley was blowing through the Orlando area with 90-mph sustained winds that gusted to 105 mph. It was the area's first direct hit by a hurricane since 1960 when Hurricane Donna crossed Central Florida.
An estimated 1.5 million people were without electricity in Central Florida -- many for several days. Damage was widespread, but nothing like Charlotte County, where entire buildings disintergrated in winds that reach 145 mph. Three-three deaths were blamed on the hurricane, as well as $7.5 billion in insured losses.
An estimated 1.5 million people were without electricity in Central Florida -- many for several days. Damage was widespread, but nothing like Charlotte County, where entire buildings disintergrated in winds that reach 145 mph. Three-three deaths were blamed on the hurricane, as well as $7.5 billion in insured losses.
Hurricane Charey came ashore near Punta Gorda as a Category 4 storm on Aug. 13, 2004 -- also Friday the 13th. By 9 p.m. Charley was blowing through the Orlando area with 90-mph sustained winds that gusted to 105 mph. It was the area's first direct hit by a hurricane since 1960 when Hurricane Donna crossed Central Florida.
An estimated 1.5 million people were without electricity in Central Florida -- many for several days. Damage was widespread, but nothing like Charlotte County, where entire buildings disintergrated in winds that reach 145 mph. Three-three deaths were blamed on the hurricane, as well as $7.5 billion in insured losses.
An estimated 1.5 million people were without electricity in Central Florida -- many for several days. Damage was widespread, but nothing like Charlotte County, where entire buildings disintergrated in winds that reach 145 mph. Three-three deaths were blamed on the hurricane, as well as $7.5 billion in insured losses.
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Beware those "lesser" hurricanes
Maryland WeatherWe have a natural tendency to discount the "weaker" hurricanes, those Cat. 1 and 2 cyclones that seem so run-of-the-mill compared with the Cat. 4 and 5 beasts that show up from time to time.But the smaller tempests are sometimes......Tags: Natural Disasters, Hurricanes, Hurricane Andrew (1992), Hurricane Ike (2008), CNN (tv network)
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Joseph Myers: Disaster aid bill beneficial to Florida
In declaring May, National Building Safety Month, President Obama has provided some much-needed momentum to bipartisan legislation pending in Congress that would incentivize states to adopt and enforce model building codes as a disaster mitigation...Tags: Natural Disasters, Hurricanes, Hurricane Andrew (1992), Daniel Webster, Mario Diaz-Balart
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My Word: Orlando's sister in Japan makes progress
I was pleased to see the Orlando Sentinel had a full page dedicated to the first anniversary of the terrible earthquake and tsunami tragedy in Japan on March 11, 2011. I noticed the Sentinel did not mention the status of Orlando's sister city in Japan....Tags: Natural Disasters, Tokyo (Japan), Japan, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011)
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New tile roof may not save you money
South Florida Sun-SentinelMany South Floridians think tile roofs are among the strongest against hurricanes. For years, insurance companies gave homeowners discounts on their premiums for installing them. But some insurers have stopped giving the discounts because of the state'...Tags: Hurricanes, Natural Disasters, Financial and Business Services, Research, Building Material
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Time still moves slowly on Sanibel, Captiva islands
If you're in a hurry, you don't belong on Sanibel.
That friendly admonition has been a pearl of wisdom on this leisurely Gulf Coast island for decades. In the 1970s, when a high-school buddy and I used to take day trips across the remote Alligator...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Hotels and Accommodations, Restaurants, Wildlife, Gulf of Mexico
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Today is Friday the 13th, does it make you nervous?
Sentinel Staff WriterFor those of you who suffer from friggatriskaidekaphobia, the fear of Friday the 13th, or triskaidekaphobia, the fear of the number 13, today is the only Friday the 13th this year. What is to fear from Friday the 13th or the number 13, you may ask?...Tags: AirTran, John Wayne Gacy, Tornadoes, Charles Manson, Orlando
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Brett McIntyre
13 fascinating facts about Brett McIntyre:
- I have seen a space shuttle launch in person on the beach in Cape Canaveral.
- I once got ride in a stock car around Daytona International Speedway for four laps at 180mph.
- I have never traveled outside the...Tags: Science, Mass Media, Weather Science, Des Moines (Polk, Iowa), Television
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Disney guidebook grew from couple's 1,400 visits and 400 photos
Sentinel Staff WriterFor travel authors Julie and Mike Neal, the key to creating a comprehensive Walt Disney World guidebook was an act of God. Literally. It was Hurricane Charley, in 2004, that forced the Neals to leave their home in Sanibel Island for a residence in...Tags: Cartoons, Trips and Vacations, Book, Walt Disney World Resort, Amusement and Theme Parks
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Fay blows through Florida
South Florida Sun-SentinelHere we go again. A two-year lull in hurricane activity was snapped Monday as Fay made brief landfall over Key West. Ominously, Fay is now threatening the Sunshine State's southwest coast much like Hurricane Charley did in 2004. That devastating...Tags: Tampa, Natural Disasters, Hurricanes, Hurricane Damage, Meteorological Disasters
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Old Florida, made new in Punta Gorda
It's easy to overlook the quaint and resilient waterfront village of Punta Gorda, because not far away is a trio of southwest Florida's legendary resort islands: Sanibel, Captiva and Gasparilla.
The islands get the ink in glossy travel magazines,...Tags: Hurricanes, Natural Disasters, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Tour Operations Industry, Passenger Cars
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Skilling Storm Chase iMap Tracker
WGN NewsTom Skilling and the WGN Weather Center team are heading out on a storm chase and you can watch their every move. As the team moves across the United States, you can track their progress (and even watch the road for them) on a feature called the iMap...Tags: Natural Disasters, Hurricanes, Weather Reports, Building Material, Metal and Mineral
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