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StormLover
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Charley'sWindsComparedToHugo's
      #20309 - Sun Aug 15 2004 01:55 PM

Hurricane Charley appears to have been a strong Cat 4 storm. Hurricane Hugo was also Cat 4, and although it was much wider storm, it seems Charley's winds were more intense in a concentrated place. Is the fact that it struck land with its right quadrant first the reason for the flattened homes and major damage in that small area?

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Re: Charley'sWindsComparedToHugo's [Re: StormLover]
      #20320 - Sun Aug 15 2004 03:52 PM

Well, that it struck that area with the right front quadrant is why the damage is so bad there, as that is where the winds were the strongest, but not necessarily because that's the first part of the storm that made landfall. Since it was at it's peak intensity at that point, that might've made things a bit worse, but that's already factored into the analysis of the storm.

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StormLover
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Re: Charley'sWindsComparedToHugo's [Re: Clark]
      #20323 - Sun Aug 15 2004 04:05 PM

It seemed to me, watching some of the radar loops, that Charley remained a very compact and intense storm even after it made landfall. Is this pretty rare for a hurricane to remain so intense after it comes ashore? The damage in Punte Gorde looks like the storm retained Category 4 winds quite a ways inland.

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Sadie
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Re: Charley'sWindsComparedToHugo's [Re: StormLover]
      #28588 - Thu Sep 16 2004 10:46 PM

Hi StormLover. One of the 'just inland' Charley suvivors here. In fact I just started a thread about it. Remember Punta Gorda isn't inland, its right at the mouth of Charlotte Harbor. Charley was only impacted by the barrier islands before he hit Punta Gorda and they didn't slow him down much. But I'm looking for data too on wind speeds and eye width as he came up the Peace River and Kings Highway on his way to Arcadia. Let me tell you, there's not much left of Arcadia either. If I find it, I'll post it here. You do the same. Thanks.

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