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Re: Impressive Wind
      Fri Aug 13 2004 10:23 PM

Well, we just went through the center of Charley here in Casselberry (25 miles N of Orlando). Winds were extremely severe for over an hour (local mets measured 80-90mph in my home-town). The wind has now died down considerably, tho the rain is still very heavy. Through the storm, we hunkered down in a hallway, hearing loud thumps strike the walls and roof of my house repeatedly.
With the storm lessening, I just went outside to check out the damage. I was stunned by the severity. I no longer have a fence around the pool in my backyard. Large trees are down all around, some uprooted, others snapped off. Shingles from a neighbor's house are strewn all over the street. The rain was torrential...and much of my neighborhood is knee-deep in water. While I was outside, a transformer in the next street exploded...sounded like repeated rifle shots with bright blue flashing. Surprisingly, I did not lose the electricity. All the power lines in my immediate neighborhood are underground. Historically, we have been very lucky to keep power in even the most extreme storms.
As I write this, the winds have picked up again, though not as intense as earlier. All in all, we were very lucky with Charley. The house structure is intact....though one window leaked quite badly. I'll upload some damage pics in the morning when the sun comes up.

--Lou

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* Category 4 Hurricane Charley Landfalls north of Ft. Myers Central Florida Bracing MikeCAdministrator Fri Aug 13 2004 10:23 PM
. * * Re: Category 4 Hurricane Charley Landfalls north of Ft. Myers Central Florida Bracing bigjohnflorida   Wed Aug 25 2004 08:24 PM
. * * Re: Category 4 Hurricane Charley Landfalls north of Ft. Myers Central Florida Bracing StormLover   Sat Aug 14 2004 10:37 PM
. * * Re: Category 4 Hurricane Charley Landfalls north of Ft. Myers Central Florida Bracing SkeetoBiteAdministrator   Sun Aug 15 2004 12:33 AM
. * * Re: Category 4 Hurricane Charley Landfalls north of Ft. Myers Central Florida Bracing StormLover   Sat Aug 14 2004 10:30 PM
. * * Re: Category 4 Hurricane Charley Landfalls north of Ft. Myers Central Florida Bracing Anonymous   Fri Aug 13 2004 06:19 PM
. * * Re: Category 4 Hurricane Charley Landfalls north of Ft. Myers Central Florida Bracing Chatty   Fri Aug 13 2004 05:57 PM
. * * Re: Category 4 Hurricane Charley Landfalls north of Ft. Myers Central Florida Bracing alan   Fri Aug 13 2004 06:05 PM
. * * Tornadoes Jamiewx   Fri Aug 13 2004 06:01 PM
. * * South Carolina rjp   Fri Aug 13 2004 06:06 PM
. * * Arcadia FL Update WXMAN RICHIE   Fri Aug 13 2004 06:10 PM
. * * Early Rain Band recmod   Fri Aug 13 2004 06:23 PM
. * * Re: Early Rain Band recmod   Fri Aug 13 2004 06:28 PM
. * * Ominous Picture La Girl   Fri Aug 13 2004 06:50 PM
. * * Re: Ominous Picture Jeffmidtown   Fri Aug 13 2004 06:56 PM
. * * Re: Ominous Picture StormHound   Fri Aug 13 2004 06:59 PM
. * * Re: Ominous Picture Ronn   Fri Aug 13 2004 07:44 PM
. * * Weather Conditions Jamiewx   Fri Aug 13 2004 07:51 PM
. * * Re: Weather Conditions OrlandoWaiting   Fri Aug 13 2004 07:53 PM
. * * Re: Weather Conditions alan   Fri Aug 13 2004 08:01 PM
. * * Re: Weather Conditions Anonymous   Fri Aug 20 2004 11:30 AM
. * * Re: Weather Conditions OrlandoWaiting   Fri Aug 13 2004 08:04 PM
. * * Peak Gusts? RichD   Sat Aug 14 2004 07:20 AM
. * * Preliminary Damage Photos recmod   Sat Aug 14 2004 08:39 AM
. * * Re: Preliminary Damage Photos recmod   Sat Aug 14 2004 08:41 AM
. * * Re: Preliminary Damage Photos Frank P   Sat Aug 14 2004 08:50 AM
. * * Re: Preliminary Damage Photos Roberta   Sat Aug 14 2004 10:28 AM
. * * Re: Preliminary Damage Photos joepub1   Sat Aug 14 2004 11:07 AM
. * * Re: Preliminary Damage Photos Karen   Sun Aug 15 2004 12:37 PM
. * * joepub and wxwatcherdeux LI Phil   Sat Aug 14 2004 11:26 AM
. * * Re: Preliminary Damage Photos Jeffmidtown   Sat Aug 14 2004 10:38 AM
. * * Re: Preliminary Damage Photos Wxwatcher2   Sat Aug 14 2004 11:14 AM
. * * Re: Preliminary Damage Photos LI Phil   Sat Aug 14 2004 10:35 AM
. * * Re: Preliminary Damage Photos Roberta   Sat Aug 14 2004 10:56 AM
. * * Re: Preliminary Damage Photos Wxwatcher2   Sat Aug 14 2004 11:28 AM
. * * Re: Preliminary Damage Photos Kimster   Sat Aug 14 2004 10:31 AM
. * * Re: Preliminary Damage Photos GuppieGrouper   Sat Aug 14 2004 09:35 AM
. * * Re: Preliminary Damage Photos recmod   Sat Aug 14 2004 12:01 PM
. * * Earl next rickonboat   Sat Aug 14 2004 12:22 PM
. * * Re: Earl next StormLover   Sat Aug 14 2004 10:43 PM
. * * Re: Earl next rickonboat   Sat Aug 14 2004 12:38 PM
. * * Re: Earl next GuppieGrouper   Sat Aug 14 2004 12:46 PM
. * * Re: Earl next Rabbit   Sat Aug 14 2004 01:40 PM
. * * Re: Earl next James88   Sat Aug 14 2004 01:47 PM
. * * Re: Earl next BillD   Sat Aug 14 2004 03:16 PM
. * * Final Analysis on Charley FlaRebel   Sat Aug 14 2004 02:06 PM
. * * Re: Final Analysis on Charley Londovir   Sat Aug 14 2004 03:01 PM
. * * Arcadia damage Aunt Debbie S   Sat Aug 14 2004 05:00 PM
. * * Re: Arcadia damage Anonymous   Wed Aug 25 2004 04:24 PM
. * * Re: Arcadia damage Anonymous   Tue Aug 17 2004 01:26 PM
. * * Re: Arcadia damage LI Phil   Tue Aug 17 2004 01:47 PM
. * * Re: Arcadia damage Anonymous   Tue Aug 17 2004 01:23 PM
. * * Viper radar Pics of Charley WOW 1234   Sat Aug 14 2004 06:16 PM
. * * Re: Viper radar Pics of Charley WOW Tom U.   Mon Aug 16 2004 12:51 PM
. * * Re: Final Analysis on Charley bsnyder   Sat Aug 14 2004 03:15 PM
. * * TD5 update Jamiewx   Sat Aug 14 2004 03:18 PM
. * * Re: Final Analysis on Charley DroopGB31   Sat Aug 14 2004 03:12 PM
. * * Evacuations bsnyder   Sat Aug 14 2004 02:51 PM
. * * Re: Evacuations Ricreig   Mon Aug 16 2004 12:04 PM
. * * Re: Preliminary Damage Photos recmod   Sat Aug 14 2004 11:58 AM
. * * Re: Preliminary Damage Photos recmod   Sat Aug 14 2004 11:57 AM
. * * Re: Preliminary Damage Photos recmod   Sat Aug 14 2004 11:56 AM
. * * Re: Preliminary Damage Photos recmod   Sat Aug 14 2004 11:55 AM
. * * Re: Preliminary Damage Photos Rich B   Sat Aug 14 2004 10:06 AM
. * * Re: Preliminary Damage Photos LI Phil   Sat Aug 14 2004 09:18 AM
. * * Re: Preliminary Damage Photos joepub1   Sat Aug 14 2004 10:00 AM
. * * Re: Preliminary Damage Photos PFSThunder   Sat Aug 14 2004 10:09 AM
. * * lee/charlotte/desoto/hardee HanKFranK   Sat Aug 14 2004 10:34 AM
. * * Re: lee/charlotte/desoto/hardee Kimster   Sat Aug 14 2004 11:34 AM
. * * TD 5 Model runs Frank P   Sat Aug 14 2004 10:24 AM
. * * Re: TD 5 Model runs LI Phil   Sat Aug 14 2004 10:28 AM
. * * Re: TD 5 Model runs 52255225   Sat Aug 14 2004 10:26 AM
. * * Re: TD5 model runs Frank P   Sat Aug 14 2004 10:06 AM
. * * Re: TD5 model runs joepub1   Sat Aug 14 2004 10:34 AM
. * * Here we go again!! Jamiewx   Sat Aug 14 2004 09:25 AM
. * * Re: Here we go again!! Frank P   Sat Aug 14 2004 09:41 AM
. * * Re: Here we go again!! Terri   Sat Aug 14 2004 09:57 AM
. * * Re: Here we go again!! LI Phil   Sat Aug 14 2004 09:49 AM
. * * Re: Here we go again!! 52255225   Sat Aug 14 2004 09:47 AM
. * * Re: Here we go again!! Frank P   Sat Aug 14 2004 09:52 AM
. * * Re: Here we go again!! Frank P   Sat Aug 14 2004 09:40 AM
. * * Preliminary Damage Photos recmod   Sat Aug 14 2004 08:38 AM
. * * Preliminary Damage Photos recmod   Sat Aug 14 2004 08:37 AM
. * * Re: Weather Conditions Wxwatcher2   Fri Aug 13 2004 08:26 PM
. * * Re: Weather Conditions Floridacane   Fri Aug 13 2004 08:32 PM
. * * Re: Weather Conditions Jeffmidtown   Fri Aug 13 2004 08:35 PM
. * * Re: Weather Conditions GuppieGrouper   Fri Aug 13 2004 08:42 PM
. * * Re: Weather Conditions Jeffmidtown   Fri Aug 13 2004 08:51 PM
. * * Cape Canaveral report troy2   Fri Aug 13 2004 08:51 PM
. * * Re: Cape Canaveral report troy2   Fri Aug 13 2004 08:54 PM
. * * Impressive Wind Jamiewx   Fri Aug 13 2004 09:02 PM
. * * Re: Impressive Wind danielwAdministrator   Fri Aug 13 2004 09:10 PM
. * * Danny-boy LI Phil   Fri Aug 13 2004 09:17 PM
. * * Re: Impressive Wind WXMAN RICHIE   Fri Aug 13 2004 09:14 PM
. * * Re: Impressive Wind danielwAdministrator   Fri Aug 13 2004 09:18 PM
. * * Re: Impressive Wind Frank P   Fri Aug 13 2004 09:30 PM
. * * Re: Impressive Wind danielwAdministrator   Fri Aug 13 2004 09:53 PM
. * * Re: Impressive Wind recmod   Fri Aug 13 2004 10:23 PM
. * * NOAA Weather Radio Jamiewx   Fri Aug 13 2004 10:29 PM
. * * Re: NOAA Weather Radio danielwAdministrator   Fri Aug 13 2004 10:38 PM
. * * Re: NOAA Weather Radio Jamiewx   Fri Aug 13 2004 10:40 PM
. * * Re: NOAA Weather Radio Aunt Debbie S   Fri Aug 13 2004 10:44 PM
. * * Re:Local Storm Reports danielwAdministrator   Fri Aug 13 2004 10:55 PM
. * * Re:Local Storm Reports Aunt Debbie S   Fri Aug 13 2004 11:17 PM
. * * Re:Charley danielwAdministrator   Fri Aug 13 2004 11:25 PM
. * * Re:Charley Wxwatcher2   Sat Aug 14 2004 12:03 AM
. * * Re:Charley palmetto   Fri Aug 13 2004 11:32 PM
. * * Re:Charley Steve   Fri Aug 13 2004 11:46 PM
. * * Re:Charley wxman007   Fri Aug 13 2004 11:50 PM
. * * Re:Charley danielwAdministrator   Fri Aug 13 2004 11:42 PM
. * * Re:Daytona Weather danielwAdministrator   Fri Aug 13 2004 11:44 PM
. * * Re:Peak Winds at airports danielwAdministrator   Fri Aug 13 2004 11:57 PM
. * * Re: NOAA Weather Radio BabyCat   Fri Aug 13 2004 10:33 PM
. * * Some reports.... wxman007   Fri Aug 13 2004 10:39 PM
. * * Re: Some reports.... Ormond Suzie   Fri Aug 13 2004 11:16 PM
. * * Re: Some reports.... BabyCat   Fri Aug 13 2004 10:48 PM
. * * Re: Some reports.... SirCane   Fri Aug 13 2004 10:54 PM
. * * Re: Weather Conditions BillD   Fri Aug 13 2004 08:22 PM
. * * Re: Weather Conditions MikeCAdministrator   Fri Aug 13 2004 08:14 PM
. * * Re: Weather Conditions MikeCAdministrator   Fri Aug 13 2004 09:52 PM
. * * Orlando report Clark   Fri Aug 13 2004 10:55 PM
. * * Charley's future Clark   Sat Aug 14 2004 12:00 AM
. * * Re: Charley's future danielwAdministrator   Sat Aug 14 2004 12:32 AM
. * * Re: Charley's future Clark   Sat Aug 14 2004 12:43 AM
. * * Re: Charley's future SirCane   Sat Aug 14 2004 01:25 AM
. * * Re: Charley's past danielwAdministrator   Sat Aug 14 2004 12:48 AM
. * * Re: Charley's past DroopGB31   Sat Aug 14 2004 01:39 AM
. * * Re: Charley's past danielwAdministrator   Sat Aug 14 2004 01:57 AM
. * * Re: Charley Recon Fix danielwAdministrator   Sat Aug 14 2004 01:58 AM
. * * Danielle & Earl LI Phil   Sat Aug 14 2004 05:06 AM
. * * Re: Danielle & Earl AngB   Sat Aug 14 2004 05:12 AM
. * * Re: Danielle & Earl James88   Sat Aug 14 2004 05:57 AM
. * * Re: Charley's future Steve   Sat Aug 14 2004 12:35 AM
. * * More reports Clark   Sat Aug 14 2004 12:21 AM
. * * Hunter's Creek Area StormHound   Fri Aug 13 2004 08:17 PM
. * * charlie Anonymous   Fri Aug 13 2004 08:19 PM
. * * Re: charlie DMFischer   Fri Aug 13 2004 08:26 PM
. * * Re: charlie alan   Fri Aug 13 2004 08:33 PM
. * * Re: charlie Clark   Fri Aug 13 2004 08:40 PM
. * * charlie/ORlando Aunt Debbie S   Fri Aug 13 2004 08:49 PM
. * * Re: charlie Aunt Debbie   Fri Aug 13 2004 08:25 PM
. * * Re: charlie OrlandoWaiting   Fri Aug 13 2004 08:21 PM
. * * Hey, Orlando waiting... LI Phil   Fri Aug 13 2004 08:23 PM
. * * Re: Hey, Orlando waiting... MikeCAdministrator   Fri Aug 13 2004 08:29 PM
. * * Re: Weather Conditions OrlandoWaiting   Fri Aug 13 2004 08:00 PM
. * * Re: Weather Conditions AgentB   Fri Aug 13 2004 07:53 PM
. * * Re: Weather Conditions h2ocean   Fri Aug 13 2004 07:58 PM
. * * Re: Ominous Picture Jeffmidtown   Fri Aug 13 2004 07:26 PM
. * * Re: Ominous Picture BillD   Fri Aug 13 2004 07:39 PM
. * * Re: Ominous Picture Tanbark   Fri Aug 13 2004 07:37 PM
. * * SW Orlando StormHound   Fri Aug 13 2004 07:43 PM
. * * Disney under the gun... LI Phil   Fri Aug 13 2004 07:36 PM
. * * Re: Disney under the gun... Wxwatcher2   Fri Aug 13 2004 07:39 PM
. * * Re: Early Rain Band Chad   Fri Aug 13 2004 06:46 PM
. * * Re: Early Rain Band alan   Fri Aug 13 2004 06:28 PM
. * * Re: Early Rain Band StormHound   Fri Aug 13 2004 06:53 PM
. * * Re: Arcadia FL Update Jeffmidtown   Fri Aug 13 2004 06:17 PM
. * * Re: Category 4 Hurricane Charley Landfalls north of Ft. Myers Central Florida Bracing Anonymous   Fri Aug 13 2004 04:42 PM
. * * Re: Category 4 Hurricane Charley Landfalls north of Ft. Myers Central Florida Bracing Michelle   Fri Aug 13 2004 05:16 PM
. * * Flights LI Phil   Fri Aug 13 2004 05:02 PM
. * * Re: Flights GuppieGrouper   Fri Aug 13 2004 05:09 PM
. * * Polk County Colleen A.   Fri Aug 13 2004 05:39 PM
. * * Re: Polk County SirCane   Fri Aug 13 2004 06:07 PM
. * * close to home HanKFranK   Fri Aug 13 2004 06:21 PM
. * * Re: close to home -- storm report spookmcg   Fri Aug 13 2004 07:42 PM
. * * An update and a thanks LI Phil   Fri Aug 13 2004 07:54 PM
. * * Re: Polk County WXMAN RICHIE   Fri Aug 13 2004 05:56 PM
. * * Re: Polk County StormHound   Fri Aug 13 2004 05:45 PM
. * * Re: Polk County DMFischer   Fri Aug 13 2004 05:55 PM
. * * Re: Flights WeatherNLU   Fri Aug 13 2004 05:10 PM
. * * Re: Flights AmateurJohn   Fri Aug 13 2004 05:24 PM
. * * Arcadia FL WXMAN RICHIE   Fri Aug 13 2004 05:31 PM
. * * Re: Flights StormHound   Fri Aug 13 2004 05:28 PM
. * * Stormhound... LI Phil   Fri Aug 13 2004 05:31 PM
. * * Highest Winds WXMAN RICHIE   Fri Aug 13 2004 05:36 PM
. * * Re: Flights Anonymous   Fri Aug 13 2004 05:17 PM
. * * Re: Category 4 Hurricane Charley Landfalls north of Ft. Myers Central Florida Bracing palmetto   Fri Aug 13 2004 05:01 PM

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