danielwAdministrator
(Moderator)
Sun Sep 26 2004 05:49 AM
Re: Kruz

I'm still looking for info. The Citrus county link is not working.
Here's what I found so far
HURRICANE JEANNE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
400 AM EDT SUN SEP 26 2004

....WIND IMPACTS...
RECENTLY REPORTED WIND GUSTS WERE 94 MPH IN SEBRING AND 79 MPH IN
LAKE PLACID. A PRELIMINARY SURVEY IN EASTERN HIGHLANDS COUNTY
INDICATES EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 170 MILES. HURRICANE JEANNE IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO JUST
NORTH OF LAKE OKEECHOBEE OVERNIGHT...THEN ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL
FLORIDA BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS...ESPECIALLY IN
GUSTS...ARE POSSIBLE IN HIGHLANDS AND EASTERN POLK COUNTIES OVER THE
NEXT SEVERAL HOURS AND WILL CONTINUE SPREADING NORTHEAST THROUGH POLK
AND SUMTER COUNTIES BY DAYBREAK. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO SPREAD NORTH ALONG THE GULF COAST FROM LEE COUNTY NORTH
TO TAMPA OVERNIGHT...REACHING NORTH TO LEVY COUNTY BY LATE MORNING.
WIND GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM SARASOTA COUNTY
NORTH TO LEVY COUNTY AS THE HURRICANE MAKES ITS CLOSEST POINT OF
APPROACH.