I AM IN SE GEORGIA AND WHEN CHARLIE MAKE LANDFALL WE DEFINATELY FELT THE EFFECTS. THE STORM PASSED AT LEAST 300 MILES TO THE EAST OF US AND IT WAS A VERY ROUGH NIGHT. TORNADO WARNINGS WERE GOING OUT EVERY 30 MINUTES. TREES WERE DOWN, STREETS WERE FULL OF WATER AND IT LITERALLY BLEW THE BOARDS OUT FROM UNDER MY 68FT. LONG PORCH. AS I SAID, WE WERE WELL AWAY FROM THE EYE AND RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. I JUST CANT IMAGINE TAKING A DIRECT HIT FROM A HURRICANE. WE ARE JUST BELOW SAVANNAH AND FORTUNATELY WE ARE IN THAT LITTLE NOOK THAT SEEMS TO BE A VERY LUCKY SPOT ON THE COAST OF GA. THIS WILL BE THE SECOND SEASON SINCE I FOUND THIS SITE AND IT HAS BEEN VERY INFORMATIVE. THANKS TO ALL YOU FELLOW WEATHER GURUS, I HAVE REALLY LEARNED ALOT!!