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I didn't follow hurricane Charley so can you tell me how far inland from the shoreline that occured.
Margie, Orlando, where I lived at the time is roughly 120 miles inland from Charley's point of landfall. There was heavy, heavy damage in about an ten-fifteen mile wide swath from 441 (Orange Blossom Trail) to a mile or so east of the 417 Expressway (Greeneway). Many people don't realize the extent to which Orlando was hammered. I speak from firsthand knowledge, my own home and church suffered a ton of damage. When I speak to friends from out of state about the experiences of Orlando with Charley, it is often the first they hear of it. For some reason the level of damage inland from Charley (let's say Arcadia through Daytona) does not seem to have gotten the coverage in the national media.
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