| John Mellonhead |
| (Registered User) |
| Mon Oct 24 2005 05:00 PM |
Re: Wilma Nearing Florida Exit as a Category 2 Over West Palm Beach
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Anyone know about any damage in Fort Lauderdale? Hope everyone in the path is safe and not too much damage although
I would imagine there would be a lot of downed power lines and trees uprooted. At least Wilma was a fast mover.
I live about 7mi SW. I would think the whole county has no power. I have 80% trees snapped or blown over. Fences and gutters down. After going through Katrina where we had 90Mph gusts, I would say at the peak here we had 80-100mph sustained winds for 15 minutes with gusts about 120-130. I was doing some category 3 praying.
Roundup of SE Florida....talked to 7 friends family ranging from Biscayne Bay up to Pt St Lucie.
Coconut Grove- 20th floor high rise had sliding glass buckle in and blow out. Ended up in a closet for a while.
Broward- all screens ripped off. Patios and shutters destroyed on 3 homes. Almost all trees down. Localized flooding.
Miami Shores- Satelite ripped off roof attached to wood causing deterioration of rest of roof. Wooden fence and all trees down.
Lake Worth-(sw Palm beach) Wooden sturdy carport blown to bits. 50 ft tree snapped and landed on house. Whitecaps and emtying of pond.
Pt St Lucie- New roof leaking in multiple places. Estimated winds at 100mph after going through storms last year.
Nobody I talked to in a 110 mile stretch has power. Serious but non-catastrophic damage all throughout SE.
Should be a fun recovery.