Blown Away

CHIFF FIPPLE · Post by **CHIFF FIPPLE** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 1:44 am

Hope all the folk in the path of Charlie are ok and that no one is blown away

emmline · Post by **emmline** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 7:08 am

Have avoided Charlie, but I did get a good sandblasting from Alex, a lesser storm, which spun up the East Coast last week.

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 7:38 am

Yahoo/Associated Press story:
A "significant loss of life" was reported Saturday...

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=s ... 9&ncid=716

SirNick · Post by **SirNick** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 7:41 am

So far here in North Carolina we're just getting a serious amount of rain. No wind damage as of yet. Flooding might become an issue by Sunday. I'm crossing my fingers.

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 8:13 am

Charlie's eye passed 5 miles to the south of our home... luckily we (my wife, dog, my pipes and I) were nowhere near when it did. Miraculously, our home suffered no damage, but I cannot say the same for the majority of the homes in my neighborhood, who lost car ports, roofs, sheds and vehicles.

Chuck_Clark · Post by **Chuck_Clark** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 11:13 am

Sounds like Charley did motly property damage rather than killing people. Bad enough, I suppose, but roofs can be replaced.

BTW, this season shows how little imagination or humor meteoroligists have. How in heck could they name one storm 'Bonnie'and NOT name the next one 'Clyde'?

glauber · Post by **glauber** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 11:23 am

Isn't there some rule about some kinds of storms getting male names and other kinds female names?

IDAwHOa · Post by **IDAwHOa** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 11:34 am

glauber wrote:Isn't there some rule about some kinds of storms getting male names and other kinds female names?

Yeah, they used to all be female. (Gee I wonder why?) Now they alternate. That is why "Bonnie" and then "Clyde" would have been perfect. I am sure they will hear about it from lots of people!!!

rh · Post by rh » Sat Aug 14, 2004 11:35 am

maybe they were thinking of Bonnie prince Charlie.

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 11:36 am

http://www.fema.gov/kids/hunames.htm

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 1:00 pm

Quote:"Sounds like Charley did motly property damage rather than killing people. Bad enough, I suppose, but roofs can be replaced."
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It hasn't even been 24 hours since Charlie made land fall. It didn't roll across Polk County (where I live) until early Friday evening. The death toll which is nearing or over 100 and extends from Punta Gorda (SW) to Daytona Beach (NE), will not be complete for a while. Currently, severe thunderstorms are slahing their way through the areas ravaged by Charlie yesterday, and these storms are packing tornados. So far, three have touched down, and there are now four more indicated by radar. This is the worst storm to hit central Florida yet. They have only just begun to clear stuff away.

One more thing, we were hit by two serious storms, Bonnie and then Charlie...a day later.

Post by **Nanohedron** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 1:15 pm

I'm still trying to get through to my mother. She's in Bonita Springs, halfway between Ft. Meyers and Naples, and all I've been getting for a while is a busy signal. Yikes. Anyone know how the storm affected that area? I'd like to be able to think that she's just being gabby today.

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 1:39 pm

The Fort Meyers area is devastated. They have no power at this time. Charlie made land fall here with winds around the eye wall at 140 mph. It may be some time before power/phones are restored. I'll keep you informed if you like. Feel free to pm me with any questions you may have.

Chuck_Clark · Post by **Chuck_Clark** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 1:52 pm

Geez, that is awful. The newspaper reports I saw said maybe three deaths.

As a kid I lived through a couple of bad ones in Lousiana. My heart goes out to those in the area.

Post by **Nanohedron** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 1:52 pm

Joseph E. Smith wrote:The Fort Meyers area is devastated. They have no power at this time. Charlie made land fall here with winds around the eye wall at 140 mph. It may be some time before power/phones are restored. I'll keep you informed if you like. Feel free to pm me with any questions you may have.

Thanks. I just contacted my brother. Everything in BS (heh) is fairly OK, just some flooding and other comparatively minor issues and all the lines down, after all. The worst of it was about 30 miles north of there, I understand. She got lucky. I imagine that restoration will take time, though. I can't imagine what the folks in Ft. Meyers went through.