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to Hurricane Charley
The
History of Hurricane Charley
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On
August 12, Hurricane Charley, after moving through
the northwest Caribbean Sea, turned north and accelerated
cross the western end of Cuba, and just west of
the lower Florida Keys. Early on August 13, the
hurricane intensified to Category 4 status and turned
to a north northeast direction before making landfall
near Port Charlotte around 3 PM EDT.
The first outer rainband, with wind gusts estimated
up to 60 mph, impacted the south Florida Peninsula
between midnight and 2 AM EDT In Collier County, a
peak wind gust of 84 mph was measured at 2:50 PM EDT
on the top of a condominium at Vanderbilt Beach before
the equipment failed. The Naples ASOS equipment failed
well before the maximum winds or minimum pressure
occurred. Wind gusts at La Belle were estimated at
80 mph.
Rainfall in most locations in Collier County was around
two inches with an unofficial amount of 7.5 inches
reported in North Naples. Radar rainfall estimates
of locally 8 to 10 inches were made in North Naples.
Flooding was mostly minimal.
The highest Storm Tide along the southwest Florida
Coast was estimated at three feet near Wiggins Pass
with heights of one to two feet from Naples to Marco
Island to Everglades City. Tidal flooding was minimal.
Lake Okeechobee levels increased up to three feet
above normal along the north and northeast shores.
A long-track tornado moved through the open country
of the Everglades in eastern Hendry County before
doing minor damage to buildings in Clewiston.
Hurricane wind damage was greatest in North Naples
and Vanderbilt Beach with numerous power poles, trees
and signs blown down, and a few roofs damaged. Damage
also occurred to screened porches throughout the Naples-Marco
Island metropolitan areas. Damage occurred to Gulf-side
structures along most of the coastline but beach erosion
was mostly minor. Four persons in Naples suffered
minor injuries when their vehicle was touched by a
downed power line during the storm. Three persons
in Collier County died from indirect causes after
the hurricane. An estimated 130,000 customers in Collier
County lost power. About 2,500 people took refuge
in six shelters. Damage in Hendry and Glades counties
consisted mainly of downed trees, power lines and
signs, with minor roof damage to several homes. An
estimated 1000 customers lost electricity in Glades
County.
Additional Information
National
Hurricane Center report on Hurricane Charley
Preliminary
Post Storm Report issued by NWS Miami
Hello
and Welcome to My Site Dedicated to the Sanibel & Captiva!
Hurricane
Season 2005 is challenging us again. We must continue to
rebuild and I will continue to keep this site as current
as possible with all the information you need to know about
what is being done to restore our islands.
"Captiva
cooperation should continue to be the hallmark of community
in the hours and days to come. Issues have divided Captivans
in the past few years, but I'd like to think the silver lining
of Hurricane Charlie will be that community needs bring us
all back together. It will take a great effort and we'll all
need to pull in the same direction to get Captiva back on
it's feet. I know we'll all put politics to the side and rally
for community benefit." - Michael Mullins
This
site is meant to be a place where we can all share and post
information as we get it and will mainly feature information
relative to our islands and homes.
Please use the forums to share your stories about Captiva
& Sanibel and how this storm has effected you. I will
also be posting email and photos from various sources as they
become available. There is alot of information coming in,
so I will keep up with it all as best I can! I will also try
to have the best links available for your reference.
General
information is also available using the links to the left.
Therefore all information that I am getting is from other
sources - ie: press releases, emails, phone calls, etc from
people who are in touch with people who are there and or actually
are there themselves. I will try to keep the information as
accurate as possible, but please bear in mind that anything
on this site is Subject to Change,
Accuracy is NOT Guaranteed and
will be updated as frequently as possible.
If you have any information/photos/updates, etc that you would
like to share, please feel free to post it in the forums section
or email it to me at beth@sancapsurvivescharlie.com
Comments and suggestions welcome!
Beth
Odén of 16394 Captiva Dr.
PO Box 3605
Aspen, CO 81612
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