A Hurricane Called Charley

various FR links | 08-17-04 | The Heavy Equipment Guy

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 Two Tropical Storms Threaten Caribbean, Gulf

 

  GOES East Hurricane SECTOR Water Vapor Image (Tropical Storms Bonnie and Charlie)

 

 Tropical Storm Charley About to Become Hurricane

 

 H. Charley now a CAT 2 Hurricane, could hit Tampa as a CAT 3 Fri PM

 

Bonnie Hits; Florida Braces for Charley (380,000 ordered evacuated)

 

 Neal Boortz "Waiting for Charley"

 

 

Charlie now Category FOUR - repeat Cat 4 storm, new track is to East, Lakeland - Orlando in path

 

 CHARLEY BECOMES A (CATEGORY 4 Now!!) HURRICANE (new track is to East, Lakeland - Orlando in path)

 

 TWO MILLION WARNED OFF WEST FLORIDA COAST AS "SCARY" CHARLEY GROWS

 

Hurricane aftermath big test for president  

Charley Whips Through Polk [County, Florida]

Views of Charley's Damage

Official: Charley's Death Toll to Climb

 

 After Charley awaits Bush-President prepares to funnel aid for disaster in key electoral state

 

 

 STORM DEATH TOLL RISES (Florida)

 

 

 Charley Leaving 'Number of Fatalities'

 

 Official: Charley's Death Toll to Climb [Stacks Of Bodies at Mobile Home Park]

 

 GOTTA SEE THIS - "Looters will be shot" - Hurricane Charley

 

 Will Hurricane Charley Cost Bush The Election?

 

 Report from Ground Zero - Charley destruction

 

 Floridian's Blaming Jeb Bush For Charley (not joking,barf alert)

 

 

 How You Can Help Floridians Suffering From Hurricane Charley [instructions from FL Gov Jeb Bush]

 

  LIVE THREAD-WAITING FOR CHARLEY

 

 

Charley's Force Took Experts by Surprise (NOAA Covering It's Behind...)

 

 Gov. Jeb Bush tours hurricane ravaged Punta Gorda

 

 Bush to tour Florida damage

 

 Tropical Storm Earl Forms Near the Lesser Antilles Hurricane Danielle Over the Far Eastern Atlantic

 

 HEY, FR! Don't Let the Media "Spin" Hurricane Charley Against FL Gov Jeb Bush and GW!

 

 John Kerry Uses Hurricane Charley to Blast President Bush (title is a little misleading)

 

 ***The Sad Display Of Democrats Trying To Blame The Weather On Jeb: And THEY WILL BE BURNED***

 

 Hurricane Survivors Haunted by Bodies

 

  Florida theme parks weather the storm

 

  Hurricane spares higher quality construction of affluent islanders

 

 Officials reluctant to release death toll (Charley)

 

 

 ***Florida: Charley: And The Good You Find In Man***

 

 S. Baptist Disaster Relief

 

 Thieves plunder in Charley's aftermath

 

 STORM VULTURES

 

 Hurricane Charley Response Reaffirms Amateur Radio's Value

 

Finally, a writer who "gets it" regarding America & her citizens:

 In the midst of destruction, Americans show true grit (long, but good read)

 How You Can Help Floridians Suffering From Hurricane Charley [instructions from FL Gov Jeb Bush]

 

  LIVE THREAD-WAITING FOR CHARLEY

 

 

Charley's Force Took Experts by Surprise (NOAA Covering It's Behind...)

 

 Gov. Jeb Bush tours hurricane ravaged Punta Gorda

 

 Bush to tour Florida damage

 

 Tropical Storm Earl Forms Near the Lesser Antilles Hurricane Danielle Over the Far Eastern Atlantic

 

 HEY, FR! Don't Let the Media "Spin" Hurricane Charley Against FL Gov Jeb Bush and GW!

 

 John Kerry Uses Hurricane Charley to Blast President Bush (title is a little misleading)

 

 ***The Sad Display Of Democrats Trying To Blame The Weather On Jeb: And THEY WILL BE BURNED***

 

 Hurricane Survivors Haunted by Bodies

 

  Florida theme parks weather the storm

 

  Hurricane spares higher quality construction of affluent islanders

 

 Officials reluctant to release death toll (Charley)

 

 

 ***Florida: Charley: And The Good You Find In Man***

 

 S. Baptist Disaster Relief

 

 Thieves plunder in Charley's aftermath

 

 STORM VULTURES

 

 Hurricane Charley Response Reaffirms Amateur Radio's Value

 

Finally, a writer who "gets it" regarding America & her citizens:

 In the midst of destruction, Americans show true grit (long, but good read)

[eternity]

I don't trust what the media is telling us. Why has FEMA closed off the area and not let anybody in? Could it be that more than 15 or 16 were killed and this is being hushed up? Why kick out the local people and let the outsiders take control of the situation.

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 Censoring Pleas for Help [Government price controls during natural disasters hurt people]

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Nearly 800,000 in Florida Without Power

 Fun things to do in a Hurricane...

[Freebird Forever]

since they are not yet allowed on the island.

I wonder if it is possible for residents to access the island by boat, or are the fedgov goons preventing this also?

[ContemptofCourt]

Sanibel is being opened to residents this am. Captiva is still closed to all, but may have limited access tomorrow.

And yes, you could not access by boat, either. They had all sorts of agencies out there turning people away.

In all honesty, it is probably a good policy. Sanibel's and Captiva's policy has always been that the islands would not be opened until they were safe. If they are going to close the islands, they need superior security to keep looters off as well, particularly since these islands are playgrounds for the very wealthy.

[ContemptofCourt]

NorthCaptiva was split. North Captiva is only accessible by boat or small plane, and is very exclusive. This island took a huge hit.

[ContemptofCourt]

Captiva fared much worse than Sanibel. While a number of homes suffered moderate to severe damage on Sanibel (www.mysanibel.com), Captiva took a huge hit. South Seas Plantation took the brunt of it, and I don't see them opening anytime soon.

As it is, Captiva is still largely inaccessible due to the number of pines that were uprooted.

It is interesting that one of Sanibel/Captiva's long range plans was to rid the islands of Australian Pine, which is not a local tree and is seen as a nuisance tree. This storm took care of that problem.

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It is interesting that one of Sanibel/Captiva's long range plans was to rid the islands of Australian Pine, which is not a local tree and is seen as a nuisance tree. This storm took care of that problem.

A small consolation, but there's always something...

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SW Florida Needs Help, But Please Don't Just Come To Gawk!

 

 Florida island hard hit by Charley reopens

 

 Automakers donate to victims of Hurricane Charley

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Some sources for WX info:

-http://www.nws.noaa.gov/--

-http://www.weather.com/--

-http://weather.iwon.com/index_static.html--

-http://www.crh.noaa.gov/radar/latest/DS.p19r0/si.kdtx.shtml--

-http://weather.unisys.com/index.html--

-http://www.wxmesg.com/--

-http://hurricane.terrapin.com/--

-Hurricane City--

This is an excellent link for GOES data: http://weather.msfc.nasa.gov/GOES/

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 Major Atlantic hurricane season forecast [2005 will continue the trend of enhanced major...]

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EXTENDED RANGE FORECAST OF ATLANTIC SEASONAL HURRICANE ACTIVITY AND US LANDFALL STRIKE PROBABILITY

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Global Warming Blows—Or Does It?: There's no shame in good hurricane science

 

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 Refugees from '04 storm may be hit again -- Fourteen months after Hurricane Charley devastated this Gulf Coast town, hundreds of people still are living in row after row of government-owned mobile homes that were supposed to be temporary housing. Many of the residents of "FEMA Village" -- the temporary community of 1,600 residents living in 500 mobile homes provided by the federal agency -- regarded the approaching storm Thursday with the stoicism of those who have lost everything already.

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http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/hurricane-charley-florida-anni/16537632

Reflecting on Disaster: Florida’s Anniversary of Hurricane Charley