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storm gallery: August 13-15, 2004
 NOAA image of Charley just before landfall |
HURRICANE CHARLEY To see a larger version of a photo, just click on its thumbnail image below. Then, to get back to this page, hit the "back" button on your browser. |
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| Hurricane Charley got a nasty start in Florida on Friday the 13th - August 13, 2004 - when a gust of wind from an outer band blew over a moving truck onto a Daewoo at the intersection of routes 528 and 520. The accident was a fatal one. Later that night, heavy rain and wind whipped through Brevard County, but it was just on the edge of the action... Images from video. | |
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| On assignment for my newspaper, I followed a trail of destruction through central Florida - Orlando and towns along Route 27 and Route 64 - dodging trees and power lines. In Punta Gorda, where the eye came ashore the mainland, the damage was much worse. Images from video. | |
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| Both trailers and buildings in Punta Gorda were devastated by the storm. Yet some structures, especially newer ones, survived fairly well. Images from video. | |
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| This apparently older building (two views) completely collapsed in Punta Gorda. Images from video. | |
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| A metal lightpost on Interstate 75 couldn't stand up to the winds. Photographer Craig Bailey is snapping its photo. Meanwhile, in hard-hit Arcadia, the Wagon Wheel Saloon tried to sell its "cool beer" while it was still cool, given there was no electricity. Images from video. | |
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