"Winds no where near Charley BUT...."

[Terry]

Don Germaise in Melbourne (reporter from Channel 11 out of Tampa and veteran Charley reporter):

"nowhere near Charley, but it's been so long, since noon....."

He's watching a roof come off of a house. Says there have been lots of intense winds building and plenty of pieces of aluminim siding with sharp edges flying aroudn as the storm builds into his location.

Juno Beach - police have been out assisting during calm of the eiye..not much structural damage........powerlines and trees uprooted, signs down

Stuart - emergency workers on lockdown. House fire they could not attend to. Two house burned. No word on casualties or whether the homes were occupied.

Osceola --- Lake Taho - Very large waves on the lake

P.S. -- Winds continuing to pick up in south Lakeland. We've had our first power flicker of the storm event. Thirty minutes ago I could have rowed the canoe safely out on the lake. Not so now.

[NC George]

Thanks for the update!