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#21 Postby Brent » Tue Aug 09, 2005 8:40 pm

CronkPSU wrote:wow, was it only 96 hours later??? i had forgotten it intensified so quickly


Yep... Friday August 13th.

Tuesday Morning it became Charley, Wednesday it became a Hurricane as it passed Jamaica, Thursday it was gaining strength as it passed through the Caymans... crossed over Cuba in a hurry Early Early Friday and slammed into the coastline around 4pm...
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#22 Postby Matt-hurricanewatcher » Tue Aug 09, 2005 8:40 pm

Just think if Ivan, would not of weaken from his 160 mph cat5. 910 millibars.
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#23 Postby TheShrimper » Tue Aug 09, 2005 8:41 pm

Basically roof damage to homes in Punta Gorda Isles and Deep Creek in Port Charlotte. No real structural damage to bodies of homes especially CBS. I saw a few pictures with exposed trusses, but not many. Needless to say, if a tie beam is severed, the whole roof is gone.
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