Polk County

stormchazer · #1 Postby **stormchazer** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 4:03 am

As a member of Polk County and with the latest track, soon to be under the gun, I wanted to start a thread with reports.

Wind steadily picking up with off/on rain bands blowing through. Talked to a friend in Mulberry and he reports wind gust of about 60+ mph, then his wind gauge broke. Obviously still have power but it has flickered several times.

Everyone take care and will check in later if possible.

logybogy · #2 Postby **logybogy** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 4:08 am

Stay safe. Polk is going to get the northern eyewall within a few hours. Expect at least 80 mph winds throughout the county, gusts possibly over 100.

wolfray · #3 Postby **wolfray** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 4:09 am

I was in the Haines City area after Charley....looked like they took a pretty good hit from that one. Good luck in Polk County....Hope this one is not as bad....

#4 Postby **tronbunny** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 4:15 am

i'm voting for polk county as worst hit.
Triple Whammy.
Lake Wales...X marks the spot

stormchazer · #5 Postby **stormchazer** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 4:16 am

I am not taking votes! Hope your wrong, but we are prepared for the worst.

#6 Postby **tronbunny** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 4:20 am

worst hit county for whole season..
who ever would have thought?!

birdwomn · #7 Postby **birdwomn** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 5:28 am

good luck to everyone in Polk County!

#8 Postby **tronbunny** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 5:42 am

hope to check back in with our "Polk Folks" after noon to 2pm.
oh and cool-looking "double eye structure" rotating as a pair on KMLB at 10:34am UTC

Take care...

http://radar.weather.gov/radar/loop/DS.p37cr/si.kmlb.shtml

Nimbus · #9 Postby **Nimbus** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 5:54 am

It is going to be close, depending on which side of the eye we end up on here in Pinellas county. A slight shift in track further north might spare us the full strength of the northern eyewall. That eye is huge though!

#10 Postby **Terry** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 5:54 am

I am in south Lakeland on the NNW side of Scott Lake. Lost power 20 min. ago. Only lost power for an hour in Frances.

Unreal. All three storms have crossed right though SE Polk.

Winds are bad and getting stronger.

Think I'll go in another room and try to check back later.

#11 Postby **tracyswfla** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 7:16 am

Stay safe! Is this storm going into the Gulf???

yoda · #12 Postby **yoda** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 7:17 am

tracyswfla wrote:Stay safe! Is this storm going into the Gulf???

It may, or it may not.. I don't think so now IMO because the turn has occured.

paulvogel · #13 Postby **paulvogel** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 7:31 am

still charlotte cty, they had the only 145 mph winds with gusts to 170 mph.

Punta Gorda looks like g-ds left boot stomped it

#14 Postby **Terry** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 10:28 am

We're in the calm. Winds were more fierce than Charley or Frances.

Most of Lakeland is without power. Lots of trees down. Typical shingle and carport damage. Unconfirmed that Lake Hollingsworth area looks worse than Lake Wales after Charley.

My own neighborhood on Scott Lake in S. Lakeland has large trees down. Houses seem fine, everyone safe and many out helping to cut tree which went down across the road.

Hoping we don't get much wind on backside (doesn't look like it) cuz we have a tree that could go... on our house or neighbors.

Going to check out husband's office.

#15 Postby **tronbunny** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 11:41 am

I'm voting Lake Wales as worst hit Florida city for 2004.
Polk County wins the Governors visit ...
They deserve all the pity and concern we can muster.

#16 Postby **DaylilyDawn** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 3:21 pm

A lot of the houses around Lake Hollingsworth had trees that were uprooted. Trees fell on both North and South Crystal Lake Drives, Power poles on Highway 98 south near 540A at the cemetery on Highway 98 were snapped in half. MacDonalds at the Grove Park area lost part of its building. The Publix store was open but selling only dry foods, no milk or perishables were sold since they had lost power for almost 24 hours. We lost a 30 foot 3 trunk cedar tree, 2 of the trunks fell, one remained standing. One fell toward Lowry Ave and the other fell between the first trunk and corner of our house. Other than that we had no structural damage. We have water standing in the back yard near our neighbor's fence and the ground is saturated so it squishes when you walk on it. All this water in the ground is pushing the roadbed out from under the black top so that the road will need to be repaved soon.

#17 Postby **tronbunny** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 3:24 pm

check this out:

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worst hit cty

map of charley, frances and jeanne track

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