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Tom on Charley & FEMA

Tom on Charley & FEMA 08/20/2004 08:29 AM
Tom Matrullo gives us a perspective on Charley we simply don't get through the media. Finding the office was not a simple matter. Once there, I found several FEMA people milling about, avoiding eye contact with us, and 15 or so phones, some of which worked. The FEMA agents did not try to take questions or offer information. They simply told us to dial an 800 number. It was 7:30 a.m., and the room was already filling with people who had somehow found out where the FEMA center was located. Apparently in George W. Bush’s Washington, disasters may only occur...

Hurricane Charley blows through Web

Hurricane Charley blows through Web 08/13/2004 05:46 PM
Florida residents and their friends and families flock to the Net to track the progress and aftermath of the storm.

"Tom Matrullo gives us a perspective on
Charley"

"Tom Matrullo gives us a perspective on
Charley" 08/22/2004 07:54 AM

Charley Smacks Florida, Insurers

Charley Smacks Florida, Insurers 08/16/2004 04:36 PM
Hurricane Charley unleashed its fury on Florida. The residual impact shouldn't be as bad as Andrew's.

Charley Leaves at Least 15 Dead
(washingtonpost.com)

Charley Leaves at Least 15 Dead
(washingtonpost.com) 08/14/2004 10:49 PM
washingtonpost.com - PUNTA GORDA, Fla., Aug. 14 -- Hurricane Charley raced up the Atlantic seaboard Saturday, leaving a trail of demolished homes, flooded streets and uprooted palm trees, forcing thousands from their homes and killing at least 15 people.

Charley & Frances: Evil Mouseketeers

Charley & Frances: Evil Mouseketeers 09/03/2004 11:55 AM
Hurricanes are taking the wind out of Disney's theme park sails.

WeatherBug Blogs Hurricane Charley

WeatherBug Blogs Hurricane Charley 08/15/2004 04:20 AM
Meteorologist Ryan Towell following Charley .. blog/cover/meet .. A Charley Blog .. blog

weatherbug.blogs.com/charley
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Charley May Not Spike Insurance Premiums
(AP)

Charley May Not Spike Insurance Premiums
(AP) 08/15/2004 07:37 AM
AP - Hurricane Charley probably will not cause Floridians' insurance premiums to skyrocket like 1992's Andrew, and fewer insurers should go bankrupt from paying out damages expected to reach the billions of dollars, state and industry officials said Saturday.

Battening down Disney World for Charley

Battening down Disney World for Charley 08/22/2004 07:30 AM
Cory Doctorow: Caines sez, "A guest at Walt Disney World on 8/13 and 8/14 snapped these shots of the MAgic Kingdom being prepared for Hurricane Charley. Signs being secured and kiosks being tethered. He was staying at the All-Star Sports Resort and his pics of some of the characters that were sent, guests swimming, and shots of the rain/wind from his hotel window. The last of the shots are trees and signs blown away." Link (Thanks, Caines!)

Florida flees Hurricane Charley

Florida flees Hurricane Charley 08/13/2004 10:45 AM
Thousands are evacuated as a hurricane approaches the Florida coast after slamming through Cuba.

Florida Braces for Hurricane Charley

Florida Braces for Hurricane Charley 08/13/2004 06:49 AM
By Thursday evening, 1.9 million people in vulnerable areas along the west coast of Florida had been told to evacuate in preparation for Hurricane Charley.

Charley Hits Florida With 145 MPH Winds

Charley Hits Florida With 145 MPH Winds 08/13/2004 07:38 PM
Free Internet Press Aug 13 2004 10:58PM GMT

Groups Try to Aid Elderly Charley
Victims (AP)

Groups Try to Aid Elderly Charley
Victims (AP) 08/18/2004 08:25 PM
AP - The devastation brought on by Hurricane Charley has been especially painful for an elderly population that is among the largest in the nation.

Hurricane Charley Strengthens as It
Heads for Cuba

Hurricane Charley Strengthens as It
Heads for Cuba 08/12/2004 12:55 PM
Reuters via Wired News Aug 12 2004 5:01PM GMT

Hurricane Charley Strengthens as It
Nears Florida

Hurricane Charley Strengthens as It
Nears Florida 08/13/2004 02:13 PM
Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida asked the president to declare a federal state of emergency as the storm neared the cities of Tampa and St. Petersburg today.

CNN.com - Mighty Charley loses steam -
Aug 13, 2004

CNN.com - Mighty Charley loses steam -
Aug 13, 2004 08/15/2004 04:20 AM
1,400 National Guard troops have been sent to Port Charlotte to conduct search and rescue operations .. weather reports .. charley .. at

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Charley Carves Swath of Destruction in
Florida

Charley Carves Swath of Destruction in
Florida 08/14/2004 01:01 AM
Reuters via Wired News Aug 14 2004 4:42AM GMT

Hurricane Charley Surge Could Swamp
Tampa (AP)

Hurricane Charley Surge Could Swamp
Tampa (AP) 08/12/2004 08:15 PM
AP - Officials warned an estimated 800,000 residents and tourists in the projected path of Hurricane Charley to get out of the way Thursday, saying parts of this city's downtown and neighboring areas could be submerged by the massive storm surge likely when the storm strikes Florida's central gulf coast in the next 24 hours.

Rescuers Rush Aid to Charley Victims in
Florida

Rescuers Rush Aid to Charley Victims in
Florida 08/14/2004 06:43 PM
Reuters via Wired News Aug 14 2004 10:38PM GMT

Florida Suffers Serious Damage From
Hurricane Charley

Florida Suffers Serious Damage From
Hurricane Charley 08/13/2004 09:41 PM
Packing winds of 145 miles an hour, the hurricane ripped into Florida's west coast, causing an estimated $14.5 billion of property damage.

Hurricane Charley Grows, Floridians Flee

Hurricane Charley Grows, Floridians Flee 08/12/2004 06:48 PM
Reuters via Wired News Aug 12 2004 11:24PM GMT

"CNN.com - Dangerous Hurricane Charley
now?Category 4 - Aug 13, 2004"

"CNN.com - Dangerous Hurricane Charley
now?Category 4 - Aug 13, 2004" 08/15/2004 03:44 PM

Charley Kills 13 in Florida Before
Moving North

Charley Kills 13 in Florida Before
Moving North 08/14/2004 09:00 PM
Reuters via Wired News Aug 15 2004 1:36AM GMT

Rescuers Rush to Help Charley Victims in
Florida

Rescuers Rush to Help Charley Victims in
Florida 08/14/2004 10:12 AM
Reuters via Wired News Aug 14 2004 1:32PM GMT

Fatalities Reported in Aftermath of
Hurricane Charley

Fatalities Reported in Aftermath of
Hurricane Charley 08/14/2004 08:04 AM
There was a "significant loss of life" at a mobile home park in the wake of Hurricane Charley, Florida officials said today.

'Many' Fatalities Expected from Charley
in Florida

'Many' Fatalities Expected from Charley
in Florida 08/14/2004 10:12 AM
Reuters via Wired News Aug 14 2004 1:32PM GMT

Hurricane Charley Strikes South Carolina
(AP)

Hurricane Charley Strikes South Carolina
(AP) 08/14/2004 11:29 AM
AP - Hurricane Charley struck the coast of South Carolina on Saturday with wind of 85 mph as the state's Grand Strand resort region stood nearly empty following a mandatory evacuation of many of the area's 180,000 tourists and residents.

Hurricane Charley Deaths Rise to 20 in
Florida (Reuters)

Hurricane Charley Deaths Rise to 20 in
Florida (Reuters) 08/18/2004 02:26 PM
Reuters - The death toll from Hurricane Charley's destructive rampage in Florida has risen to 20, and more than 439,000 remain without power in the state, government officials said on Wednesday.

Kerry Asks Campaign Workers to Help
Charley Victims

Kerry Asks Campaign Workers to Help
Charley Victims 08/14/2004 09:00 PM
Reuters via Wired News Aug 15 2004 1:37AM GMT

Tropical Storm Charley Threatens
Jamaica, Caymans

Tropical Storm Charley Threatens
Jamaica, Caymans 08/11/2004 01:53 PM
Reuters via Wired News Aug 11 2004 5:42PM GMT

Charley Kills 13 in Florida Before
Moving North (Reuters)

Charley Kills 13 in Florida Before
Moving North (Reuters) 08/14/2004 08:23 PM
Reuters - Rescuers searched devastated communities for dead and injured, and thousands of people were homeless on Saturday after Hurricane Charley killed 13 people, shredded mobile home parks and damaged tens of thousands of buildings in southwest Florida.

Hurricane Charley Nears Jamaica, Cuba on
Alert

Hurricane Charley Nears Jamaica, Cuba on
Alert 08/11/2004 06:50 PM
Reuters via Wired News Aug 11 2004 11:34PM GMT

Hurricane Charley report from Q-Burns
Abstract Message

Hurricane Charley report from Q-Burns
Abstract Message 08/18/2004 03:05 PM
Famed DJ and friend of BoingBoing Michael Donaldson, aka QBurns Abstract Message, had just returned from tour in Eastern Europe last week when the hurricane hit his home in Florida. Electricity is still out in many places, so he's hiding out in his recording studio with a dial-up connection and a hamster-powered laptop to e-mail us this report. Image: snapshot of a frightened cat coming out of hiding a couple days after the storm.

The winds here in Orlando were at about 90 MPH when it hit. The was a lot of destruction, but somehow my house and property ended up completely unscathed. The worst part lasted 45 minutes. I just sat in the dark with my cat and a bottle of wine watching the whole thing out the window. It was really crazy. Saw the trees flapping around and then I kept seeing flashes of blue and green in the sky ... I thought this was some strange lightning but found out later it was actually electrical transformers exploding across the neighborhood. Wow.

I've been through at least 3 hurricanes in my life and have never seen anything like this either. The city is like a warzone with debris and fallen trees and power lines everywhere. It was starting to get cleaned up as I left home yesterday, so hopefully when I return all will be back to normal. I can't even imagine what it looks like down south in the Ft. Meyers area, which received the full force of the storm. It actually weakened a bit before it hit central Florida.

My business partner has a 30 foot tree laying in his backyard. Another friend has a tree about that big in his swimming pool (no idea how he'll get that out). Yet another friend lives in a neighborhood that is in a 'dead end' road. A huge tree has fallen in the path of their only exit, and they can only leave by foot. I guess I got off easy. None of us have any power, though.

The storm was followed by eerie silence and the even eerier sight of my neighborhood residents walking the lightless streets, Night Of The Living Dead-style, surveying the damage. A friend of mine owned a bar that miraculously had power so after a few phone calls we convened there 90 minutes after the hurricane's end. About 60 people showed and I started playing records and doing vodka shots. This had the makings of a really nice party as a ton of frustration and stress was being expelled by all. We were stopped at about 1 AM by a number of cops who claimed the city was in a state of emergency and there was a curfew in effect all over the city. We either left the party or we were to be arrested. Thus we were ordered to tipsily navigate the darkened, traffic light-less, wreckage covered streets to our hot, powerless, and, in some cases, devastated homes. You think the 'man' would give us a break.

Photo galleries from the Orlando Sentinel: images part one, images part two. And here's a gallery of personal snaps from Maria, one of the "hurricane party" attendees (owner of the frightened cat above): Link. Bonus: a brand new Q-Burns Abstract Message DJ mix available for online listening and/or download -- Link

Update: an anonymous BB reader sends in this wmv file -- a composite of time-lapse stills of Hurricane Charley hitting Florida over the span of about seven hours. Link . And via Poynter, an interesting essay on the power of TV infographics in the eye of a storm: "Radar Love." Link

Hurricane Charley Routs Florida (Los
Angeles Times)

Hurricane Charley Routs Florida (Los
Angeles Times) 08/14/2004 04:36 AM
Los Angeles Times - PUNTA GORDA, Fla. — Hurricane Charley ripped into Florida's Gulf Coast on Friday afternoon, carrying sustained winds of 145 mph, spawning tornadoes and leaving behind a storm surge that threatened to swamp low-lying beach communities and harbor towns.

Hurricane Charley Hits Cuba, Floridians
Flee

Hurricane Charley Hits Cuba, Floridians
Flee 08/13/2004 03:34 AM
Reuters via Wired News Aug 13 2004 7:33AM GMT

Hurricane Charley Death Toll 13 in
Florida -Official

Hurricane Charley Death Toll 13 in
Florida -Official 08/14/2004 09:00 PM
Reuters via Wired News Aug 15 2004 1:37AM GMT

Hurricane Charley blows through, 15
confirmed dead in Florida

Hurricane Charley blows through, 15
confirmed dead in Florida 08/14/2004 06:43 PM
Free Internet Press Aug 14 2004 10:11PM GMT

Charley Gains Strength, Hits Florida
(washingtonpost.com)

Charley Gains Strength, Hits Florida
(washingtonpost.com) 08/13/2004 11:02 PM
washingtonpost.com - TAMPA, Aug. 13 -- Hurricane Charley, a far bigger and more erratic storm than expected, slashed into Florida's crowded Gulf Coast on Friday with 145-mph winds that peeled off rooftops, wrenched trees from the ground and lifted sea crests to frightening levels.

Hurricane Charley Rips Path of Damage
Across Florida

Hurricane Charley Rips Path of Damage
Across Florida 08/13/2004 11:40 PM
Packing winds of 145 miles an hour, the hurricane ripped into Florida's west coast, causing an estimated $14.5 billion of property damage.
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