Hurricane Charley

August 13, 2001 at landfall: Fort Charlotte
Category 4 at landfall

Winds: 125 kts
Surge height: http://www.hurricanescience.org/history/storms/2000s/charley/

· 2.4 m (8 ft.) storm surge occurred in Lee County

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/hurricane-charley-comes-ashore/

· A surge of sea water reached up to 15 feet high

Damage Description:

http://www.hurricanescience.org/history/storms/2000s/charley/

· Eighty percent of the buildings in the southwest county of Charlotte were destroyed and a 2.4 m (8 ft) storm surge occurred in Lee County. One third of all the schools in Charlotte County were demolished, and all 59 schools in Osceola County were damaged

· Punta Gorda, which received a direct hit from the eye of the hurricane, was completely leveled. Six schools and 6 fire stations were ruined. In the city of about 16,000 residents, 11,000 homes were destroyed, half of which were mobile homes (90% of which were not up to post-Andrew code.

· Throughout the Atlantic basin, hurricane Charley caused $16.3 billion (2004 USD) in damage and was responsible for 15 deaths.

· In the Florida peninsula alone, $14.6 billion in property damage occurred

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/hurricane-charley-comes-ashore/

· Winds blew off the roof of a hurricane shelter where 1,200 people had gathered and tore apart small planes at the Charlotte County airport.

· Two traffic deaths were reported in Florida

· Gov. Jeb Bush said damage could exceed $15 billion

http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/hurricanes/charley/