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Logs - 2004 - Fall - Hurricane Jeanne
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Hurricane Jeanne
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Hurricane Jeanne
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??? - NOT AGAIN - ???
Friday – September 24 2004 - Centennial Harbour Marina – Fort Myers, FL - (239) 461-0775 – Mile 136 … NOT AGAIN !! …. the Floridians have yet to recover from Hurricane Charley, Hurricane Frances, and Hurricane Ivan .. and Ivan is back in the Gulf looking at another Landfall .. YUCK .. wellll at least the Floridians are starting to learn from our Hurricane experiences .. this is just one on many examples ………
Top Ten Reasons Hurricane Season is Like Christmas
10. Decorating the house ( boarding up windows)
9. Dragging out boxes that haven't been used since last season (camping gear, flashlights)
8. Last minute shopping in crowded stores
7. Regular TV shows pre-empted for "specials"
6. Family coming to stay with you
5. Family and friends from out-of-state calling
4. Buying food you don't normally buy ... and in large quantities
3. Days off from work
2. Candles
… and the number one reason Hurricane Season is like Christmas ...
1. At some point you know you're going to have a tree in your house !!!
Top Ten Reasons Hurricane Season is Like Christmas
10. Decorating the house ( boarding up windows)
9. Dragging out boxes that haven't been used since last season (camping gear, flashlights)
8. Last minute shopping in crowded stores
7. Regular TV shows pre-empted for "specials"
6. Family coming to stay with you
5. Family and friends from out-of-state calling
4. Buying food you don't normally buy ... and in large quantities
3. Days off from work
2. Candles
… and the number one reason Hurricane Season is like Christmas ...
1. At some point you know you're going to have a tree in your house !!!
HEADLINES
Bahamas Prepares for Battering by Jeanne
FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) - Schools and churches were opening as emergency shelters Friday as Hurricane Jeanne bore down on the Bahamas with violent winds and drenching rains, threatening more destruction on islands still recovering from Hurricane Frances. .. Forecasters said Jeanne begin to lash the northwest Bahamas on Saturday before heading for Florida. The Bahamian capital, Nassau, and the second city of Freeport, on Grand Bahama Island, both were in the threatened area ..
Jeanne was headed for the Bahamas following a devastating hit as a tropical storm last weekend on Haiti, where floods killed more than 1,100, left more than 1,250 missing, and left over 300000 homeless .. the southern Bahamian islands were under storm warning when Jeanne brushed past into the Atlantic, and the storm then made a loop and headed back toward the Bahamas.
Jeanne had sustained winds near 100 mph (160 kph) with higher gusts Friday morning. Forecasters warned the storm would stir up dangerous surf and rip currents, and could bring up to 10 inches (25 centimeters) of rain ….
Bahamas Prepares for Battering by Jeanne
FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) - Schools and churches were opening as emergency shelters Friday as Hurricane Jeanne bore down on the Bahamas with violent winds and drenching rains, threatening more destruction on islands still recovering from Hurricane Frances. .. Forecasters said Jeanne begin to lash the northwest Bahamas on Saturday before heading for Florida. The Bahamian capital, Nassau, and the second city of Freeport, on Grand Bahama Island, both were in the threatened area ..
Jeanne was headed for the Bahamas following a devastating hit as a tropical storm last weekend on Haiti, where floods killed more than 1,100, left more than 1,250 missing, and left over 300000 homeless .. the southern Bahamian islands were under storm warning when Jeanne brushed past into the Atlantic, and the storm then made a loop and headed back toward the Bahamas.
Jeanne had sustained winds near 100 mph (160 kph) with higher gusts Friday morning. Forecasters warned the storm would stir up dangerous surf and rip currents, and could bring up to 10 inches (25 centimeters) of rain ….
Saturday – September 25 2004 - Centennial Harbour Marina – Fort Myers, FL - (239) 461-0775 – Mile 136 …
HEADLINES -
Thousands In Fla. Told To Flee Hurricane
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) - Hurricane Jeanne forced the evacuations of more than 800,000 residents Saturday as it bore down on Florida with winds near 105 mph and threatened to strengthen into a major storm.
If it hits Florida's Atlantic Coast on Sunday as predicted, it would be the fourth hurricane to slam the state this season, a scenario unmatched in more than a century. It would be a Category 3 storm with winds of at least 111 mph if it gains strength as predicted.
Jeanne, churning across the Bahamas, was poised to slam some of the same areas hit by the earlier storms, potentially transforming still-uncleared piles of debris into deadly missiles.
"This is all we have left," said Pam Curtis, shedding tears Friday as she glanced at a heap of smashed furniture in front of her stripped Fort Pierce condominium. The debris pile left by Hurricane Frances matched her own height. "When this other hurricane comes, this pile is going to be knocking down the rest of it."
No state has been struck by four hurricanes in one season since Texas in 1886. Jeanne could turn into the latest in a devastating chain of hurricanes that have rattled southwest Florida (Charley), the state's midsection (Frances) and Florida's Panhandle (Ivan). Combined, the storms have caused billions of dollars of damage and at least 70 deaths in Florida.
"I know people are frustrated, they're tired of all this," Gov. Jeb Bush said. "Trust me, their governor is as well."
Charley hit Aug. 3 as a Category 4 on the Safford-Simpson scale with winds of 145 mph. Frances hit on Labor Day weekend as a Category 2 with winds of 105 mph, and Ivan hit last week as a strong Category 3 with winds of 130 mph.
About 817,000 people in communities from Miami to Daytona Beach were under evacuation orders for mobile homes, low-lying areas and barrier islands.
Jeanne, earlier blamed for at least 1,100 flooding deaths in Haiti, looked early in the week like it had turned north and was headed safely out to sea, but it made a jagged loop that brought it toward the Bahamas and Florida ….
HEADLINES -
Thousands In Fla. Told To Flee Hurricane
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) - Hurricane Jeanne forced the evacuations of more than 800,000 residents Saturday as it bore down on Florida with winds near 105 mph and threatened to strengthen into a major storm.
If it hits Florida's Atlantic Coast on Sunday as predicted, it would be the fourth hurricane to slam the state this season, a scenario unmatched in more than a century. It would be a Category 3 storm with winds of at least 111 mph if it gains strength as predicted.
Jeanne, churning across the Bahamas, was poised to slam some of the same areas hit by the earlier storms, potentially transforming still-uncleared piles of debris into deadly missiles.
"This is all we have left," said Pam Curtis, shedding tears Friday as she glanced at a heap of smashed furniture in front of her stripped Fort Pierce condominium. The debris pile left by Hurricane Frances matched her own height. "When this other hurricane comes, this pile is going to be knocking down the rest of it."
No state has been struck by four hurricanes in one season since Texas in 1886. Jeanne could turn into the latest in a devastating chain of hurricanes that have rattled southwest Florida (Charley), the state's midsection (Frances) and Florida's Panhandle (Ivan). Combined, the storms have caused billions of dollars of damage and at least 70 deaths in Florida.
"I know people are frustrated, they're tired of all this," Gov. Jeb Bush said. "Trust me, their governor is as well."
Charley hit Aug. 3 as a Category 4 on the Safford-Simpson scale with winds of 145 mph. Frances hit on Labor Day weekend as a Category 2 with winds of 105 mph, and Ivan hit last week as a strong Category 3 with winds of 130 mph.
About 817,000 people in communities from Miami to Daytona Beach were under evacuation orders for mobile homes, low-lying areas and barrier islands.
Jeanne, earlier blamed for at least 1,100 flooding deaths in Haiti, looked early in the week like it had turned north and was headed safely out to sea, but it made a jagged loop that brought it toward the Bahamas and Florida ….
.. all day Friday and again today we had a parade of Boats going by our Marina that had come across the ICW from the East Coast .. and once again our Marina filled up with Boats from the East Coast .. as the Floridians on the East Coast were getting ready for Hurricane Jeanne we spent much of the day getting our new Hurricane Lines out of storage and by mid afternoon Dee Light was once again secured very well with our Hurricane Lines ..
Sunday – September 26 2004 - Centennial Harbour Marina – Fort Myers, FL - (239) 461-0775 – Mile 136 … after returning to Dee Light from a Saturday night social at the Royal Palm Yacht Club we checked our Lines and Fenders .. the winds had picked up when we were gone but with Pete’s help we were able to get Dee Light secured for the night .. once back inside Dee Light we checked the status of Jeanne and found the following ..
12:30 am - HEADLINES –
Jeanne Makes Landfall Near Stuart Florida
STUART, FL (AP) -- Hurricane Jeanne sent wind and huge waves crashing ashore as it slammed into storm-weary Florida early Sunday, forcing thousands into shelters and tearing part of the roof from a hospital. The storm made landfall just weeks after Frances ravaged the same stretch of coast, and hurled debris only recently cleared from earlier hurricanes.
It was the state's fourth hurricane of the season - an ordeal no state has faced since Texas in 1886.
About 2 million people, from near the state's southern tip to the Georgia border, were urged to evacuate as Jeanne's sustained wind strengthened to 120 mph.
The Category 3 storm came ashore on the state's central Atlantic coast and was expected to turn to the North ..
12:30 am - HEADLINES –
Jeanne Makes Landfall Near Stuart Florida
STUART, FL (AP) -- Hurricane Jeanne sent wind and huge waves crashing ashore as it slammed into storm-weary Florida early Sunday, forcing thousands into shelters and tearing part of the roof from a hospital. The storm made landfall just weeks after Frances ravaged the same stretch of coast, and hurled debris only recently cleared from earlier hurricanes.
It was the state's fourth hurricane of the season - an ordeal no state has faced since Texas in 1886.
About 2 million people, from near the state's southern tip to the Georgia border, were urged to evacuate as Jeanne's sustained wind strengthened to 120 mph.
The Category 3 storm came ashore on the state's central Atlantic coast and was expected to turn to the North ..
05:00 am .. we rocked and rolled all night long .. with the winds from the North and Northwest Pete’s Boat next to Dee Light was pushed off their Finger towards Dee Light soooo we added an extra Fender and checked the Lines on Pete’s Boat ..
06:00 am .. yesterday three of the US Coast Guard Boats that are stationed at Fort Myers Beach relocated at our Marina to weather out Hurricane Jeanne .. for over 20 years they have always gone above the Franklin Lock during Hurricanes .. during the last Hurricane they were stranded above the Railroad Bridge just up River from us due to an electrical outage .. thus if they had an emergency they would have been stuck .. and sure enough at 06:00 am this morning they had to respond to a Sailboat that got in trouble off Sanibel Island .. sooooo the 47 foot Coast Guard boat headed out .. UGH !! ..
08:00 pm .. sad news for some of us .. yup the Colts beat the Green Bay Packers in the Colts first home game of their season ..
06:00 am .. yesterday three of the US Coast Guard Boats that are stationed at Fort Myers Beach relocated at our Marina to weather out Hurricane Jeanne .. for over 20 years they have always gone above the Franklin Lock during Hurricanes .. during the last Hurricane they were stranded above the Railroad Bridge just up River from us due to an electrical outage .. thus if they had an emergency they would have been stuck .. and sure enough at 06:00 am this morning they had to respond to a Sailboat that got in trouble off Sanibel Island .. sooooo the 47 foot Coast Guard boat headed out .. UGH !! ..
08:00 pm .. sad news for some of us .. yup the Colts beat the Green Bay Packers in the Colts first home game of their season ..
HEADLINES
Latest Hurricane Kills Six in Florida
HUTCHINSON ISLAND, Fla. (AP) -- Jeanne, Florida's fourth hurricane in six weeks, piled on destruction in already ravaged areas Sunday, slicing across the state with howling wind that rocketed debris from earlier storms and torrents of rain that turned streets into rivers.
At least six people died in the storm, which was a cruel rerun for many still trying to recover from earlier hurricanes. Jeanne came ashore in the same area hit three weeks ago by Hurricane Frances and was headed for the Panhandle, where 70,000 homes and businesses remained without power because of Hurricane Ivan 10 days earlier.
The storm peeled the roofs off buildings, toppled light poles, destroyed a deserted community center in Jensen Beach and flooded some bridges from the mainland to the Atlantic coast's barrier islands. More than 1.1 million homes and businesses were without power.
"The last three weeks have been horrific," said Joe Stawara, owner of a Vero Beach mobile home park where about half the 232 trailers were damaged. "And just when we start to turn the corner, this happens."
Until this weekend, no state had suffered a four-hurricane pounding in one season since Texas in 1886. And the hurricane season still has two months to go.
Rain blew sideways in wind that reached 120 mph when Hurricane Jeanne's eye hit land late Saturday night; by 8 p.m. EDT Sunday it had weakened to a tropical storm with sustained wind near 55 mph.
At least a foot of water rushed through some streets in Vero Beach, where a mattress floated through one neighborhood.
President Bush declared a major disaster area in Florida. The hurricanes have prompted the largest relief effort in the Federal Emergency Management Agency's history, eclipsing responses for the 1994 earthquake in Northridge, Calif., and the 2001 terrorist attacks, director Michael Brown said.
"You're going to have some areas that have been hit once, twice and sometimes maybe three times," Brown said. "That's very frustrating, I know, for those who live in those communities."
Frances was larger, while Charley and Ivan were more powerful. But Jeanne was bad enough, once again sending the Sunshine State into a state of emergency.
Gov. Jeb Bush sought to reassure weary Floridians. "This will become a memory," he said. "This does come to an end, and when it does we can probably use the term 'normal' again."
Latest Hurricane Kills Six in Florida
HUTCHINSON ISLAND, Fla. (AP) -- Jeanne, Florida's fourth hurricane in six weeks, piled on destruction in already ravaged areas Sunday, slicing across the state with howling wind that rocketed debris from earlier storms and torrents of rain that turned streets into rivers.
At least six people died in the storm, which was a cruel rerun for many still trying to recover from earlier hurricanes. Jeanne came ashore in the same area hit three weeks ago by Hurricane Frances and was headed for the Panhandle, where 70,000 homes and businesses remained without power because of Hurricane Ivan 10 days earlier.
The storm peeled the roofs off buildings, toppled light poles, destroyed a deserted community center in Jensen Beach and flooded some bridges from the mainland to the Atlantic coast's barrier islands. More than 1.1 million homes and businesses were without power.
"The last three weeks have been horrific," said Joe Stawara, owner of a Vero Beach mobile home park where about half the 232 trailers were damaged. "And just when we start to turn the corner, this happens."
Until this weekend, no state had suffered a four-hurricane pounding in one season since Texas in 1886. And the hurricane season still has two months to go.
Rain blew sideways in wind that reached 120 mph when Hurricane Jeanne's eye hit land late Saturday night; by 8 p.m. EDT Sunday it had weakened to a tropical storm with sustained wind near 55 mph.
At least a foot of water rushed through some streets in Vero Beach, where a mattress floated through one neighborhood.
President Bush declared a major disaster area in Florida. The hurricanes have prompted the largest relief effort in the Federal Emergency Management Agency's history, eclipsing responses for the 1994 earthquake in Northridge, Calif., and the 2001 terrorist attacks, director Michael Brown said.
"You're going to have some areas that have been hit once, twice and sometimes maybe three times," Brown said. "That's very frustrating, I know, for those who live in those communities."
Frances was larger, while Charley and Ivan were more powerful. But Jeanne was bad enough, once again sending the Sunshine State into a state of emergency.
Gov. Jeb Bush sought to reassure weary Floridians. "This will become a memory," he said. "This does come to an end, and when it does we can probably use the term 'normal' again."
Monday – September 27 2004 - Centennial Harbour Marina – Fort Myers, FL - (239) 461-0775 – Mile 136 .. we drove to Betty’s place that is located in the Fort Myers Beach area .. Betty has a little damage to her Roof that was done by Jeanne’s winds .. we did a temporary patch job that will do until we can secure the needed materials to complete the repairs .. we then drove across the Bridge to Fort Myers Beach and took some photos in the Pier area .. from there we drove to Lake Okeechobee to check up on Mike and Carol’s new place on the Northeast Side of the Lake .. Hurricane Frances went thru the area a few weeks ago and damages some of the area .. and now it appears that what Frances did not damage Hurricane Jeanne has now gone thru the same area and damaged the balance of the area .. there were still Electrical Power Lines on the Roads and some of the Roads were filled with Sewer Water .. and we were driving Betty’s brand new Car .. UGH .. Mike and Carol’s place as well as Jerry and Doreen’s place that are located in Ancient Oaks had not had any damage from Frances .. but both places now have some modest damage from Jeanne .. many of their neighbors did not fair as well .. on our way back we drove thru Buckhead Ridge Florida .. they really got hit hard with Jeanne .. photos of our trip are here ..
Thursday – September 30 2004 - Centennial Harbour Marina – Fort Myers, FL - (239) 461-0775 – Mile 136 ..
HEADLINES -
President Bush Visits Stuart
STUART FL — President Bush threw his arm around Treasure Coast hurricane victims and offered them his sympathy as he visited a Federal Emergency Management Agency recovery center.
"How you doing?" Bush asked storm victims while making his fifth survey of Florida areas lashed by four hurricanes. Touring the recovery center before Thursday night's debate with Sen. John Kerry at the University of Miami, he hugged a woman as she dabbed her eyes and shared her story of the storms.
"You were hit pretty hard?" Bush asked one couple as he circulated among tables offering financial assistance and housing. At each table he dispensed sympathy in the form of pep talks, pats on the back and hugs.
The president's brother, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, also comforted residents. The White House arranged for a large pack of local and national reporters to capture the scene, which came about 11 hours before the first Bush-Kerry debate.
At a Red Cross center in Martin County, Bush said he had met with Martin County High School students who were volunteering to help the Red Cross. "I thanked them for their example, I thanked them for their service," he said. "See, these volunteers show the true heart of America, because we're a compassionate people. We care when a neighbor hurts. We long to help somebody when help is needed."
Bush was going to be in the area for the debate, so he slipped in the tour of hurricane damage in the state that decided the 2000 election. Democrats said they smelled politics ...
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HEADLINES -
President Bush Visits Stuart
STUART FL — President Bush threw his arm around Treasure Coast hurricane victims and offered them his sympathy as he visited a Federal Emergency Management Agency recovery center.
"How you doing?" Bush asked storm victims while making his fifth survey of Florida areas lashed by four hurricanes. Touring the recovery center before Thursday night's debate with Sen. John Kerry at the University of Miami, he hugged a woman as she dabbed her eyes and shared her story of the storms.
"You were hit pretty hard?" Bush asked one couple as he circulated among tables offering financial assistance and housing. At each table he dispensed sympathy in the form of pep talks, pats on the back and hugs.
The president's brother, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, also comforted residents. The White House arranged for a large pack of local and national reporters to capture the scene, which came about 11 hours before the first Bush-Kerry debate.
At a Red Cross center in Martin County, Bush said he had met with Martin County High School students who were volunteering to help the Red Cross. "I thanked them for their example, I thanked them for their service," he said. "See, these volunteers show the true heart of America, because we're a compassionate people. We care when a neighbor hurts. We long to help somebody when help is needed."
Bush was going to be in the area for the debate, so he slipped in the tour of hurricane damage in the state that decided the 2000 election. Democrats said they smelled politics ...
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