Hurricane Charley - Port Charlotte, FL - August 13, 2004

Title: Hurricane Charley - Port Charlotte, FL - August 13, 2004

Added: Oct 17, 2007

Author: cyclonejimcom

Duration: 4:31

Description:
Hurricane Charley strengthened rapidly just before striking the southwestern coast of Florida, over Charlotte Harbor, as a Category Four hurricane. Although extremely small in size, Charley produced sustained winds of 150mph and gusts to near 175mph, causing catastrophic wind damage in the communities of Port Charlotte and Punta Gorda, FL. The Charlotte County Medical Center recorded an unofficial gust of 150kts (173mph) and the Charlotte County Airport recorded 139kts (160mph). Charley's minimum central pressure at landfall was 942mb (27.82in) and I recorded 950mb (28.05in) at my location near Fawcett Memorial Hospital. Veteran storm chaser Andy Dressler accompanied me on this chase.

Channel: Tech

Tags: hurricane  charley  severe  weather  storms  tropical  cyclone  typhoon  florida  hurricanes  2004  extreme  wind  disaster 

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