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Hurricane Charley news Web log
From Staff and Wire ReportsThe Web log is no longer being updated, but read through our coverage from the last page forward of Hurricane Charley's rampage through Central Florida. Sat. Aug. 14, 4:23 p.m. Heavy rain caused the roofs to collapse on several condemned apartments near...Tags: Orlando Weather, Colleges and Universities, Tropical Weather, Floods, Labor Legislation
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Charley rips across Florida
Sentinel Staff WritersHurricane Charley bullied its way up Florida's midsection Friday, flipping small airplanes, tearing off roofs, knocking down trees and flooding roads as it headed from coastal Charlotte County through Orlando and Daytona Beach. At least three people were...Tags: Cape Coral (Lee, Florida), Daytona Beach, Orlando Weather, Tropical Weather, Disasters and Accidents
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Charley roars across Central Florida
Sentinel Staff WritersHurricane Charley battered Central Florida on Friday night, packing 105-mph winds that tore off roofs, snapped trees like twigs and left hundreds of thousands of residents without power. And as the cleanup began, there were fears that electricity outages...Tags: Hotels and Accommodations, Leesburg, Tornadoes, Tropical Weather, Travel
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Global warming not a likely culprit in Charley's destructiveness
Sentinel Staff WriterCentral Floridians sitting in dark, hot houses trying to watch the Olympics on 4-inch, battery-powered televisions can't even take solace that they're helping to prevent the next devastating hurricane. In other words, global warming -- caused in part...Tags: Florida State University, Petroleum Industry, Bright House Networks, Global Change, Entertainment
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Recovery divides those with power, those without
Sentinel Staff WritersThe night her lights came back on, Darla Smith returned from a walk past the homes without electricity in her storm-ravaged Orlando neighborhood and was appalled to see her brightly lighted chandelier shining through the foyer window. "I thought, 'Now...Tags: Apopka, Colon, Kissimmee, Disasters, Florida
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Crews slowly light up Central Florida
Sentinel Staff WriterAbout two-thirds of Central Florida electric customers thrown into the dark by Hurricane Charley were back on line Tuesday as utility officials announced they had completed key repairs to a majority of their main power lines. That milestone cleared the...Tags: Apopka, Orange City, St. Cloud, Ocoee, Rich Crotty
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Hurricane Frances minute-by-minute
Sentinel staff and wire reportsRead from the last page forward to see developments in chronological order. 11:23 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 5, 2004 Joseph and Mary Dlubac celebrated 66 years of marriage Sunday at Palm Terrace Elementary School, being used as special needs shelter in...Tags: French Toast, Orlando Weather, Travel, McDonald's, Executive Branch
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Millions see familiar sight: Darkness
Sentinel Staff WritersHurricane Frances cut electricity to an estimated 5 million people -- a quarter of them in Central Florida -- as it slogged across the state Sunday. Although lacking the sustained high winds of Hurricane Charley last month, Frances still plunged more...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Tropical Weather, Buddy Dyer, Weather, College Park (Orlando, Florida)
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Damage, flooding widespread
Sentinel Staff WriterJohn Ellis tried to salvage what he could Monday from the home in which he had lived for 60 years until Hurricane Frances came calling. Ellis pointed to the southeast corner of the house, where a bedroom once stood. "The windows blew out, and then it was...Tags: Hotels and Accommodations, Daytona Beach, Floods, Disasters and Accidents, Mardi Gras
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Emergency phone numbers
From Staff ReportsAMERICAN RED CROSS - Brevard, Cocoa 321-632-0881 - Brevard/Melbourne area 321-723-7141 - Lake 352-314-0883 - Orange, Osceola, Seminole 407-894-4141 - Polk 863-294-5941 UTILITIES - Florida Power & Light (FPL) 1-800-226-3545 - Progress Energy...Tags: Bright House Networks, BellSouth Corporation, St. Cloud, Kissimmee, Titusville
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Struggling back -- again
Sentinel Staff WritersWeather-whipped Floridians blinked into the bright sun Monday and for the fourth time in six weeks trudged toward recovery, dragging broken tree limbs and ripped shingles to the curb. President Bush late Monday asked Congress for $7.1 billion to help...Tags: Armed Forces, Tropical Weather, Disasters and Accidents, Floods, Travel
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24 hours of Hurricane Jeanne
Sentinel staff and wire reportsRead from the last page forward to see an archive of developments in chronological order as reported by Sentinel staff. 5:03 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 26, 2004 After Charley, my downtown Orlando neighborhood went eight days without power. I have to admit, part...Tags: Florida State University, Orlando Weather, Travel, St. Cloud, Titusville
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