New Damage Info on Captiva Island

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New Damage Info on Captiva Island

#1 Postby montrealboy » Sat Aug 14, 2004 8:40 am

nbc-2 is reporting thru the Sarasota Herald Tribune that upper Captiva Island has 160 homes destroyed and 160 homes damaged. Also, Captiva Island has been split in half with a new water stream in middle created by Charley.
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#2 Postby adelphi_sky » Sat Aug 14, 2004 8:51 am

My uncle just had his house built in Rotunda, FL. About a few mile north of Captiva Island. I'm sure his house has some damage. Fortunately he's in VA now. But now VA has a TS warning. And the house he's in now is right on the Tidal Potamac. And that house was flooded last year by Isabel when the Potomac flooded. I know he's probably thinking living newar water is becoming a bad idea. :-)
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#3 Postby Ixolib » Sat Aug 14, 2004 8:58 am

Somebody on another forum said the split was 400 yards wide! :eek: Has anyone else heard of the damage on Captiva?? Four football fields is a pretty signigicant cut...
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#4 Postby montrealboy » Sat Aug 14, 2004 9:49 am

[quote="Ixolib"]Somebody on another forum said the split was 400 yards wide! :eek: Has anyone else heard of the damage on Captiva?? Four football fields is a pretty signigicant cut...[/quote]

confirmed by nbc-2
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#5 Postby Stephanie » Sat Aug 14, 2004 9:51 am

Oh WOW!!! :(
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#6 Postby Aquawind » Sat Aug 14, 2004 11:50 am

Watching live chopper video at the moment..Yep it's 2 islands now..Devistation alrighty....I saw video of a large concrete block storage building inland that was flattened..not by storm surge.. :eek:

Port Charlotte report 173mph gust..The device simply didn't break apart like most in the area..
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#7 Postby simplykristi » Sat Aug 14, 2004 11:51 am

What about Sanibel Island??

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#8 Postby southerngale » Sat Aug 14, 2004 11:55 am

Aqua, are you watching the damage from http://www.nbc-2.com/ ?

Oh my gosh...this is horrible!! :(
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#9 Postby Aquawind » Sat Aug 14, 2004 12:02 pm

southerngale wrote:Aqua, are you watching the damage from http://www.nbc-2.com/ ?

Oh my gosh...this is horrible!! :(


Yep..Plus footage on other stations of the area..

Sanibel took it hard I am sure..no particulars yet Kristi.
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#10 Postby Brent » Sat Aug 14, 2004 12:18 pm

simplykristi wrote:What about Sanibel Island??

Kristi


Very very bad. There is pretty close to total devastation there from the little bit of video I saw. It looked like big expensive houses were demolished. :(
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#11 Postby simplykristi » Sat Aug 14, 2004 12:20 pm

I saw some grainly looking video on the NBC-2 site but could not tell. :( That is too bad :(

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#12 Postby PurdueWx80 » Sat Aug 14, 2004 12:23 pm

Aquawind - where did you see the 173 mph gust report??? That's incredible IF true.
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#13 Postby Aquawind » Sat Aug 14, 2004 12:29 pm

NBC2..said it..I think they said at the airport and confirmed..but it's TV..
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#14 Postby rbaker » Sat Aug 14, 2004 12:36 pm

tpa stations have not had any aerial views of coast line, must be some restrictions, all reporting has been from Punta Gorda ne ward, this is on the scale of Andrew, except more widespead and possibly a wide cone.
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#15 Postby simplykristi » Sat Aug 14, 2004 12:59 pm

Just saw aerial footage of Captiva Island... Incredible damage :(

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