Just Got A Call From My Uncle..Homestead , Florida..not good

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tcmitch2
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#41 Postby tcmitch2 » Fri Jul 08, 2005 11:51 pm

so far here in Ft. Myers, we've had some squall lines come through with some minor gusts. About an hour ago we had what looked like "green" lighting for awile and some pretty bright. Real heavy rains at times. OUr power flickered a few times but we still have the juice. A buddy of mine called from Lehigh Acres (Lee county) and his power has been out for an hour now.....
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#42 Postby tcmitch2 » Fri Jul 08, 2005 11:52 pm

All seems quiet now. Just wait a few hours..... Yikes!
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#43 Postby tcmitch2 » Sat Jul 09, 2005 12:00 am

Kevin_Cho wrote:A few of my friends in Golden gate are now without power to..looks like power outages already across SW and SE Florida. At least 75,000 total in Miami-Dade/Broward Counties alone.


Kevin, you're not that far from me, why the power outages so soon??? Did your power flicker earlier??? Glad I got my generator 2 months ago. I;m ready if the juice goes out. 5500 watts not enought for our air though. But just enough for fans lights and refrig...
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#44 Postby Sanibel » Sat Jul 09, 2005 12:02 am

We're out here on the water and it isn't that bad. Just squally...
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