Hurricane Charley Damage

Kitsune · 08-21-2004, 03:42 PM

Drove through Arcadia, FL, today, which is forty miles inland and was in the path of Charley. The town is pretty much completely destroyed -- I've never seen anything like it, before, and the pictures cannot convey the feeling you get seeing what has happened. Since I was driving, I didn't get to take many pictures, but I did get video that I will post later. Didn't stick around too long, either -- the locals have been without power, water, and telephones now for a full week so they don't look too happy to see people snapping pictures. Long lines for food, tent cities, the smell of things burning... its very unpleasant, even a full week later.

Snapped by the sheer force of the wind. Large trees were down, everywhere, and those that happened to be still standing were without most of their leaves.

Ever wonder what the inside of a water tower looks like? Well, this is Arcadia's, now at ground level and missing its top. I can't imagine what it must have been like when this came crashing down.

Nothing But Net · 08-21-2004, 04:19 PM

Damn Kit, those are incredible. I wonder if anyone was in the trailer home when the water tower came down.

And notice the ladder in the tank. Was this taken in Petticoat Junction, by any chance? Is this the local swimmin' hole? Because I'd sure like to see Bobbie Joe pop out of there.

Kitsune · 08-21-2004, 04:26 PM

I wonder if anyone was in the trailer home when the water tower came down.

My guess is that the little trailer wasn't there during the storm and was placed there recently -- a lot of them have shown up as temporary living space for people now without homes. Although, I couldn't be sure, because there were a lot of brick buildings that had been completely demolished while some very light construction seemed untouched. It was strange to see what the hurricane had "selected".

xoxoxoBruce · 08-21-2004, 10:01 PM

A friend in DeBary sent me this picture link.

Click the photo gallery at the bottom.

Here's another picture in the WTF thread.

wolf · 08-22-2004, 01:38 AM

As I was sitting, not counselling people related to the recent PA flooding, I looked around at all the men and women from FEMA, who were in the midst of not helping people fill out paperwork for the government funds that flow from a national disaster declaration. I turned to my partner on the site and said, "Can't you feel it? This is a roomful of people who are all thinking, 'Damn, we could have gone to Florida, but NOoooo. We're in Upper Darby.'"

Cyber Wolf · 08-22-2004, 03:05 PM

Hey Kit, remember that old worn down bar you posted pictures of recently? Any way you could see how that structure fared through Charley or was that in the path?

Kitsune · 08-22-2004, 07:59 PM

Hey Kit, remember that old worn down bar you posted pictures of recently? Any way you could see how that structure fared through Charley or was that in the path?

I actually passed by it on the way back from Arcadia. The place is in shambles -- completely destroyed. That is, to say, it hasn't changed a bit.

Seriously, it didn't suffer any damage mostly because there isn't anything left to damage. It also didnt take a direct hit, either, probably only getting 50mph winds at the most. Power lines around it were down and a couple of telephone poles had been snapped and quicklly replaced, but the little bar and abandoned gas station that stands beside it appear untouched.

Billy · 08-24-2004, 12:12 AM

It is a big damage. Happend to see the similar Typhoon damage in China.

Billy · 08-25-2004, 10:23 AM

A Chinese girl sits at makeshift shelters flooded by heavy rainfall from Typhoon Rananim in the coastal town of Shitang, Zhejiang, eastern China, Friday Aug. 13, 2004. The most powerful typhoon to hit China in seven years roared inland on Friday after killing 115 people along the coast and mowing a swathe of destruction though farms, towns and fishing ports, state media reported.

08-21-2004, 03:42 PM	#1
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	Hurricane Charley Damage Drove through Arcadia, FL, today, which is forty miles inland and was in the path of Charley. The town is pretty much completely destroyed -- I've never seen anything like it, before, and the pictures cannot convey the feeling you get seeing what has happened. Since I was driving, I didn't get to take many pictures, but I did get video that I will post later. Didn't stick around too long, either -- the locals have been without power, water, and telephones now for a full week so they don't look too happy to see people snapping pictures. Long lines for food, tent cities, the smell of things burning... its very unpleasant, even a full week later. Snapped by the sheer force of the wind. Large trees were down, everywhere, and those that happened to be still standing were without most of their leaves. Ever wonder what the inside of a water tower looks like? Well, this is Arcadia's, now at ground level and missing its top. I can't imagine what it must have been like when this came crashing down. Last edited by Kitsune; 08-21-2004 at 04:31 PM. Reason: I'm a grammatical retard

08-21-2004, 04:19 PM	#2
Nothing But Net Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Spring, Texas Posts: 1,481	Damn Kit, those are incredible. I wonder if anyone was in the trailer home when the water tower came down. And notice the ladder in the tank. Was this taken in Petticoat Junction, by any chance? Is this the local swimmin' hole? Because I'd sure like to see Bobbie Joe pop out of there. Last edited by Nothing But Net; 08-21-2004 at 04:21 PM.

08-21-2004, 10:01 PM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	A friend in DeBary sent me this picture link. Click the photo gallery at the bottom. Here's another picture in the WTF thread. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump. Last edited by xoxoxoBruce; 08-21-2004 at 10:05 PM.

08-22-2004, 01:38 AM	#5
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	As I was sitting, not counselling people related to the recent PA flooding, I looked around at all the men and women from FEMA, who were in the midst of not helping people fill out paperwork for the government funds that flow from a national disaster declaration. I turned to my partner on the site and said, "Can't you feel it? This is a roomful of people who are all thinking, 'Damn, we could have gone to Florida, but NOoooo. We're in Upper Darby.'" __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

08-22-2004, 03:05 PM	#6
Cyber Wolf As stable as a ring of PU-239 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: On a huge rock covered in water, highly advanced moss and 7 billion parasites Posts: 1,264	Hey Kit, remember that old worn down bar you posted pictures of recently? Any way you could see how that structure fared through Charley or was that in the path? __________________ "I don't see what's so triffic about creating people as people and then getting' upset 'cos they act like people." ~Adam Young, Good Omens "I don't see why it matters what is written. Not when it's about people. It can always be crossed out." ~Adam Young, Good Omens

08-21-2004, 04:26 PM	#3
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	I wonder if anyone was in the trailer home when the water tower came down. My guess is that the little trailer wasn't there during the storm and was placed there recently -- a lot of them have shown up as temporary living space for people now without homes. Although, I couldn't be sure, because there were a lot of brick buildings that had been completely demolished while some very light construction seemed untouched. It was strange to see what the hurricane had "selected".

08-22-2004, 07:59 PM	#7
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	Hey Kit, remember that old worn down bar you posted pictures of recently? Any way you could see how that structure fared through Charley or was that in the path? I actually passed by it on the way back from Arcadia. The place is in shambles -- completely destroyed. That is, to say, it hasn't changed a bit. Seriously, it didn't suffer any damage mostly because there isn't anything left to damage. It also didnt take a direct hit, either, probably only getting 50mph winds at the most. Power lines around it were down and a couple of telephone poles had been snapped and quicklly replaced, but the little bar and abandoned gas station that stands beside it appear untouched.

08-24-2004, 12:12 AM	#8
Billy Professor Join Date: May 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 1,462	It is a big damage. Happend to see the similar Typhoon damage in China.

08-25-2004, 10:23 AM	#9
Billy Professor Join Date: May 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 1,462	A Chinese girl sits at makeshift shelters flooded by heavy rainfall from Typhoon Rananim in the coastal town of Shitang, Zhejiang, eastern China, Friday Aug. 13, 2004. The most powerful typhoon to hit China in seven years roared inland on Friday after killing 115 people along the coast and mowing a swathe of destruction though farms, towns and fishing ports, state media reported. Attached Images

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