2nd most destructive hurricane in US History according to OurAmazingPlanet.com:
Damage from Hurricane Charley in Arcadia, Fla., along Interstate 75 near Punta Gorda. Credit: USGS
2004: Hurricane Charley
Charley was one of a barrage of hurricanes that hit Florida in 2004.
Charley was headed toward the southwest coast of Florida as a Category 2 storm when it rapidly intensified to a Category 4 storm — winds jumped from 110 mph (175 kph) to 145 mph (235 kph) — in the six hours before it slammed into Florida. Unprepared coastal communities, expecting a mild hurricane, instead experienced widespread destruction.
Charley made landfall with maximum winds near 150 mph (240 kph) on the southwest coast of Florida just north of Captiva Island around 3:45 p.m. ET. An hour later, Charley’s eye passed over Punta Gorda. Both places were devastated by the storm’s ferocious winds. The hurricane then crossed central Florida, passing near Kissimmee and Orlando. Charley was still of hurricane intensity around midnight when its center cleared the northeast coast of Florida near Daytona Beach.
Charley killed 10 people in the United States and caused an estimated $14 billion in damages, making Charley the second costliest hurricane in U.S. history.
Before striking Florida, Charley had already hit Cuba as a Category 3 storm.
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