DAMAGE REPORTS from 1998
TROPICAL STORM CHARLEY
CORPUS CHRISTI,TEXASHit the morning of august 22nd with 60mph winds.Very heavy rain has caused flooding in Bee,Refugio & Brazoria counties as nearly 12 inches of rain have fallen so far.Several tornados have been spotted but no reports of damage as of yet.(more info will be provided as it becomes available)as of 8/24Del Rio Texas is getting nailed by heavy rainfall from the remnance of tropical storm Charley.Up to 17" of rain have fallen so far.as of 9/7death toll now 19 a some still missing,flooding has damaged nearly 1,000 del rio homes & businesses.In laredo 30 homes damaged by a surge a water.


HURRICANE BONNIE
NORTH CAROLINADamage reports as follows from south to north provided by:AP as of 27th AM
Brunswick co...south of Wilmington,sustained winds of 100mph from 10:00AM through 11:00PM,many trees down with blocked roadways,Roof ripped off columbia-Brunswick hospital,5 homes with significant damage in Calabash,roof blown off bank in sunset beach.
New Hanover...includes Wilmington & just north,105mph sustained at 11:00PM,flooding & downed trees,18" of water standing in some areas,windows blown in at New Hanover high school,Cable tower blown down in seabreeze,siding & shingles blown off homes at kure beach
Onslow co...halfway between morhead city & wilmington.Roofs blown off buildings in holly ridge,trees down
Carteret co...includes morehaed city area.Winds sustained to 100mph,150 ft section of the Iron steamer Pier ripped away,also damage to Indian bch pier.Electrical lines down.
Craven co...N.W of morehead city.A home in new bern blown off foundation by a tornado.8 other homes in area sustained significant wind damage from a water spout.several flooded roadways
Beaufort50 miles north of morehead city.one confirmed tornado in an unpopulated area.new bern river near flood stage
Hyde comainland west of hatteras.Oyster creek road & st rd 1143 flooded & shut down as of 8/26pm
Tyrrell coNorth of hyde county.2 confirmed tornadoes,several storage buildings destroyed by tornadoes
Currituck co12 year old girl killed by tree falling on home
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Virginia bchmany had power knocked out roof damage & trees downed,boats torn from moorings.Atlantic avenue on the beach had windows blown out of store fronts as well as roof damage


HURRICANE EARL
PANAMA CITYAt 2A.M the center of hurricane Earl crossed the shoreline with 80mph winds,although we have not yet recieved any reports of hurricane force winds on land as of 8am.2 boats have sunk south of bay county when a 20 ft wave hit them & 2 bodies have been found.Very heavy rains have pelted the area with unconfirmed reports of 20 inches in some spots,12" confirmed in Panama city.As Earl made landfall a pressure of 29.17 was reported in Panama city with north winds.(stay tuned for more details)
St Helena Island S.CSeveral tornadoes reported,1 touching down killing one person & injuring a few people & damaging some homes.
Port St Joe,Floridaconcrete boulders spread on beaches after seawalls destroyed
Carrabelle,FloridaA 7 miles stretch of HWY 98 was washed out by storm surge
St Marks,FloridaAt shell island fish camp,15 dry docked boats were scattered like toys
St Georges Island,Florida several homes heavily damaged DestinHarbor in more danger after rough seas shifted floor of harbor endangering vessels from future storms
Gulf countySea turtle eggs destroyed 150 nests
Tampasea turtle eggs--at least90% destroyed


TROPICAL STORM FRANCES
Surfside texasseveral coastal homes have been heavily damaged.
up to 14" of rain have fallen in some surrounding areas as of 8AM Fri & tides were reported at 7 ft above normal
GalvestonJust noth of here 10 businesses & 60homes had major damage.(tides)
Louisiana1 killed,a 22yr old man & 6 injured by a tornados (4)
New Orleansheavy flooding in the city as 13 inches of rain fell & is still coming down as of saturday.
HoustonSame situation as the city was flooded stopping all normal business.
Mobile,Ala2 feet of water standing in streets as of saturday morning.

HURRICANE GEORGES
....................HURRICANE GEORGES DAMAGE REPORTS.................
Antigua 103mph sustained with gusts to 115mph so far as of early on sept 21st some heavy damage reportshundreds of roofs ripped off homes.2 killed
Guadeloupe some roofs torn off from strong west winds,overall damage not real bad
St Kitts worst hit area so far Port Zante has been severly damaged 1 woman killed so far as of 9/22,many roofs torn off,including public works building,hospital, & airport hit hard.Utility poles & trees blown over.So far no reports of injuries.
St CroixAirport tower destroyed,overall damage not too bad
Puerto rico reportspuerto rico as of 9/29 12 reported killed,damage over 2 billion,28,000 homes destroyed & 60,000 damaged fajardoDozens of homes have lost roofs as of 9/22 A.M,Conquistador hotel resort hit hard as roof collapsed & east side windows all blown out Hispaniola reports
as of 9/29 over 300 people killed in dominican republic so far,In haiti 94 dead many more missing,100,000 homeless.
Cuba
Matanzas2 killed,electrocuted by touching water near fallen lines.heavy flooding.crops heavily hit.5 killed,20,000 homes damaged & 100,000 homeless due to flooding

Floridalower keysStorm surge covers some spots of federal hwy.power all out in lower keys.
Key westhouseboat row 20 houseboats destroyed,power lines down with some roof damage overall moderate damage
s.w coastMarco island hurricane force gusts some roof tile damage ,trees down,power out
Gulf coast states
Louisianatropical storm force winds out of the north causing some power outage,also heavy rain pelts the area,overall minor damage here
Mississippiwe recorded 80mph sustained with gusts to 95 mph just inland in pascagoula miss.Heavy damage to mobile & Pascagoula as we surveyed the damage first hand,typical of cat 2 damage many signs either blown in or down.the further east you go the worse the damage was.Windows blown in some roof damage,even some roofs gone.storm surge damage on coast(overall heavy damage)cerfew in affect.
AlabamaMobile bay heavy storm surge flooding,we witnessed the bridge over mobile bay submersed in several locations as well as homes & businesses under water.(overall heavy damage,mostly flooding)
Floridavery heavy rains have fallen here,frequent squall lines with tornado touchdowns(overall moderate damage)from pensacola to panama city.

HURRICANE MITCH
All of central americaas of 12/3 reports confirm death toll near 9,071,as of 12/28 est 3 billion dollars damage
Guanaja,roatan,utilaIsland of Guanaja nearly 75% destroyed,no relief to this area as of 10/30,other islands hit hard,total killed so far for all of honduras & surrounding countries is approx 99.as of 10/29
All of Honduras800,000 homes damaged with 5,657 killed & 12,272 injured.8,058 people are still missing as of 12/3,most people are out of work due to crops being destroyed specifically Bananas.1.4 million have been left homeless by mitch.As of 12/11 est financial losses in honduras amount to 1.2 billion,international help has pledged 1 billion.1 million are still homeless
Puerto Cortesfrom here & east thousands are missing as of 10/30,medicine is in short supply.
Santa rosa de aguan27 dead & rivers are all overflowing as of 10/30
Comayaguaon south end of mountains town disappeared in flood waters
TegucigalpaThe capital reports 35 inches of rain .One major bridge collapses,homes sliding down mountains.
Nicaragua
all of Nicaraguaas of 11/25 3,045 dead & 36,000 homes either destroyed or damaged,41,420 left homeless,29 bridges destroyed.
El Porvenir134 or the 600 residents have survived as of 12/28,more than 2,000 died in the mountains near here Matagalpahundreds killed here as of 11/1 due to mudslides.
Managua2 police officers killed in rescue attempt in flood waters
Posoltega11/1 most deaths occured here due to mudslides

Guatemala & El salvador11/1 several hundred killed so far as of 11/13

Tha Fantome 4 mast ship
As of 11/12 the ship is considered sunk south of the Island of Roatan.The last transmission was at 5:30PM oct 27th,at the time mitch was just N.E of roatan.31 people are presumed dead & several lawsuits have been filed against the owners of the Fantome(Windjammer)claiming the ship should have stayed in port & not jeopardise the crew.
Stats
282 ft long x 40 ft wide
676 tons
max capacity 128
AERIAL SURVEY12/9 the Pentagon using OC-135B observation planes will fly over Honduras,Nicaragua,El Salvador & Belize.The plane will use high resolution cameras to chart changes of the landscape caused by hurricane Mitch.


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FLORIDA DAMAGE REPORTS
Lowest pressure in florida 29.37 in south central florida.
monroe,dade,broward & palm bch 37,000 with out power as of 6PM 11/5 also 10 total tornadoes
Key largo area7 most F1s one being a clockwise spin touched down injuring 22 people at 7PM 11/4.
Boynton beach1 reported tornado touchdown around 8PM.
Pompano bchtotal rainfall from mitch here 10 1/2 inches


Please donate to the red cross for victims of the caribbean islands & central america by calling 1-800-help now.These areas desperately need your help!!


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Hurricane researchers ashes spread in hurricane
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