I lived in Celebration and we were the only community in Kissimmee with power after all the storms. It was nuts! As a teacher, I did the "1st day of school" 4ntimes in 2 months. After Jean, they forgot to check if all the lift stations worked and our school didn't have water for most of that day back. The damage from Charley made Francis and Jean so much worse.
I was an Asst Principal in Palm Beach County. Schools were closed for quite a while and no power/AC for weeks. One day AC just came on and my daughters and I just stood under the AC vents for about half an hour. It was also my first cup of hot coffee for 3 weeks! No one had generators at that time so no grocery stores open, no gas pumps worked, no restaurants open! It was brutal!
I remember 04-07 being wild in Alabama. We got out of school a lot from the tornado threat for 2 days at a time lol. That was everyone’s “sleep, eat, keep the weather radio on, and watch TV” days.
You forgot to mention all of the blue roofs...Lol.. On a happier note, I live in an area now that has never seen winds over 75 mls per hours, and it's on a ridge and not in a flood zone... 3 miles from the ocean but safe. I still think about moving, Florida has become so urban and dense...
I remember that year and those hurricanes. Lived in Jacksonville my whole life and was born there. My folks and I wondered what the state did to cheese off Mother Nature that year. We lost power in Frances that lasted for about a week and the heatwave that came after that storm was the pits. A team from South Carolina reconnected us and I was able to have a hot shower in a week.
Fun fact:Jeanne whould of moved out to see if not for hurricane Karl which undervent fugiwara affect with jeanne causing it to strike florida... Boy the 2000(namely) early 2000 were quite a period.
I lived in Celebration and we were the only community in Kissimmee with power after all the storms. It was nuts! As a teacher, I did the "1st day of school" 4ntimes in 2 months. After Jean, they forgot to check if all the lift stations worked and our school didn't have water for most of that day back. The damage from Charley made Francis and Jean so much worse.
actually 5 - dont forget Bonnie. i know I was in FL at that time
The one I should have left
Well Bonnie never reached hurricane strength technically, but it was still a big part in that relentless season.
I live in Port Saint lucie back then. It was a crazy year. Was out of power for more than a month. Was under both Francis and Jeannes eye wall.
I was an Asst Principal in Palm Beach County. Schools were closed for quite a while and no power/AC for weeks. One day AC just came on and my daughters and I just stood under the AC vents for about half an hour. It was also my first cup of hot coffee for 3 weeks! No one had generators at that time so no grocery stores open, no gas pumps worked, no restaurants open! It was brutal!
I was 14, living in Port St. Lucie. My parents back porch collapsed. We had no power for weeks.
Sorry to hear that hope you’re ok
This is a great production. Good info and engaging. Thx
I remember 04-07 being wild in Alabama. We got out of school a lot from the tornado threat for 2 days at a time lol. That was everyone’s “sleep, eat, keep the weather radio on, and watch TV” days.
You forgot to mention all of the blue roofs...Lol.. On a happier note, I live in an area now that has never seen winds over 75 mls per hours, and it's on a ridge and not in a flood zone... 3 miles from the ocean but safe. I still think about moving, Florida has become so urban and dense...
I remember that year and those hurricanes. Lived in Jacksonville my whole life and was born there. My folks and I wondered what the state did to cheese off Mother Nature that year. We lost power in Frances that lasted for about a week and the heatwave that came after that storm was the pits. A team from South Carolina reconnected us and I was able to have a hot shower in a week.
I remember when this happened when I was 8 living in WPB. I thought this was completely normal until I got older lol
One of my best friends were in Disney in 2004 during a hurricane and this was when he was much younger and before I knew him 5 years later
I remember this year well, Punta Gorda got slammed, then rest of South Florida got slammed
I was 13 when this happened so damn scary
It can do a lot of damage in Florida and everything might be destroyed
Been there. I was tired of leaving.
They had a clip of the thunderstorms from hurricane charley 2004. Hurricanes do produce lightning strikes!
Fun fact:Jeanne whould of moved out to see if not for hurricane Karl which undervent fugiwara affect with jeanne causing it to strike florida...
Boy the 2000(namely) early 2000 were quite a period.
Ian was basically Charlie number 2 in 2022
If this happened in this day and age, they would blame it on climate change. Lol 😂
Exactly. I was here in 2004 and no year since or before has even come close.
Shout out to Tom Terry who called Charley's turn before The Hurricane Center did.
4 hurricanes
I remember
Is this some kind of April fools day?
What do you mean?
@@booklover5238 hurricane never loop like that
@@panthefox I mean, it's rare but it does happen.
Nope it actually happened
@@panthefox Yes they do.