Tampa Radar Failed Before Charley Hit
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WASHINGTON - As Hurricane Charley bore down on Florida this month, the principal radar covering the landfall area went down due to mechanical failure - and wasn't restored until 14 hours before the storm smashed into the state, according to documents and officials.    While backup radars still would have tracked the hurricane as it made landfall in the Punta Gorda area Aug...
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The St. Paul Travelers Cos. Inc. estimated it lost about $140 million as a result of Hurricane Charley. This is a net loss, after tax allowances and reinsurance payments, the St.
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Punta Gorda, Fla. -- US federal assistance started flowing to hurricane Charley&#39;s victims, and postal workers handed out mail outside their damaged building yesterday, but hundreds of thousands of Floridians remained without telephones, running water and ...
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PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Urban rescue teams, insurance adjusters and National Guard troops were scattered across Florida Monday to help residents rally from the brunt of Hurricane Charley, the worst storm to hit the state in a dozen years...
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By JIM ELLIS LADY LAKE, Fla. - Disaster crews with dogs went from one pile of debris to another in a search for bodies Friday after powerful storms, including at least one tornado, smashed hundreds of homes across central Florida and killed 19 people or more.
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PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Bill Nylander survived Hurricane Charley, but the storm still managed to hurt him days after it cut a swath of destruction through his hometown...
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla.  - Tropical Storm Frances hit  Florida for a second time on Monday, weaker but still bearing  torrential rains and high winds as it crossed from the Gulf of  Mexico onto the northwestern Panhandle.
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Coastal Louisiana and Mississippi prepared Friday for what could be their first brush with tropical weather since hurricanes Katrina and Rita laid waste to the area and killed more than 1,600 people more than two years ago. A tropical depression lurking off the Florida Gulf Coast was expected to grow into a weak tropical storm before coming ashore Saturday afternoon, probably in Mississippi.
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PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - About 790,000 people remained without power in Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Charley, and officials estimated it could take weeks to get electricity fully restored...
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NEW YORK - The start of Monday's doubleheader between the New York Yankees and Devil Rays was delayed because Tampa Bay had trouble leaving Florida due to Hurricane Frances.    The Devil Rays, whose Saturday and Sunday home games against Detroit were postponed by the hurricane, reported to Tropicana Field in St...
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ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Sports Network) - The threat of  Hurricane Jeanne has forced the cancellation of Sunday's game  between the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the Toronto Blue Jays at  Tropicana Field.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - (KRT) - Despite criticism that it should have better anticipated Hurricane Charley&#39;s rapid intensification and quick turn, the National Hurricane Center&#39;s forecast wasn&#39;t that far off, a preliminary post-mortem shows.
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PUNTA GORDA, United States : The Hurricane Charley death toll rose to 19 and hundreds of thousands of people remained without power as the relief operation gathered pace.
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PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - As the remnants of Hurricane Charley disintegrated off the New England coast on Sunday, Florida residents began the massive task of cleaning up from a storm that state officials estimated caused damages as high as $11 billion for insured homes alone...
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By Jim Ellis  HOMOSASSA SPRINGS, Fla. - Tropical Storm Barry weakened into a tropical depression as it moved through Tampa Bay on Saturday, bringing nearly 7 inches of rain to parts of the drought-parched region.
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Local residents having difficulty reaching relatives in the areas recently hit by Hurricane Charley are urged to contact the Washtenaw County Chapter of the Red Cross for assistance.
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By AP Wire Service  Technicians want to assess hail storm damage and determine necessary repairs.   CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.