Sunday, September 5, 2004

Just did a quick tour of the neighborhood while I ran down the street to pick up Lindsey.  Actually there is not much choice other than to go around the block as the tree that came down is blocking the road.  There isn't any other real damage at this time.  Just a few fences blown down and lot and lots of leaves and small branches all over the place. That said the center of the storm hasn't actually made it to us yet. Click the photo for a bigger image. 5:13:12 PM

You can't get there from here.         Click for a larger image. Here is another picture of the tree that came down.  No injuries and no damage to home or cars so it was quite a lucky thing that a tree that large could find a place to fall that didn't hit anything. 4:34:39 PM

I was just out watching the weather from the garage when a pretty big tree went down around the corner.  Photo coming as soon as I can get it uploaded. Here is the photo, click on the thumbnail for a bigger image.   2:12:39 PM

Weather updates from around the state.  Talked to Cindy's mom and she said her son Bill in Port St. Lucie survived without any major damage.  She said that he talked about how it sounds just like a freight train.  Their power wnet out last night and they finally got a change to open one of the hurricane shutters to try and get some fresh air after being sealed up tight for so long. Just talked to my folks over in Winter Haven and they still have power.  The storm is moving over them right now.  Their winds are still coming from the north so the storm hasn't passed them yet as the winds will shift to the south once it passes by. We are still getting strong gusts but no real damage here yet. 12:55:23 PM

It's begining to get windy.  The outer bands of Frances are moving through.  We get strong gusts and then some consistent winds. My folks are over in Polk and the eye of the storm is making it's way past them right now.  I will give them a call in a few minutes once the heavy stuff moves past them.  Cindy's brother and his family are over in Port St. Lucie which is pretty much where the storm made landfall.   Haven't heard from them since yesterday morning.  Will try to get an update today. They have closed the Skyway Bridge has been closed, and the waves are starting to break over some of the other bridges.  They may close the bridges over the bay soon. Took Lindsey down the street and there are lots of leaves and small branches everywhere.  No trees down yet but the neighbors were out waiting for one of the really tall pines in back of one of the houses to snap off. Watching the radar loops it looks like it is moving towards the west and north.  The further north it moves might mean less of the strong winds on the north and east part of the storm would miss us. 11:54:43 AM

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