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A wind gust of 173 mph (278 km/h) was recorded on a tower in Punta Gorda. Orlando recorded a wind gust of 105 mph (170 km/h). The winds damaged or destroyed thousands of homes, knocked down tens of thousands of trees, and left more than 2 million Floridians without power. Charley also spawned nine tornadoes across the state.
The highest recorded sustained wind in the state was a 1-minute measurement of 74 mph by a 7.4 foot (2.25 m) National Wind Institute probe in rural Suwannee County. [70] Many buildings in Live Oak had roof damage, and a Mesonet station near Dowling Park recorded a gust to 99 mph. [ 71 ] High winds in Madison tore roofs off of buildings, downed ...
Tropical storm force wind gusts were observed in Leon County for about eight hours, with the highest wind gust of 55 mph (89 km/h) being observed at the Tallahassee International Airport. Power lines were downed across the county, with approximately 70,000 customers left without electricity, [ 24 ] including roughly 40,000 in Tallahassee . [ 216 ]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Hurricane Helene is now predicted to reach Florida as a Category 4 hurricane, part of a frightening forecast of 130-mph winds and high storm surge that brings a dire scenario ...
The hurricane, with fierce 140-mph winds at landfall, was the third to barrel into the Taylor County coastline in just 13 months and plunge that part of North Florida into darkness and misery ...
Tornadoes are possible with Monday's storms, along with damaging wind gusts and hail, ... Tornadoes in Tallahassee: Photos, videos show damage, destruction. Show comments. Advertisement.
Jerry Michael "Mike" Williams (October 16, 1969 [2] – December 16, 2000) was an American murder victim. Williams was initially presumed to have drowned on a 2000 hunting trip to Lake Seminole, a large reservoir straddling the Georgia-Florida state line; his mother always suspected he had been the victim of foul play, possibly at another location. [3]
Florida watches and warnings issued ahead of potential Hurricane Helene. A hurricane watch is in effect for: Englewood to Indian Pass. Tampa Bay. A hurricane watch means that hurricane conditions ...