Hurricane Charley, a major storm that struck Florida in 2004, caused damage that today would amount to between $20 billion and $25 billion, Watson said. A boat lays sideways in the canal in the ...

Charley was the strongest hurricane to hit the United States since Andrew in 1992 and, although it was "relatively small in size, it caused catastrophic wind damage in Charlotte County and serious ...

The costliest hurricane to impact the U.S. was Hurricane Katrina (2005), which caused an estimated $201.3 billion in damage.

Hurricane Charley was the first of four separate hurricanes to impact or strike Florida during 2004, along with Frances, Ivan and Jeanne, as well as one of the strongest hurricanes ever to strike ...

TAMPA, Fla. — In August 2004, Hurricane Charley made landfall in Florida as a Category 4 storm, bringing heavy damage to houses and businesses, specifically in the southwest region of the state.

Along its path, Charley caused 10 deaths and $16.9 billion in damage to insured residential property, making it the second-costliest hurricane in U-S history at the time. The very next year, Hurricane ...

but this one caused catastrophic damage in 1957 Later that day, Charley made landfall on Florida’s west coast near Charlotte County as a Category 4 hurricane. It caused extensive wind damage ...

Polk County schools closed for a week after Charley struck, and the hurricane inflicted damage to school buildings requiring about $7 million in repairs. Though the hurricane did not actually fell ...

4-Extensive damage at Four Winds Marina on Pine Island Hurricane Charley damaged a rack of stored boats at the Four Winds Marina on Pine Island. Dane Gomez, a resident of a mobile home off Florida ...