I heard the bogus report on a local Skywarn net at 146.640 and heard it
retracted later. The Tampa Bay area dodged a big one tonight, and Polk
County, where I live, fared pretty well - lots of downed power lines and
some trees blown over, along with the usual toppled mobile homes, but not
bad at all for a cat. 4 hurricane.

From: "ScanMan"
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 22:24:59 GMT
Subject: Hurricane Watch Net Activation

Yup heard all that (hoax) on 14325 - also a shelter w/1200 people 'coming
apart'. What a thing to say on the radio, sheesh - so far we are looking
good here, dodged a major bullet. Just some rain, and now waiting for outter
bands - nothing what we were expecting. Post more later...


"dxAce" wrote in message
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Greg wrote:

From: "ScanMan"
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 16:12:10 GMT
Subject: Hurricane Watch Net Activation

Update - Charlie looks to be taking a slight turn to the NE,
making
landfall just south of me (Pinellas county), now in Manatee
county. This is
good for us, diminishing the storm surge threat a bit. We will
still deal
with hurricane force winds, but I live right on the intracoastal
waterway
and the surge is what I am worried about the most. I've seen the
power of
water before and it is not to be taken lightly. We have decided
to ride it
out here now - keep you posted if I can - weather permitting


(snip)

Looks like it's headed for my home in Lakeland once it moves
inland. It's
going to be a long night.

They did mention on the net that it has the possibility of
maintaining hurricane
force winds all across Florida to Daytona as it passes through.

One fellow on the net is reporting winds of 100 MPH at his QTH and he
is on
emergency power.

He has a 200 lb. doghouse outside that is being moved around by the
winds.

Per the net the EOC in Hardee County has collapsed, possibly a fire and
also the
possibility of folks being trapped inside. They've lost comms.

Apparently this report of the collapse of the EOC is a hoax.



Sounds nasty down there.



Ouch!



Stay safe.

dxAce