1 p.m.: 25.7 N, 82.5 W
The storm has picked up forward speed and has officially adjusted its target a tad south of us. The eyewall is now expected to drop in on Florida somewhere in Charlotte or Lee County, between Charlotte Harbor and Fort Myers, around 3 p.m.
Air Force reconaissance aircraft suggest now that Charley is a Category 4. You might remember the last 4 to hit Florida: Andrew.
And suddenly, it's very dark here at 27.9/82.2. The rain has just started to fall, from the very first of the outer storm bands moving southeast to northwest. It's a light rain, a soft spring shower.
The Tampa Bay media's apparent instinct is to breathe a sigh of relief at the southward change in the storm track. But the stern-voiced officials at the news conferences say we're not at all out of the woods here at 27.9/82.2.
Category 4. Wow.
Air Force reconaissance aircraft suggest now that Charley is a Category 4. You might remember the last 4 to hit Florida: Andrew.
And suddenly, it's very dark here at 27.9/82.2. The rain has just started to fall, from the very first of the outer storm bands moving southeast to northwest. It's a light rain, a soft spring shower.
The Tampa Bay media's apparent instinct is to breathe a sigh of relief at the southward change in the storm track. But the stern-voiced officials at the news conferences say we're not at all out of the woods here at 27.9/82.2.
Category 4. Wow.
posted by rj at 1:18 PM
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