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Hurricane Wilma Strikes Florida October 24, 2005                                

By 11:00AM the rain was over with, but the high winds kept on blowing from the north all day

   

leaving us with much more sand on our beach and a beautiful , but windy, sunset

 

At 8:45 AM there was still rain and wind, but no visible damage on the buildings.

There was no sign of broken windows or screens.

There were a few dead palmetto fronds and lots of leaves on the ground.

Currently the wind is from the north at 36MPG sustained.

We did get over 5" of rain and up to 56 mph wind gusts.

7:27 AM  Still raining. Wind gusts have been up to 49 MPH. No visible damage can be seen from the inside of my unit (D203)

The newspaper was delivered this morning. Luckily the winds have blown from the North. From the TV it looks like the rain bands will only last another hour because

Wilma is moving so fast. After the rain lets up I will post pictures from the outside.

September 2005

So far we have been lucky. Hurricanes Katrina and  Rita went far west of us.

Some beach sand was scoured away and some returned. This is

the beach September 28, 2005

This is what we escaped

These are pictures of Katrina taken elsewhere

Hurricane Dennis   July 2005

Hurricane Dennis is projected to pass 150 miles west of Englewood. We will get high winds and rain and a 4' storm surge overnight.

At 5PM on Saturday there was no visible damage. Winds are gusting to 40 MPH and we are getting some rain. Water levels are up as shown in the pictures.

   

By Sunday morning, the hurricane had passed leaving high water and waves but no damage. The turtle nests seem to be under water.

 

  By Monday everything was back to normal

No Name Hurricane 1988

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So you thought that this year was bad. In 1988 we lost the whole beach

Hurricane Jeanne September 6, 2004          

We have declared Pelican Landing to be a "Hurricane-Free Zone" for the rest of the storm season!  Four storms in six weeks is enough!  Also, every storm was on a weekend.  Jeanne didn't do major damage to us, but it increased some earlier damage.  Most of the downspouts on B Building are no longer ON B Building.  One shutter cover on B that was loosened earlier was blown off this time (It is almost impossible to get repair people right now).  Fascia damage on A and E building increased a small amount.  A few shingles were loosened on the roof of the D building elevator shaft, but other than that, our new roofs held up very well. Our beach suffered some serious erosion this time.  Some owners will probably find some water intrusion when they return, but please remember that we had sustained winds gusting 40-70 mph for two of the storms and the wind came from all directions in the course of 24-36 hours of the storm's passage (Hurricanes move really slow!). 

On the positive side, the pool furniture is the cleanest it has ever been after 3 immersions in the pool (we throw it in before each storm).  We had James, our new maintenance man, do as much cleaning out of old leaves, etc. under our bushes as he could and it really helped keep the junk out of the pool.  He also showed up on his day off during the last three storms to make sure there wasn't serious damage that would require immediate attention.  Bottom line is that we have done little else for the last month except prepare for storms, wait them out, and clean up afterwards.  It's time for a return to Paradise! 

 

Chuck & Barb Mallek

 

The Sarasota Herald Tribune had a couple of articles of interest.  On Tuesday, Sept. 21 they ran a map on page 1 showing the exact path of Hurricane Charley and then on Wed. 9/22 they ran front page maps showing the path if it had gone 12 miles north or 4 miles south.  The northern path would have gone right over us.  People can see the maps by using our website link to the Herald Tribune.  Also, of interest, is an article on the county approval of the Manasota Key Community Plan setting new zoning restrictions on the Charlotte County end of the key.  The article is on the front page of the Wed. 9/22 paper. 

 

Chuck & Barb Mallek