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The winds gusted up to 173 mph in Punta Gorda which is ONLY 15 miles north of Cape Coral
Charley passed Cape Coral about 10 miles to the west and did horendous damage to the barrier Islands Of Sanibel, Captiva, North Captiva and Pine Island
The storm surge cut N. Captiva into two seperate islands and it will take months of filling in with sand to re-connect them IF EVER
Cape Coral is located across the Caloosahatchee River from Ft Myers Florida and between Ft Myers and The Gulf Of Mexico - 7 miles to the west south west
Cape Coral, FLA. is famous for its over 400 miles of fresh and salt water canals ( more than Venice Italy ) ~ it is a fishermans Paradise As shown HERE
Bill Tomsick - Jacqueline and James Bush of Cape Coral FL LIVED THROUGH THIS HURRICANE AND NEVER WANT TO RELIVE THAT DAY
Hurrican Charley was a category 4 hurricane with wind gusts up to 174 mph
Cape Coral which is located just 15 miles south of Punta Gorda experienced 90 mile and hour winds and the devastiation there was also considerable with over 120 homes rendered uninhabitable>
