An hour later, the hurricane struck Punta Gorda as a 145 mph hurricane then passed up through Port Charlotte and the Charlotte Harbor ... approached the state. Along its path, Charley caused ...

This year, the focus is on Charley ... state land acquisitions surrounding the estuary, such as the Charlotte Harbor Buffer Preserve, with blunting the storm's effects. "If we had a hurricane ...

Charley left ... of debris in Charlotte alone, costing some $65 million to remove. As Florida begins a new hurricane season next month, Sallade said the counties and the state are better prepared ...

Hurricane Charley ripped into Florida ... who stayed behind in Charlotte Park, a canal-lined community on the east shore of Charlotte Harbor, with his wife, an 85-year-old relative and a friend.

PUNTA GORDA - Saturday marked a year since Hurricane Charley ... gathered at Gilchrist Park overlooking Charlotte Harbor, which on Aug. 13, 2004, was the target of Charley's 145-150 mph winds.

Flash ahead 10 days and we now had Tropical Storm Bonnie and Hurricane Charley on our map ... miles off the forecast track and right up Charlotte Harbor towards Punta Gorda.

Sure enough, Charley jogged to the right on Friday the 13th and, instead of staying offshore on the way to Tampa Bay, slid into Charlotte Harbor ... In all, 25 of the state’s 67 counties ...

The death toll from Hurricane Charley (search) rose early Saturday, when a county official said there had a been "significant loss of life" at a mobile home park and deputies were standing guard ...

Hurricane Charley's stunning swath of destruction through Florida's midsection became clearer Saturday as federal and state officials began a widespread relief effort. "Our worst fears have come ...

Charlotte County residents remember Hurricane Charley as Southwest Florida tracks the potential storm. Experts say this storm is taking a similar path that hurricane Charley did back in 2004.

SERGIO MARTÍNEZ-BELTRÁN, BYLINE: Michael Welborn and his wife have found one of the few gas stations with fuel in Charlotte Harbor ... It reminds him of Hurricane Charley, another major ...