 Does anyone remember the 2004 hurricane season?  What do you remember about it?  How did you and your families prepare for the hurricanes that hit Florida?

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August 9 to August 15

 Worst Hurricane to hit Florida since Hurricane Andrew (of course that was before the other 3 hurricanes hit).  Hit Florida Friday the 13 th.  Orlando Airport recorded a wind gust of 105 mph!  8 people died  Over $18.6 billion dollars in damage

August 25 to September 8

 Frances affected the central regions of Florida just three weeks after Hurricane Charley.  Slow moving storm.  7 people died.  million dollars in damage

September 13 to September 28

 7 billion dollars in damage.  13 th costliest storm.  5 people died.  It was difficult to isolate this from damage caused by Hurricane Charley and France.

September 2 to September 24

 Hurricane Ivan was the size of the state of Texas.  Spawned 117 tornadoes across the eastern United States.  54 people died.  13 billion dollars worth of damage.

 The overall damage caused by all four hurricanes to Florida was 42.8 billion dollars.  Topical storm Bonnie hit Florida the same time as Hurricane Charley.

 What did you think was the worst hurricane to hit Florida?  Did you do through any of the hurricanes?  Have any of the hurricanes changed your life?  What do you think the hurricanes’ impact on Florida was?