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21 YEARS LATER: Charley and the Port Charlotte Jewelry Store that Wouldn’t Quit

Hurricane Charley caused $14 billion in damages and ten fatalities after making landfall with 150 mph winds and a storm surge up to seven feet, officials said.

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21 years after Hurricane Charley made landfall as a Category 4 storm, people in Charlotte County say the memories remain as vivid as the day it happened.On August 13, 2004, Charley made a sudden turn toward Southwest Florida, slamming into the county with sustained winds over 140 mph. The National Hurricane Center says the storm killed 15 people and caused more than $15 billion in damages across Florida.Watch Fox 4's Alex Orenczuk report on Hurr…

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The News-Press broke the news in on Wednesday, August 13, 2025.
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