Rampaging hurricane hammers Fla. Gulf coast.
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. — A stronger-than-expected Hurricane Charley roared
ashore yesterday as a dangerous Category 4 storm, slamming the heavily
populated Gulf Coast with devastating storm surges and
145-mile-per-hour winds that snapped trees in half, ripped roofs off
buildings, and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of people. [Boston Globe — Front Page]