Hurricane Charley (2004)

Charley moved slowly through the Caribbean and crossed Cuba on Friday, August 13, as a Category 3, causing heavy damage and four deaths. At its peak intensity of 150 mph it struck the northern tip of Captiva Island and the southern tip of North Captiva Island, then crossed Bokeelia and made landfall on the Florida peninsula at Punta Gorda, near Port Charlotte. It was the strongest hurricane to hit that area since Hurricane Donna in 1960, and damage estimates range from $15 billion to $16.9 billion.

Formed (UTC)

2004-08-09

Dissipated (UTC)

2004-08-15

Peak Saffir-Simpson category

4

Peak wind (knots, 1-minute)

130

Basin it formed in

North Atlantic

Deaths, as sources state them

four in Cuba; a figure of 10 is given by one source as the total along its path and by another as the United States total

IBTrACS storm page

ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-2004223N11301

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: hurricane, category 4, florida, cuba, landfall, 2004 season

Coordinates: 20.72022136237516, -81.71011068118757

Part of Atlantic hurricanes of category 4 and above in the 2000 to 2007 seasons

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