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September 26, 2004
Hurricane Jeanne Leaves Six Dead, Major Damage
Jeanne, Florida's fourth hurricane in six weeks, piled on destruction in already ravaged areas Sunday, slicing across the state with howling wind that rocketed debris from earlier storms and torrents of rain that turned streets into rivers.

At least six people died in the storm, which was a cruel rerun for many still trying to recover from earlier hurricanes. Jeanne came ashore in the same area hit three weeks ago by Hurricane Frances and was headed for the Panhandle, where 70,000 homes and businesses remained without power because of Hurricane Ivan 10 days earlier.

The storm peeled the roofs off buildings, toppled light poles, destroyed a deserted community center in Jensen Beach and flooded some bridges from the mainland to the Atlantic coast's barrier islands. More than 1.5 million homes and businesses were without power.

Jeanne, downgraded to a tropical storm, is making its way up the east coast.

Here's a region by region breakdown of what Jeanne left behind.

Posted by Michele at September 26, 2004 08:11 PM | TrackBack
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