I just spoke to my friend with family in Arcadia. Her family is physically fine. Her mom had just gotten off work at the hospital an hour prior to the storm hitting. (Remember, the hospital got hit pretty hard in all this.) They lost a lot of trees and fences but the house and family are alright.
Her brother lost a large portion of his roof, his fencing, his shed and his boat. The family (with 4 children under the age of 4) is alright and currently staying with my friend just outside of Tampa. However, the family right behind them did not fare so well. The husband was killed and the wife is in the hospital in critical condition. More faces that go with this disaster. It becomes just that much more personal.
Posted by Tammi at August 15, 2004 08:32 AM