"Charley's Cut"

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Hurricane Charley passed directly over Captiva Island near Cayo Costa with peak winds of 150 mph (240 km/h). The Category 4 hurricane produced an estimated storm surge of up to 6.5 ft (2 m) on the island, which is lower than expected for a storm of its intensity; the decrease in the height of the surge was due to the hurricane's small size. Despite that the storm surge, combined with the strong pressure gradient, was able to produce a ¼ mi (450 m) inlet on North Captiva Island, known as Charley's Cut. Eventually continued deposition of sand filled the inlet and connected the two halves of North Captiva Island back together.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Charley#Florida
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Coordinates:   26°34'8"N   82°12'16"W

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  • HURRICANE CHARLIE DESTROYED THE NORTH HALF OF PINE ISLAND! I REMOVED HUNDREDS OF ACRES OF TREES AND MOST OF THE HOUSING WERE TOTALED ! THE DEVASTATION WAS FAR WORSE THAN ANYWHERE ELSE BUT THERE IS LITTLE MENTION OF THIS ANYWHERE! WHY? BY THE WAY I WAS THERE DURING THE HURRICANE ,IN THE EYE 157 MPH WITH SMALL TORNADOES THA PUT A 4 FOOT FIG TREE THROUGH THE HOUSE I USED TO LIVE IN! THANKFULLY I HAD MOVED A ILE AWAY AMONTH BEFORE IT HIT!
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