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Naval Research Laboratory GOES-8 satellite
image of Gabrielle as the eye
makes landfall
on the Gulf coast of Florida.
Click the image
for a larger view.
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On September 11, 2001, a day when other events
dominated the headlines, a large storm forming
in the Gulf of Mexico strengthened into tropical
depression #8.
On the 13th the depression intensified into
a tropical storm and was named Gabrielle.
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On Friday the 14th, at about 8 AM EDT, Tropical
Storm Gabrielle made landfall
at Venice Inlet,
causing widespread damage and
spawning multiple
tornadoes. Luckily, the tornadoes
themselves
do not prompt reports of injuries,
but the
area is scarred, nonetheless.
This web page will be dedicated to presenting
photographs and information culled from all
over the Internet concerning this meterological
event. I have endeavored to credit all photographic
sources. More information about the lifespan
of Gabrielle can be found at GoPBI.com.
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What a Difference a Day Makes
Below are two images from the American Weather
Service. They were taken exactly 24 hours
apart by a Weather Cam at the Vanderbilt
Inn in Naples, about 3 hours south of Venice. |
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Damage at the Golf Club
These are photographs taken by Jack and Mary
Powers showing downed trees at the Venice
Golf & Country Club, displayed on the
VG&CC web site. |
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Other Damage in Venice
These images were taken from the Sarasota
Herald Tribune web site, along with the original
captions and photo credits. |
PHOTO/Armando Solares
Pigeons take shelter from Gabrielle along
the walls of the Venice Fishing
Pier.
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PHOTO/Armando Solares
Carolyn and Bernard Fields, along with a
Venice police officer, look at
damage at
the Bay Indies Mobile Home Park
in Venice.
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PHOTO/Armando Solares
Mike Pachota, owner of Sharky's on the Pier,
jumps over the gate at the Venice
Municipal
Pier, getting away from waves
cresting over
it.
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PHOTO/Armando Solares
A road sign along Harbor Drive in Venice
points down after being whipped
around by
winds
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PHOTO/Armando Solares
Road crews work to repair a traffic light
at the intersection of Center
Rd. and U.S.41
Bypass after winds from Gabrielle
knocked
it down. |
PHOTO/Armando Solares
Damage to a sign along U.S.41 Bypass in Venice. |
The Beach at Aldea Mar
I took these digital pictures below...they
may be enlarged by clicking on them. |
This photo was taken on April
14, 2001 and
hopefully shows what the beach
looked like
before Gabrielle struck. |
Here is the same beach, although taken from
a slightly different place than
the one on
the left. This photo (and the
two following)
was taken November 4, 2001. Note
the large
shelves that were created by
the sand being
washed back into the ocean. |
This is another look at the shelves, looking
back toward the condos from the
surfline.
The overcast conditions were
due to Hurricane
Michelle, which on this day was
lashing the
southern tip of Florida. The
clouds and a
little rain spread halfway up
the state,
including into the Venice area. |
A close-up look at one of the
shelves. The
strata are caused by the building
of the
beach. Every so many years the
beaches are
rebuilt by dredging sand out
of the ocean
and pumping it back onto the
beaches. The
dredging also picks up a lot
of shells that
end up mixed with the sand. |
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