Friday, September 24th, 2004 — Hurricane Jeanne rumbled toward the Southeast coast with 105-mph winds Thursday and is likely to roll into Florida this weekend, the fourth hurricane to hit the storm-crippled state since mid-August. Eileen Eiler, 80, of Jensen Beach, Fla., puts up her hurricane shutters Thursday to prepare for Jeanne. Matthew Ratajczak, The Stuart News via AP
Forecasters are also tracking an unexpected storm threatening the east coast of Texas the remnants of Hurricane Ivan, which blasted through 10 states last weekend only to resurrect itself in the Gulf Coast as a tropical storm. Ivan is weaker but still could dump 10 inches of rain today in Texas. (Related maps: Jeanne position, forecast, alerts)
Since Aug. 13, almost 100 in the USA have died in hurricanes and tropical storms. Millions were forced to flee their homes, and damage estimates are well over $15 billion.