2004 Florida Hurricanes
A Tallahassee VOICESPerspective
Incurred Property Damage
17%
83%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Yes
No
Dollar Amount of Property Damage
9%
11%
22%
21%
37%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
0-200
201-500
501-1500
1501-3000
3001-5000
Friends/relatives Come to Stay*
* Have you had any friends/relatives from other areas come stay with you to escape hurricanes in the past six weeks?
28%
72%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Yes
No
Days Friends/relatives Stayed
74%
4%
22%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
0-4
5-9
10-14
Left House Because of Hurricanes/tropical Storms
6%
94%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Yes
No
“Wear Out” Effect*
49%
51%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Yes
No
*Was there a “wear out” effect over the course of the 4 hurricanes/tropical storms over the past 6 weeks? That is, did you take fewer actions and worry less for the 4th hurricane/tropical storm (Jeanne) than you did for some of the others?
Lost Power
86%
14%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Yes
No
Number of Times Power Was Lost
93%
1%
6%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
0-6
6-12
13 or more
Number of Hours Power Was Out*
* Thinking about all of the times you have lost power at home due to hurricanes/tropical storms over the past 6 weeks, approximately how many hours was your power out for all 4 hurricanes?
7%
6%
6%
9%
32%
17%
23%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
0-5
6-10
11-15
16-20
21-25
26-30
30 or more
Number of Days Work Cancelled
14%
2%
1%
24%
46%
13%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
0
1
2
3
4
5 or more
Lost Power at Work
39%
15%
46%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Yes
No
No/Don'tWork
Number of Times Power Lost at Work
7%
6%
34%
18%
35%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
1
2
3
4
5 or more
Number of Hours Power Was Out at Work*
* Thinking about all of the times you have lost power at work due to hurricanes/tropical storms over the past 6 weeks, approximately how many hours was your power out for all 4 hurricanes.
11%
3%
2%
13%
37%
5%
29%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
0-3
4-6
7-9
10-12
13-15
16-18
19 or more
Electricity provider
76%
1%
23%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
City ofTallahassee
TalquinElectric
Cooperative
Not Sure
Rating Electricity Provider
12%
5%
2%
11%
28%
42%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
I have had no outages
Excellent
Very good
Good
Fair
Poor
Watched the Weather Channel
93%
7%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Yes
No
TWC Was Accurate in Predicting Impact*
•The Weather Channel has been accurate in predicting the impact of hurricanes on the Leon County area.
2%
4%
7%
25%
62%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Don't Know
TWC Overstated Impact to Boost Ratings
14%
10%
9%
43%
24%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Don't Know
TWC’s Reporters Trying to Win Awards*
* Some of The Weather Channel’s reporters appear to be trying to win awards for how dramatic they are doing hurricane coverage.
3%
7%
34%
19%
37%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Don't Know
Represents Opinion
10%
19%
16%
55%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
TWC has gainedcredibililty based onits recent hurricane
coverage
TWC's recenthurricane coveragehas had no impact
on its credibility
TWC has lostcredibility based onits recent hurricane
coverage
Other