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September 18, 2000

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[Times photo: Steve Hasel]
Elizabeth Adams, 73, of Homosassa rests Sunday in the special-needs shelter at Lecanto Primary School.
Many residents choose to ride out the storm
Those flooded in 1993 either packed up and left or estimated their chances would be better with Gordon and stayed.

For 200, shelters are sanctuary
From the young to the old, some county residents leave their homes to make way for Gordon and find safety.

A day spent bracing for Gordon
Officials order an evacuation as emergency management teams bustle about Sunday in preparation for the threatening storm.

Citrus residents relax after bracing for the worst
Officials warned that high winds and a considerable storm surge were expected, but Gordon weakened before it could hit the coast.
 


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