Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Tropical Storm Fay makes its second landfall

After making its first U.S. landfall Monday afternoon over Key West, Florida; Tropical Storm Fay made its second landfall near Cape Romano, Florida (Google Maps View) on Tuesday morning at about 4:45am ET.

A tropical storm warning is in effect for the Florida Keys and the majority of Florida's Atlantic coast. All hurricane warnings have been discontinued. (via weather channel)

There are quite a few Google Maps Mashups which are tracking Tropical Storm Fay. The following Mashups were found at GoogleMapsMania

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Saturday, January 26, 2008

BMW flies off the runway and kills 5 of its occupants

Associated Press is reporting that
Five young men were speeding down a runway when their BMW car ran off an embankment and was airborne for 200 feet before smashing into a tree early morning today. All five men were pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators did not know whether the BMW was alone or was racing another car on the air strip at the exclusive "fly-in" community of Jumbolair Aviation Estates, where pilot-actor John Travolta has a home, officials said.
Google Maps Satellite View of Airstrip at Jumbolair Aviation Estates

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