been covering Oviedo news since August 2008. Weather events 2004 hurricane season In August 2004, the northwestern side of Hurricane Charley passed directly over Oviedo while still a category 2 storm. More than half the city, as well as much of the surrounding unincorporated areas, had no power for five to seven days. School was not in session county-wide for one full school week. The damages ranged from toppled oaks to destroyed homes. The worst damage was in Palm Valley, a mobile home retirement community less than a mile from UCF. Charley's damage in Oviedo is considered to be the worst in Seminole County history. Barely a month later, hurricanes Frances and Jeanne further battered the area resulting in additional damage and power outages, but they did not reach the level of Charley's fury. Tropical Storm Fay Tropical Storm Fay was stationary over Oviedo for days during 2008 with high winds, heavy rains, and flooded roads. Notable people Jenny (Barringer) Simpson, professional runner and Olympic medalist, current American record holder in steeplechase Mark Bellhorn, professional baseball player Denée Benton, Broadway actress/singer Blake Bortles, Retired NFL quarterback Ryan Carpenter, professional hockey player for the New York Rangers Kayli Carter, actress Alwyn Cashe, US Army non-commissioned officer, posthumously awarded the Silver Star and Medal of Honor for valor in Iraq Talia Joy Castellano, thirteen-year-old Internet celebrity, died from neuroblastoma and preleukemia Jeff Driskel, Houston Texans quarterback Zach Eflin, professional baseball player for the Philadelphia Phillies of the MLB Randy Fontanez, former professional baseball player for the New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers & Team Puerto Rico of the 2013 World Baseball Classic Stuart Fullerton, entomologist, founder of the "Bug Closet" at the University of Central Florida Hal King, former Major League Baseball player Robert T. Kuhn, past president of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod Chaunte Lowe, Olympic medalist high jumper Theodore Mead, horticulturalist and naturalist Tomas Nido, Baseball Catcher for the New York Mets. Peter Pritchard, zoologist specializing in turtles and tortoises, founder of the Chelonian Research Institute Tom Rhodes, comedian and actor Monty Sopp, professional wrestler under the ring names Billy Gunn and "The Outlaw" Shin-Tson Wu, optical physicist and pioneer of liquid crystal displays See also Oviedo Mall Chuluota, Florida Taintsville, Florida Winter Springs, Florida Orlando, Florida :Category:People from Oviedo, Florida References External links City of Oviedo, Florida Website Portal style website, Government, Business, Library, Recreation and more City-Data.com Comprehensive Statistical