'Monster' Storm To Slam Gulf Coast With 140 MPH Winds; Going to Devastate

[Purveyor]

UPDATED: 12:57 am EDT July 10, 2005

A "monster" Hurricane Dennis is expected to slam into the Gulf Coast Sunday as a Category 4 storm with 140 mph winds, according to Local 6 meteorologist Tom Sorrells.

Hurricane Dennis will be a "monster" storm when it slams into the north Gulf Coast tonight and will likely cause widespread devastation, according to Local 6 meteorologist Tom Sorrells.

"This storm just flat out blew up," Sorrells said. "This thing is going to devastate where it hits. It's a monster Category 4 storm by tonight. It's going to be a huge national story for days to come."

-snip-

"If you care anything at all about Panama City or Pensacola, you really have to hurt for these folks because by tomorrow, they would have had a Category 4 hurricane rumble through there with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph -- total devestation in the area," Sorrells said.


Link: http://www.local6.com/hurricanes/4704232/detail.html

[lebkuchen]

1. How is fhe Florida economy doing these days?

With the several hurricanes the state has had in the past, the fewer tourists dollars coming into the US as a whole because foreign travelers don't like Bush, the cuts in federal funding to states overall, and now a massive hurricane hitting Florida once again, just as the Germans, as well as much of Europe, are about to go on vacation...it's got to hurt economically.

Maybe that Kyoto treaty isn't such a bad idea after all, eh, Jebbie?

[tsuki]

23. Since 34% of NWFL economy is based on the military, it does quite

well.

[ltfranklin]

62. Whenever hurricane season comes around....

I always think of the map I saw some time after the 2000 election:


Now, another one through the panhandle. Makes you think, eh?

[Cha]

86. My dad and sister live

in Alachua County..it looks so good in blue.

[QC]

99. Give it a fucking rest.

People are suffering, very likely dying, and all you can do is try to make some lame political point. You make yourself no better than Falwell and Robertson when you do this shit.

[Name removed]

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[peacefreak]

103. Come on kids.

Play nice.

[QC]

104. Amen! I've spent way too many anxious hours these past few days

to have any more patience with this hateful, bone-stupid bullshit.

[ltfranklin]

106. sorry you took it that way.

Being a long-time Florida resident, I and mine tend to look on Hurricane season as just something we have to live with because we want to live in Florida, and we try not to lose our sense of humor. Sorry if you took the map as some sort of attempted proof of God's vengence upon the Republican's...it was then, and is still, just something that's supposed to be a bit of a joke. I didn't think I'd have to explain that when I posted it, but there you are.

[uppityperson]

107. It is an urban legend, a joke

http://www.snopes.com/politics/bush/hurricane.asp

[Oversea Visitor]

2. Keep save all in the path

We must always treat mother earth with respect.
She is hurting, the signs are all over.
No amount of money will save our homes if we cross the line.

[lovuian]

3. the Gulf Coast is in for one helluva ride!!! Get the hell out of there

and quick!!!

[halobeam]

8. I have relatives in Tallahasse. I'm worried.

They are in their eighties. If I know my family, they believe everything will be ok and then they forget about it. It's so frustrating they've done this with everything in their lives, sweep the shitty details under the carpet, "cuz it just ain't pleasant"... well, neither is this storm, a CAT 4.. last I heard, they said at 8 pm it's a CAT 1. I told them it's NOT, but they feel it'll all work out ok. Aren't these the type of people who "ride it out" and die?

Sorry, rant over.. just frustrated.

[shraby]

15. Call the authorities where they live

and alert them. If they are supposed to evacuate, the police/fire dpt. will probably see to it they go.

[Lochloosa]

24. haolbeam, tallahassee should be fine....

pensacola and panama city are *ucked....

[HeeBGBz]

32. Tallahassee is okay

Unless the storm does a major veer eastward (which it won't). I have a friend who left Pensacola to stay in Tallahassee and she's okay last I heard.

[RebelOne]

85. I hope so. I have a good friend who lives in Quincy,

which is just outside of Tallahassee.

[Syrinx]

4. I have an uncle that lives a block from Pensacola Bay

I hope he has headed inland!

[Scairp]

5. This is really terrible

I used to live in that part of Florida, Navarre to be exact, and they were hit very hard during Ivan. I can't imagine what an even worse storm is going to do to the area. Unfortunately, I still have some things in a storage unit that I have not been able to retrieve since I moved out west. I just hope those storage things hold up for this one like they did for Ivan.

[jab105]

19. My mil is on Navarre Beach...or should I say she was until Ivan...

she's been in an apartment ever since...right now she's camped out at a hospital...I'm not sure how well she is going to deal with this mess again...the positive side is that since the roof took so long to get done, she was just going to have the inside of her house fixed up starting in two weeks...so if the roof is still on, then it will not affect her too much...

ugh!

[Zhade]

130. Hey, I grew up in FWB!

We're kinda like ex-neighbors, sorta. :D

Man, now I'm worried about the parents. :(

[fishnfla]

6. Well,Tom's job is safe

Sounds like he's pimping this storm hard and drooling at the airtime

Those oil platforms are toast out there, so watch the barrel price skyrocket on Mon

[NawlinsNed]

11. Nothing is going to hurt those platforms

All it's going to do is raise prices because of the missed time manning the rigs.

[housewolf]

7. Oh man...

I used to have a piece of rental property 4 blocks from the beach in Panama City Beach. I sold it a couple of years ago, boy am I glad!

[lovuian]

9. Saw Jeb Bush earlier today announcing evacuation

but it was pathetic but what they did say is 40,000 houses are still damaged due to IVAN and they are in the midst of a lawsuit

they suggested everybody take pictures of your houses so that the insurance companies don't screw you with this happened in IVAN

just suggestions!!!

[halobeam]

10. Good of you to think of that.

When things get serious like this, people don't think of everything. I bet you helped out someone tonight with your advice! :yourock:

[Lorien]

12. What a category 2 did to my neighborhood:

Charley hit my neighborhood with 95 mph sustained winds and gusts of 113 mph. Streets with 85 mph winds had very little damage. An extra 40mph makes a HUGE difference!! GET OUT NOW if you are in Dennis' path!!! (I'm more than 130 miles from where Charley made landfall).









Two weeks later, a backhoe cleared the street:



There's a house under this tree;

[Porcupine]

13. Hey! some of us are on dailup or old rigs. Chop the pics

down to a reasonable size before you post.

Thanks in advance.

[Lorien]

14. Sorry-no time for that tonight

even on dialup, all I ever had to do was wait a little while. :shrug:

[Maddy McCall]

16. Someone hold me!

I'm closer to landfall than you were, and this is a Cat 4 storm. Someone hold me! :scared:

[Bluebear]

17. Maddy honey why don't you get in the car and drive?

Can you?

[Maddy McCall]

18. I have too many animals to move.

I have a weimy, a schnauzer, a cat and five kittens, and also my chickens, ducks, and guineas that depend on me.

I am staying put. There are several shelters opening here, and my parents live in a solid brick home. If I need to leave my home, I'll drive to theirs.

Thanks for the concern. :)

[NeoConsSuck]

21. Speaking of animals..

just out of curiousity, how do animals like squirells cope in a category 4 hurricane? Can they even survive it?

[zanne]

30. That's a good question, NeoConsSuck!

I've always wondered about that myself. All the wild animals who don't have little dens to go into anywhere; what happens to them? For that matter, what happens to stray domestic animals?

[Maddy McCall]

31. I counted 8 deer in my front field last night.

About midnight, there were 8 deer in my front field, and they were all lying down, with just their heads up above the grass.

Somehow they survive. Don't know how, but somehow.

[Lorien]

67. We're having a domestic animal crisis here in FL after last year's

hurricanes. The puppy and kitten boom is out of control, and a new strain of distemper has been found. The human shelters wouldn't take pets, so many animals ended up at the Humane Society. If they came without collars or microchips, they were put down immediately. It was horrible. Please; SPAY AND NEUTER YOUR PETS, and get them MICROCHIPPED. A collar won't always save them!

[Midlodemocrat]

38. Well, when we got hit two years ago.

We had a lot of devastation and I noticed for months afterwards that a lot of squirrels were being hit by cars. I wondered if they were disoriented because their homes had been lost in the storm.

:shrug:

[Maddy McCall]

44. That's so sad.

:cry:

[barb162]

55. It sounds like their universe of trees, bushes, etc., was so

changed (including where they bury food), that they beame disoriented.

[Lorien]

66. We saw the same thing here

lost a lot of raccoons, too. :-(

[HeeBGBz]

41. I don't know how they cope but

There was a squirrel in my magnolia this am chittering warning sounds. I guess he's a bit worried.

[all.of.me]

37. you sound like my ex sister in law!

they live near orlando with a menagerie. last summer, they moved all their animals, including goats, to a solid concrete building someone owned. they moved those animals several times last year! but they stayed safe. a miracle, to me.

i'll be thinking of you, mm!

[Maddy McCall]

45. Thanks, geneva

Appreciate the good thoughts.

[Lorien]

64. Do you have a basement?

could you put the fowl in a basement, and pack up the mammals in the car and drive somewhere? I have three cats and four kittens here now, but I have an evacuation plan for all of us. Seriously Maddy-I think you should get out. There's little you can do for them once the storm hits.

[HeeBGBz]

33. Right there with ya, Maddy

Nothing here in Gulfport yet but the sky is darkening to the east. I may run down to the beach for pix before it gets started here.

[Maddy McCall]

43. I am not encouraging you to do that...

but if you do, will you post a couple in the lounge?

But, more than anything, BE SAFE! :hug:

[HeeBGBz]

48. Since I just moved here

I'm using my daughter's computer. I don't have an ftp setup on this one that I can load the pix on my website host to post here. Of course, I may get bored and load the programs to my daughter's computer just for something to do. If I do, I'll post the ones I've taken.

[H5N1]

49. nice photos! wow! what a breeze can do

[Strelnikov_]

76. 85 mph -> 125 mph ~ 2.2x More Force

85 mph -> 140 mph ~ 2.7x More Force

[OKNancy]

20. Kick

LBN posters. Let's keep the hurricane discussions in this thread for now.

[laylah]

22. Keep safe down there! n/t

[malaise]

25. Stay safe everyone

It's almost surreal that Ivan barely skirted our south coast and Dennis missed our north coast and both will enter the US at almost the same point. Both left a trail of misery for many people, but we were still lucky not to get a direct hit.

It's going to be a rough season.

[Francine Frensky]

26. On CNN they are saying it will be small but deadly

meaning it has a very concentrated wind center area, that is very powerful, more like a tornado, that will do a lot of damage in the little strip where it passes, but won't affect as many people as it could have.

[Penndems]

27. National Hurricane Center Advisory 24A, 7:00 a.m EDT/6:00 CDT

000
WTNT34 KNHC 101056
TCPAT4
BULLETIN
HURRICANE DENNIS INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 24A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
6 AM CDT SUN JUL 10 2005

...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE DENNIS BEARING DOWN ON THE NORTHERN
GULF OF MEXICO COAST...

A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE
NORTHEASTERN GULF COAST FROM THE STEINHATCHEE RIVER WESTWARD TO THE
MOUTH OF THE PEARL RIVER.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT WEST OF THE MOUTH OF THE PEARL
RIVER TO EAST OF MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA...INCLUDING METROPOLITAN
NEW ORLEANS AND LAKE PONCHARTRAIN. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN
EFFECT ALONG THE FLORIDA WEST COAST FROM EAST OF THE STEINHATCHEE
RIVER SOUTHWARD TO BONITA BEACH.

A HURRICANE OR TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE OR
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...RESPECTIVELY...ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE
WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION IN THE HURRICANE
WARNING AREA.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 6 AM CDT...1100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DENNIS WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.2 NORTH... LONGITUDE 86.2 WEST OR ABOUT 165 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF PENSACOLA FLORIDA AND ABOUT 205 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF PASCAGOULA MISSISSIPPI.

DENNIS IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY. ON THIS TRACK THE CENTER OF
THE HURRICANE WILL CROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO COAST LATER
TODAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 145 MPH...230 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. DENNIS IS A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE. SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY PRIOR TO LANDFALL.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 40 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 230 MILES FROM THE CENTER. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH
DENNIS MAY OCCUR AS FAR AS 150 TO 175 MILES INLAND ALONG THE TRACK
OF THE HURRICANE.

AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER PLANE REPORTED A MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 931 MB...27.49 INCHES.

BECAUSE THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE LOCATED A VERY SHORT DISTANCE FROM THE
CENTER...THE EXPECTED STORM SURGE VALUES HAVE BEEN REVISED.
STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 10 TO 15 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...
ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...IS POSSIBLE
NEAR AND JUST TO THE EAST OF WHERE THE CENTER OF DENNIS CROSSES THE
NORTHERN GULF COAST LATER TODAY. A STORM SURGE OF 4 TO 6 FEET IS
LIKELY ELSWHERE IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA TO THE EAST OF THE
CENTER.

DENNIS IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO
10 INCHES FROM THE CENTRAL FLORIDA PANHANDLE INTO SOUTHERN ALABAMA
AND EASTERN MISSISSIPPI. ISOLATED MAXIMUM RAINFALL AMOUNTS TO NEAR
15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE NEAR WHERE DENNIS MAKES LANDFALL ON THE GULF
COAST.

ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY OVER THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE...SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA AND SOUTHERN ALABAMA.

REPEATING THE 6 AM CDT POSITION...28.2 N... 86.2 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS...145 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 931 MB.

AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 8 AM CDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 10 AM
CDT.

FORECASTER PASCH

$$
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Photos:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/gallery/2005/07/09/GA2005070901437_movie.htm?startat=5

Stay safe, y'all. :grouphug:

[mogster]

28. I know some DU'ers are packing up at the moment

To get out of harms way.

Stay safe and may your houses and belongings come unharmed from this :-) :hug:

[Roland99]

29. Check out this NOAA Discussion on Dennis..."INSANE"

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCDAT4+shtml/100913.shtml?

WTNT44 KNHC 100303
TCDAT4
HURRICANE DENNIS DISCUSSION NUMBER 23
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
10 PM CDT SAT JUL 09 2005

AFTER DEEPENING AT A RATE THAT BORDERED ON INSANE DURING THE
AFTERNOON...DENNIS HAS CONTINUED TO STRENGTHEN AT A MORE NORMAL
RATE THIS EVENING. REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE
HUNTER AIRCRAFT SHOW THAT THE CENTRAL PRESSURE HAS FALLEN TO 941
MB...WITH MAXIMUM FLIGHT-LEVEL WINDS OF 122 KT IN THE NORTHEAST
QUADRANT. BASED ON THIS...THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS 110 KT. IT IS
EXPECTED THAT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT AGAIN SAMPLES THE NORTHEAST EYEWALL
THAT IT WILL FIND STRONGER WINDS THAT WILL JUSTIFY UPGRADING DENNIS
TO A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT ALTHOUGH
DENNIS HAS A VERY LARGE OUTER WIND FIELD... THE HURRICANE FORCE
WINDS ARE CONFINED TO A VERY SMALL AREA NEAR THE CENTER.

THERE IS NO CHANGE TO THE TRACK FORECAST PHILOSOPHY. DENNIS IN ON
THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF A MID/UPPER LEVEL RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE
WESTERN ATLANTIC NORTHWESTWARD INTO THE OHIO VALLEY...AND EAST OF A
MID/UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM ARKANSAS SOUTH-SOUTHWESTWARD
TO JUST OFF THE TEXAS COAST. THIS COMBINATION SHOULD KEEP DENNIS
ON A GENERAL NORTHWESTWARD TO NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD TRACK FOR AT
LEAST 2 DAYS...WITH THIS MOTION BRINGING THE STORM INLAND ON
SUNDAY. TRACK MODEL GUIDANCE IS TIGHTLY CLUSTERED IN CALLING FOR
LANDFALL IN THE PENSACOLA FLORIDA-PASCAGOULA MISSISSIPPI AREA...AND
THE OFFICIAL FORECAST TRACK IS BASICALLY DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THE
CLUSTER JUST A LITTLE TO THE LEFT OF THE PREVIOUS FORECAST. AFTER
LANDFALL...DENNIS SHOULD SLOW AND GRADUALLY RECURVE INTO THE
WESTERLIES OVER THE MID-MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO VALLEYS.

THE COMBINATION OF TIGHT INNER CORE...GOOD TO EXCELLENT OUTFLOW OVER
THE NORTHEASTERN SEMICIRCLE...WARM SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES...AND
COLD CONVECTIVE TOPS SUGGESTS THAT DENNIS HAS NOT YET FINISHED
STRENGTHENING. THE INTENSITY FORECA

[soup]

34. 'DEEPENING AT A RATE THAT BORDERED ON INSANE'

Is that new NWS/NHCspeak for

Holy shit kids! Head for the hills! ? :wow: :scared:

[Roland99]

51. Apparently. 1st Cat 4 Hurricane to hit the US in the month of July...ever.

[bamademo]

35. It's coming up Mobile Bay

There is a gorgeous little barrier island, Dauphin Island, 30 miles south of Mobile. I'm afraid it's going to be nothing but a sand bar now.

[HeeBGBz]

42. I love Dauphin Island

Good pretty water (compared to the MS beaches...)

[Maddy McCall]

47. Yes, I believe it is coming into Mobile Bay, or west of Mobile Bay...

Possibly Biloxi to Mobile Bay.

Mississippi barrier islands are achaeologically rich. So sad if they are destroyed. :(

[Lorien]

69. How far will you be from the hurricane's eye?

what does the projected path say? If the eye passes over you, please remember to STAY INSIDE until the second wall is gone. It will become very quiet after the first wall passes-just don't mistake that for the storm being "over". If the hurricane is well organized, the second wall's approach can be swift!

Hang in there Maddy! Do you have a cell phone? Make sure that it's fully charged now!If you have any DUer friends outside of the storm area that you can call after it's over, please do so. We want to know that you're safe!

[iconoclastic cat]

70. Are you going to be okay?

:scared:

[susanna]

59. That's awful...Dauphin Island is really beautiful.

I've spent so much time on the Alabama coast over the years. I know the area is still screwed up from Ivan.

Hugs to all DUers in the danger zone. Please take care and try to stay safe.

[Catch22Dem]

36. someday Americans will learn

When I lived in Okinawa, we had maybe two of these every year. Many cat4's hit and we even had a few cat5 storms. Everything survived. That's because the Okinawans built shit out of cinder blocks. Sure, it didn't look very pretty, but you KNEW you were safe in your house. It's not like you could go inland there. Perhaps those in the path of US hurricanes could learn something from the Okinawans. :shrug:

[Massachusetts]

39. Ahmen!

[susanna]

58. Told my husband the same thing last night.

CINDER BLOCKS. Look at some of those old motels along the coasts that are still standing. Guess what they're made of?

I'm afraid folks just won't learn. Those gargantuan homes tottering on toothpicks are just too pretty, dontcha know?

[Zynx]

61. Okinawa also isn't as low-lying as a lot of the Gulf population

People flat out should not live on barrier islands and coastal floodplains. You can deal with wind just fine with very good construction. Being submerged or hit with 30 ft waves is a different story. No structure is going to survive that.

[Delphinus]

68. It's going to have to be a new breed of Americans,

not the ones who are in charge now.

[NawlinsNed]

101. In parts of Florida, it is mandatory to build them out of cinder blocks

But many of these homes are over 30 years old.

[Penndems]

40. NHC Advisory 24B, 9:00 a.m. EDT/8:00 CDT

000
WTNT34 KNHC 101258
TCPAT4
BULLETIN
HURRICANE DENNIS INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 24B
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
8 AM CDT SUN JUL 10 2005

...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE DENNIS CONTINUES TOWARD NORTHERN
GULF COAST...

...AT 8 AM CDT...1300Z...THE HURRICANE WARNING EAST OF OCHLOCKONEE
RIVER IS CHANGED TO A TROPICAL STORM WARNING. A HURRICANE WARNING
IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER WESTWARD TO THE
MOUTH OF THE PEARL RIVER.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT WEST OF THE MOUTH OF THE PEARL
RIVER TO EAST OF MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA...INCLUDING METROPOLITAN
NEW ORLEANS AND LAKE PONCHARTRAIN. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN
EFFECT ALONG THE FLORIDA WEST COAST FROM EAST OF THE OCHLOCKONEE
RIVER SOUTHWARD TO BONITA BEACH.

PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO
COMPLETION IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 8 AM CDT...1300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DENNIS WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.7 NORTH... LONGITUDE 86.4 WEST OR ABOUT 125 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF PENSACOLA FLORIDA AND ABOUT 175 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF PASCAGOULA MISSISSIPPI.

OVER THE LAST FEW HOURS DENNIS HAS BEEN MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR
16 MPH...ALTHOUGH A NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED TO
RESUME LATER TODAY. ON THIS FORECAST TRACK THE CENTER OF THE
HURRICANE WILL CROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO COAST LATE THIS
AFTERNOON.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 145 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. DENNIS
IS A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SATELLITE
AND AIRCRAFT OBSERVATIONS SUGGEST THAT THE EARLIER INTENSIFICATION
TREND MAY BE ENDING. SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY PRIOR
TO LANDFALL.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 40 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 230 MILES FROM THE CENTER. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH
DENNIS MAY OCCUR AS FAR AS 150 TO 175 MILES INLAND ALONG THE TRACK
OF THE HURRICANE.

AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER PLANE ESTIMATED A MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 930 MB...27.46 INCHES.

STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 10 TO 15 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...
ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...IS POSSIBLE
NEAR AND JUST TO THE EAST OF WHERE THE CENTER OF DENNIS CROSSES THE
NORTHERN GULF COAST LATER TODAY. A STORM SURGE OF 4 TO 6 FEET IS
LIKELY ELSEWHERE IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA TO THE EAST OF THE
CENTER.

DENNIS IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO
10 INCHES FROM THE CENTRAL FLORIDA PANHANDLE INTO SOUTHERN ALABAMA
AND EASTERN MISSISSIPPI. ISOLATED MAXIMUM RAINFALL AMOUNTS TO NEAR
15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE NEAR WHERE DENNIS MAKES LANDFALL ON THE GULF
COAST.

ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY OVER THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE...SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA AND SOUTHERN ALABAMA.

REPEATING THE 8 AM CDT POSITION...28.7 N... 86.4 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 16 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS...145 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 930 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 10 AM CDT.

FORECASTER FRANKLIN


$$
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[Maddy McCall]

46. Gusts to 180 MPH.

Scary as hell.

[Penndems]

50. It definitely is

Maddy, I heard on The Weather Channel earlier that wave heights could be as high as ONE STORY. :scared:

[Misunderestimator]

52. Holy crap Maddy...

It's knocking at your door this morning. :hug:

[MaineDem]

56. Holy crap!!! This is one big storm.

I hope everyone stays safe.

Here's another source of hurricane info, in case it hasn't been posted.
http://www.solar.ifa.hawaii.edu/Tropical/Data/DENNIS-05.html

[cliss]

73. Maddy, I'm going to send you some

good thoughts, for you and your little cuties. I'd take everyone inside and hunker down.

Do you have bottled water?

[HeeBGBz]

53. Random pix

This is Gulfport about 8 am. Facing west.



This is facing east towards Biloxi.



Here is new construction -right on the beach.



Or should I say "history?"

[bikebloke]

54. Here's a source for those interested

http://flhurricane.com/

It also has a discussion board, for a picture of what folk are doing.


(Sorry, if this has been posted before)

[uppityperson]

77. Thanks. That site looks good, succinct.

Again, good luck all. Be careful the next few days.

[OKNancy]

57. Very cool live video

three separate video
Courtesy of Maddy McCall

http://www.weatherserver.net/livevideo.htm

[Ilsa]

60. We have cousins stuck in Pensacola.

They were returning home from another trip and arrived on Friday. They told the parents (who smart to be leaving) they were too tired to travel again; they wanted to do laundry, etc. Now they are stuck. I hope they made it to a shelter.

[Boomer]

71. Uh, no offense but...

... are your cousins trying to qualify for a Darwin Award?

[Ilsa]

79. Heh heh, fortunately, it's my husband's cousin and

I think it's funny from the standpoint that everyone is always bragging on her. She is very well educated and has a little girl that I hope won't be traumatized by this. I don't know what her husband was thinking and why he went along with (or suggested) that they not evacuate. I also think she got into an argument with her dad over the evacuation and it turned into a pissing contest. Now the parents are safe but worried sick about them.

Darwin Award indeed. Maybe I'll make a little trophy for her if they manage to get out this without too many problems.

[liberaliraqvet26]

63. Frances and Jeanne were enough for me last year...

and they were babies compared to this.

[liberaliraqvet26]

65. So the storm spared the gays in key west...

but is going to hit the redneck riviera head on...

Im confused last year one of the right wing preachers said it was feminists and abortionists who caused the hurricanes. But they always hit the reddest areas of the state.

[Boomer]

72. Heh heh heh

God-smiting can be SUCH a bitch sometimes...

[Penndems]

74. NWS Public Advisory 25A, 1:00 p.m. EDT/Noon CDT

000
WTNT34 KNHC 101654
TCPAT4
BULLETIN
HURRICANE DENNIS INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 25A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
NOON CDT SUN JUL 10 2005

...DANGEROUS HURRICANE DENNIS WITHIN A FEW HOURS OF LANDFALL...

A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE NORTHEASTERN COAST
OF THE GULF OF MEXICO FROM THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER WESTWARD TO THE
MOUTH OF THE PEARL RIVER.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEST OF THE PEARL
RIVER TO GRAND ISLE...INCLUDING METROPOLITAN NEW ORLEANS AND LAKE
PONTCHARTRAIN...AND FROM EAST OF THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO LONGBOAT
KEY FLORIDA.

PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD ALREADY HAVE BEEN
COMPLETED.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT NOON CDT...1700Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DENNIS WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 29.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.9 WEST OR ABOUT 55 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF PENSACOLA FLORIDA.

DENNIS IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MPH AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THE
FORECAST TRACK...DENNIS IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL NEAR PENSACOLA
BY MID-AFTERNOON.

DENNIS CONTINUES TO SLOWLY WEAKEN...AND MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE
NOW NEAR 135 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN
STRENGTH IS EXPECTED IN THE REMAINING HOURS BEFORE LANDFALL...AND
DENNIS IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE COAST NEAR THE CATEGORY THREE/FOUR
THRESHOLD ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 40 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 230 MILES. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH DENNIS MAY
OCCUR AS FAR AS 150 TO 175 MILES INLAND ALONG THE TRACK OF THE
HURRICANE.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY RECONNAISSANCE
AIRCRAFT WAS 939 MB...27.73 INCHES.

STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 10 TO 15 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...
ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...IS POSSIBLE
NEAR AND JUST TO THE EAST OF WHERE THE CENTER OF DENNIS CROSSES THE
NORTHERN GULF COAST LATER TODAY. A STORM SURGE OF 4 TO 6 FEET IS
LIKELY ELSEWHERE IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA TO THE EAST OF THE
CENTER.

DENNIS IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO
10 INCHES OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...ALABAMA...EASTERN
MISSISSIPPI...AND SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA. ISOLATED MAXIMUM RAINFALL
AMOUNTS TO NEAR 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE NEAR WHERE DENNIS MAKES
LANDFALL.

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE TODAY OVER THE WEST-CENTRAL FLORIDA
PENINSULA...THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...WESTERN GEORGIA AND CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN ALABAMA.

REPEATING THE NOON CDT POSITION...29.6 N... 86.9 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS...135 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 939 MB.

AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 2 PM CDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT
COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 4 PM CDT.

FORECASTER FRANKLIN


$$
**********************************************************************
ZCZC MIATCEAT4 ALL
TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM
HURRICANE DENNIS TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
11 AM CDT SUN JUL 10 2005

AT 11 AM CDT...1600Z...THE EYE OF HURRICANE DENNIS WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.8 WEST. THIS IS ABOUT 65 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF PENSACOLA FLORIDA.

FORECASTER FRANKLIN

$$
NNNN
**********************************************************************
ZCZC MIATCDAT4 ALL
TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM
HURRICANE DENNIS DISCUSSION NUMBER 25
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
11 AM EDT SUN JUL 10 2005

RECONNAISSANCE WIND AND PRESSURE DATA...AS WELL AS SATELLITE
IMAGERY...INDICATE THAT THE EARLIER INTENSIFICATION TREND HAS
CEASED. MOST RECENT ESTIMATED PRESSURE WAS 930 MB...AND THE
HIGHEST RECENT FLIGHT-LEVEL WINDS WERE 131 KT. BASED ON THESE
OBSERVATIONS...THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS LOWERED SLIGHTLY TO 120 KT.
ALTHOUGH DENNIS IS NOW MOVING OVER WATERS OF SOMEWHAT LOWER HEAT
CONTENT...IT IS MOVING RAPIDLY ENOUGH THAT ONLY MODEST CHANGES IN
INTENSITY ARE LIKELY BEFORE LANDFALL. DENNIS IS EXPECTED TO MAKE
LANDFALL NEAR THE THRESHOLD BETWEEN SAFFIR-SIMPSON CATEGORIES THREE
AND FOUR.

AFTER AN EARLIER NORTHWARD WOBBLE...DENNIS IS NOW BACK ON A
NORTH-NORTHWEST HEADING...340 DEGREES...BUT AT A FASTER FORWARD
SPEED. THIS MOVES THE TIMING OF LANDFALL UP A FEW HOURS...TO
MID-AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL ARRIVE A COUPLE
HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE CENTER. THE OFFICIAL FORECAST TRACK HAS
BEEN ADJUSTED ABOUT 30 MILES TO THE EAST AS A RESULT OF THE EARLIER
NORTHWARD JOG...AND LIES ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF A TIGHTLY
CLUSTERED GUIDANCE ENVELOPE. LATE IN THE FORECAST PERIOD...THE
REMNANTS OF THE HURRICANE ARE EXPECTED TO STALL IN THE VICINITY OF
THE OHIO VALLEY.

FORECASTER FRANKLIN


FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS

INITIAL 10/1500Z 29.4N 86.7W 120 KT
12HR VT 11/0000Z 31.5N 87.8W 85 KT...INLAND
24HR VT 11/1200Z 33.9N 88.8W 50 KT...INLAND
36HR VT 12/0000Z 35.8N 89.3W 30 KT...INLAND
48HR VT 12/1200Z 37.5N 89.0W 25 KT...INLAND
72HR VT 13/1200Z 38.5N 88.0W 25 KT...DISSIPATING
96HR VT 14/1200Z 39.0N 86.5W 20 KT...REMNANT LOW
120HR VT 15/1200Z 39.0N 86.0W 20 KT...REMNANT LOW


$$
NNNN
**********************************************************************
Link:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

[steve2470]

75. latest radar out of tallahassee

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/radar/latest/DS.p19r0/si.kevx.shtml

[uppityperson]

78. I'm used to tornados, whoosh, gone

I am watching this with amazement. It is so big, and, as a whole, moves so slowly, but the winds are so great and continuous. This is wild. Like a shitload of thunderstorms, windstorms, tornados and lightening that hangs around for the day. And raises the ocean level 20 ft AND dumps torrential rains. Wow. I'll stick with my earthquakes, having moved out of tornado country. Good luck to you all.

[malaise]

80. The rain lasted three days

in Jamaica and it passed north of us as a Cat 1. Stay safe peeps.

[steve2470]

81. latest radar

[frictionlessO]

82. check out the last four or five frames in your loops!

Did it just wobble east?

[steve2470]

83. I do not know

:shrug:

[frictionlessO]

88. Gursh dang, wobbly hurrycanes!! They wurry meh!

Im not sure either... right now its still to close to my family (Fort Walton to Niceville)...

[Zhade]

132. Fort Walton Beach - my hometown!

Hope your loved ones are okay.

[steve2470]

89. I looked again and I thinked it actually wobbled west nt

[LizW]

84. We may need some more weather guys.

When Ivan hit last year, three guys from the ABC affiliate in Birmingham were on the island at Gulf Shores getting video right before landfall. The surge came in and wrecked their truck and they couldn't get off the island. They spent a terrifying night as the only people left on the island. The were marooned in the concrete stairwell of a multi-story condo right on the beach. They thought they were going to die.

They didn't, and they did get the most awesome video of the hurricane and its devastation. They were the big weather guy heroes of the storm. The station made a DVD of their exploits.

This time, not to be outdone, ALL the weather guys are staying at the landfall spot.

Anderson Cooper is standing out there like an idiot under a big gas station canopy (which will come down soon) in Pensacola. Some CNN woman is standing on a balcony with the rain pelting her and the wind buffeting her around.

They keep saying, "It's a ghost town here." Well, duh.

[Pithy Cherub]

92. We need a poll for dumbest reporter weather stunt!

Anderson Cooper
Brian Williams
The local weather guys

Do these people think that a pissed Mother Nature is going to give them a free immortal hall pass for the duration of the event?

[frictionlessO]

87. for more DU weather (aside from and in addition to Dennis), our group!

try here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=328

We love pics, and just talking about the weather... its real low key in there, so give it a try when you have time.

[Bo]

90. Idiots keep rebuilding there knowing this happens

I don't know what to say... but they know they will get hit and they build there.

[steve2470]

91. Hurricane Dennis heads for spot hit by Ivan

http://www.timesdaily.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050710/APN/507100516&cachetime=5


By DAVID ROYSE
Associated Press Writer




Hurricane Dennis closed in on the Gulf Coast on Sunday with battering waves and high wind after strengthening into a dangerous storm, roaring toward a region still patching up damage from a hurricane 10 months ago.

As the eye of the storm got closer to shore Sunday, its top sustained wind slowed slightly from 140 mph to 135 mph but it was still rated Category 4, the National Hurricane Center said. On shore, wind exceeding 45 mph blew rain sideways and rolling waves pounded piers and beaches. Landfall was expected Sunday afternoon somewhere along the coast of the Florida Panhandle or Alabama, virtually in the same spot as last year's Hurricane Ivan.

People who stayed in the area wound up their preparations and rushed to get inside.

"It's time now to just hunker down and ride it out," Okaloosa County Emergency Management Chief Randy McDaniel said. "It's just a matter of sitting and watching and waiting."
<snip>

[steve2470]

93. The Roaming Gnome says " Please be so careful, my beloved DU'ers"

[uppityperson]

94. radar pictures. wow, 2:40 pm EDT

http://www.wunderground.com/radar/radblast.asp?ID=MOB®ion=d4&lat=30.42069817&lon=-87.21971893&label=Pensacola%2c%20FL

[steve2470]

95. Dennis coming onshore right NOW

check out the radar:

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/radar/latest/DS.p19r0/si.kevx.shtml

[uppityperson]

96. Tornado warnings

294
WFUS54 KMOB 101842
TORMOB
FLC033-091-113-101930-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0025.050710T1830Z-050710T1930Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
130 PM CDT SUN JUL 10 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...

OKALOOSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA
ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA
SANTA ROSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA

* UNTIL 230 PM CDT

* AT 128 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THE OUTER EYEWALL OF HURRICANE DENNIS WILL MOVE ONSHORE BETWEEN 2
AND 230 PM. THE EYEWALL CONTAINS THE MOST DAMAGING WINDS AND THE
HIGHEST DESTRUCTIVE POTENTIAL...AND WILL PRODUCE TORNADO LIKE
DAMAGE.

* THE OUTER EYEWALL IS EXPECTED TO BE PASS OVER SANTA ROSA ISLAND
BETWEEN GULF BREEZE AND FORT WALTON BEACH BETWEEN 2 AND 230 PM.


THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY!

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND
NORTHWEST FLORIDA.

http://uswx.com/us/wx/FL/004/AFCN.7072/

[Penndems]

97. Satellite image of "Dennis the Menace" eye wall making landfall

[Penndems]

98. NWS Advisory 25B, 3:00 p.m. EDT/2:00 CDT

000
WTNT34 KNHC 101849
TCPAT4
BULLETIN
HURRICANE DENNIS INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 25B
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2 PM CDT SUN JUL 10 2005

...CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE DENNIS WITHIN AN HOUR OR SO OF
LANDFALL...

A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE NORTHEASTERN COAST
OF THE GULF OF MEXICO FROM THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER WESTWARD TO THE
MOUTH OF THE PEARL RIVER.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEST OF THE PEARL
RIVER TO GRAND ISLE...INCLUDING METROPOLITAN NEW ORLEANS AND LAKE
PONTCHARTRAIN...AND FROM EAST OF THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO LONGBOAT
KEY FLORIDA.

PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD ALREADY HAVE BEEN
COMPLETED.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 2 PM CDT...1900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DENNIS WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 30.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.0 WEST OR ABOUT 20 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF PENSACOLA FLORIDA.

DENNIS IS MOVING JUST WEST OF DUE NORTH NEAR 17 MPH...AND A GENERAL
NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THE
EYEWALL OF DENNIS IS JUST NOW REACHING THE COAST...AND THE CENTER
OF DENNIS IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL JUST EAST OF PENSACOLA
WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR OR SO.

DENNIS CONTINUES TO SLOWLY WEAKEN...AND MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE
NOW NEAR 120 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. DENNIS IS NOW A CATEGORY
THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE. NO
SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED PRIOR TO LANDFALL.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 40 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 230 MILES. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH DENNIS MAY
OCCUR AS FAR AS 100 TO 150 MILES INLAND ALONG THE TRACK OF THE
HURRICANE.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY RECONNAISSANCE
AIRCRAFT WAS 943 MB...27.85 INCHES.

STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 10 TO 15 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...
ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...IS POSSIBLE
NEAR AND JUST TO THE EAST OF WHERE THE CENTER OF DENNIS CROSSES THE
NORTHERN GULF COAST. A STORM SURGE OF 4 TO 6 FEET IS LIKELY
ELSEWHERE IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER.

DENNIS IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO
10 INCHES OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...ALABAMA...EASTERN
MISSISSIPPI...AND SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA. ISOLATED MAXIMUM RAINFALL
AMOUNTS TO NEAR 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE NEAR WHERE DENNIS MAKES
LANDFALL.

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE TODAY OVER THE WEST-CENTRAL FLORIDA
PENINSULA...THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...WESTERN GEORGIA AND CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN ALABAMA.

REPEATING THE 2 PM CDT POSITION...30.2 N... 87.0 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...JUST WEST OF DUE NORTH NEAR 17 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS...120 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 943 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 4 PM CDT.

FORECASTER FRANKLIN


$$
**********************************************************************
Link:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

[Seabiscuit]

100. Dennis "Slams" Pensacola

http://www.local6.com/hurricanes/4705222/detail.html

[cyr330]

105. Category 4?

Didn't they downgrade the storm to a category 2 before it hit, or am I dreaming? Thanks!

[Penndems]

108. NWS Advisory Number 26, 5:00 p.m. EDT/4:00 CDT

000
WTNT34 KNHC 102044
TCPAT4
BULLETIN
HURRICANE DENNIS ADVISORY NUMBER 26
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
4 PM CDT SUN JUL 10 2005

...DENNIS MAKES LANDFALL NEAR PENSACOLA AS A CATEGORY THREE
HURRICANE...

AT 4 PM CDT...2100Z...THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA HAS BEEN ADJUSTED
AND NOW EXTENDS FROM THE ALABAMA/MISSISSIPPI BORDER TO DESTIN
FLORIDA.

THE TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE ALSO BEEN ADJUSTED...AND NOW EXTEND
FROM THE PEARL RIVER TO THE ALABAMA/MISSISSIPPI BORDER AND FROM
EAST OF DESTIN TO LONGBOAT KEY FLORIDA.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 4 PM CDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DENNIS WAS LOCATED
INLAND NEAR LATITUDE 30.8 NORTH... LONGITUDE 87.2 WEST OR ABOUT 20
MILES NORTH OF PENSACOLA FLORIDA.

DENNIS IS MOVING JUST WEST OF DUE NORTH NEAR 21 MPH. A GENERAL
NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD TRACK WITH SOME DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS
EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 105 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. DENNIS
IS NOW A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. DENNIS
IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM OVERNIGHT.

A FLORIDA COASTAL MONITORING PROGRAM TOWER...ON THE COAST NEAR
NAVARRE BEACH FLORIDA...REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 99 MPH...WITH
GUSTS TO 121 MPH...NEAR THE TIME OF LANDFALL.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 230 MILES...MAINLY TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 950 MB...28.05 INCHES.

STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 10 TO 15 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...
ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...IS LIKELY
STILL OCCURRING NEAR AND JUST TO THE EAST OF WHERE THE CENTER OF
DENNIS MADE LANDFALL. A STORM SURGE OF 4 TO 6 FEET IS LIKELY STILL
OCCURRING ELSEWHERE TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER.

DENNIS IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8
INCHES ALONG AND NEAR THE TRACK ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES INTO
THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. ISOLATED MAXIMUM
RAINFALL AMOUNTS NEAR 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN ASSOCIATION WITH
DENNIS.

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE TODAY OVER CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN ALABAMA...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN GEORGIA...AND NORTH CENTRAL
AND NORTHWESTERN FLORIDA.

REPEATING THE 4 PM CDT POSITION...30.8 N... 87.2 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 21 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS...105 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 950 MB.

INTERMEDIATE ADVISORIES WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 6 PM CDT AND 8 PM CDT FOLLOWED
BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 10 PM CDT.

FORECASTER FRANKLIN


$$

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[LiberallyInclined]

116. yes- judging a person by one post is the REAL way liberals think, huh...?

some people...i guess that if there weren't judgemental people out there, there'd be no reason for the word to be in the dictionary...

:eyes:

[QC]

118. Who says I judged you based on only one post? n/t

[LiberallyInclined]

119. well..gosh..thanks....

i never even knew i had an audience...

:blush:

[QC]

121. Don't flatter yourself--haters have become common here,

so it's not like you really stand out much.

Of course, if you really want an audience, you could try posting something halfway intelligent now and then, something that might add to the quality of the discussion here, instead of doing everything in your power to make this place a mirror image of Freak Republic. But frankly, I'm not going to hold my breath waiting for that one.

[LiberallyInclined]

123. just can't stop clicking on my posts, huh...?

you playful little minx...

but be advised-
flirting will get you nowhere with me.

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[ahem]

129. What the HELL do you think we've been trying to do?! And because we've

yet to succeed you wish death and destruction on us and our families--hoping for a "RECORD-BREAKING storm season" and "woohoo"ing and cheering it on all along.

There are plenty of us here fighting for Florida and the rest of this country, fighting to have our votes counted, and protesting the war. You'd have to be blind not to have noticed the efforts of liberal Floridians. Will the destruction of our homes or our lives, which you so thoroughly root for, help the cause?

If you're just trying to make trollish posts to anger people who are already stressed out, then congrats! You did it. Way to go! You've done a great job of distracting me for a moment from the fact that my mother is now without power and I don't know if she has enough liquid oxygen to keep her going for very long now that her oxygen converter can't run. I just got my power back a little while ago and I'm thankful that I wasn't in one of the hardest hit areas but a good portion of my family are in those areas.

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[QC]

136. You want that tombstone bad, don't you? n/t

[ElectricHermit]

112. Terrible

Why would you say such a thing. My son lives in Florida and I am sure he has never done anything to you....

[QC]

114. Welcome to DU! And thanks for speaking out against the haters.

You couldn't have picked a better topic for your first post!

:toast:

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[slutticus]

127. Jerry Falwell?

Is that you?

[Milspec]

117. "LiberallyInclined"?

Actually, no your not very "LiberallyInclined"

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[QC]

137. Well, he got that tombstone he so desperately wanted. n/t

[Lorien]

124. I fought like hell for Gore and Kerry

and they DID get more votes than * here.

Your comments are fucking despicable. Maybe someday mother nature will teach you to have a sliver of compassion and humanity.

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[althecat]

122. The Eye Of Dennis

A closeup of the eye taken from

[ElectricHermit]

125. What a monster

I hope not too many tried to sit this one out. I spent some time in South Carolina and was really beautiful but with the thunderstorms and hurricane warnings it is just to much.....

[Zhade]

128. Shit shit shit! My parents are in Pensacola.

Better call them...

[malaise]

131. Did you hear that woman on CNN

even Wolf had to correct her. They were looking at the devastating floods in St Mark's Florida and she said the people are accustomed to it - they were smiling. When Wolf looks the sensitive person, things are really bad.
Damn this is tragic for so many ordinary people across the tropics.
<edit add sentence>

Is St Mark's part of Tallahassee?

[Zhade]

134. I don't watch CNN - I was tuned to TWC.

I'm kind of unclear on how bad it hit where they are (or, hopefully, aren't, after having left to get away from the storm).

I left a message, hopefully they'll call as soon as they can.

[ElectricHermit]

133. I hope

I hope they are OK......bad news these constant hurricanes...