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Hurricane Dennis
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Figment1986
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At this moment in time i would expect rain and moderate wind sat & sun...
(there are highs protecting most of FLA..)
now in panhandel... i hope they are prepaired...
(there are highs protecting most of FLA..)
now in panhandel... i hope they are prepaired...
KraziJediGurl
New Member
LouDisney said:
I personally didn't lose power at my home, but unfortunately, 2 days later there are still about 65,000 people in New Orleans that don't have their electricty back on. After Cindy hit there were approximately 270,000 without power just in New Orleans, not counting the surrounding suburbs.
Linda
Disneydreaming
New Member
Oooops, sorry for the last post under KraziJediGurl, that is my daughters log in and my puter logged me in under her name.
Linda
Linda
Disneydreaming
New Member
Its unimaginable that this is happening to Florida again. Dennis is taking a similar path to Ivan and expected to hit Florida almost in the exact same place.
Disneydreaming
New Member
cynicall said:
Thats not how I meant it. I mean its unimaginable that Florida had two storms, Francis and Jeanne, both major hurricanes, follow the exact same path last year, and this year Dennis, another major hurricane, is following almost the exact same path as Ivan, and predicted to hit Florida in just about the same place. I think this may be unprecedented? Anyone know?
Disneydreaming
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pinkrose
Well-Known Member
James-Cat. 4 by 11pm:
Dennis Now A Category Four
July 7, 2005, 9:06 pm
NHC reports Dennis will be upgraded to a category four on the 10:00 p.m. advisory.
Pressure down to 951 mb, max recon flight level winds 131 mph. This thing is a monster now...
GFDL and GFS shifting west... increasing the threat of a direct hit to the Alabama coast...
Full package will out soon... see our tropical page
Dennis Now A Category Four
July 7, 2005, 9:06 pm
NHC reports Dennis will be upgraded to a category four on the 10:00 p.m. advisory.
Pressure down to 951 mb, max recon flight level winds 131 mph. This thing is a monster now...
GFDL and GFS shifting west... increasing the threat of a direct hit to the Alabama coast...
Full package will out soon... see our tropical page
pinkrose
Well-Known Member
...Dennis becomes an extremely dangerous category four hurricane on
the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale...new warnings issued...
at 11 PM EDT...0300 UTC...the government of Cuba has upgraded the
Hurricane Watch to a Hurricane Warning for The Provinces of la
Habana and Ciudad de la Habana. A Hurricane Warning is now in
effect for The Provinces of la Habana...ciudana de la Habana...
Matanzas... Villa Clara... Cienfuegos...Sancti Spiritus...Ciego de
Avila...Camaguey...Las Tunas...Granma...Santiago de Cuba...Holguin
and Guantanamo. A Hurricane Watch remains in effect for the
remaining provinces of Cuba including the Isle of Youth and Pinar
del Rio.
A Hurricane Warning remains in effect for the lower Florida Keys
from the Seven Mile Bridge westward to the Dry Tortugas...and a
Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect for the remainder of the
Florida Keys...east of the Seven Mile Bridge to Ocean Reef
and Florida Bay. A Hurricane Watch remains in effect for the
Florida Keys east of the Seven Mile Bridge to Ocean Reef and
Florida Bay.
At 11 PM EDT...0300 UTC...a Tropical Storm Warning is in effect
along the Florida West Coast south of Bonita Beach...and along the
Florida East Coast south of Golden Beach. A tropical storm watch is
now in effect along the Florida West Coast north of Bonita Beach to
Longboat Key.
At 11 PM AST...0300 UTC...the Hurricane Warning for the southwestern
peninsula of Haiti is cancelled. A Hurricane Warning remains in
effect for all of Jamaica and all of the Cayman Islands. Warnings
in Jamaica will likely be cancelled Friday morning.
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.
A hurricane or tropical storm watch means that hurricane or tropical
storm conditions...respectively...are possible within the watch
area...generally within 36 hours.
Interests elsewhere in the central and western Caribbean
Sea...Florida...and the eastern Gulf of Mexico should monitor the
progress of Dennis.
For storm information specific to your area...including possible
inland watches and warnings...please monitor products issued
by your local weather office.
At 11 PM EDT...0300z...the center of Hurricane Dennis was located
near latitude 19.9 north...longitude 77.6 west or near Cabo cruz
Cuba and about 105 miles... 170 km...south of Camaguey Cuba.
Dennis is moving toward the northwest near 15 mph
...24 km/hr...and this general motion is expected to continue for
the next 24 hours. This motion should bring the center of Dennis
near or over southeastern Cuba tonight and central Cuba on Friday.
Maximum sustained winds are near 135 mph...215 km/hr...with higher
gusts. Dennis is a category four hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson
scale. Some additional strengthening is possible while the center
of Dennis remains over water.
Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 50 miles... 85 km...
from the center...and tropical storm force winds extend outward up
to 140 miles...220 km. Amateur radio reports from the affected area
indicate widespread power outages and structural damage.
Estimated minimum central pressure is 950 mb...28.05 inches.
Dennis is expected to produce total rainfall accumulations of 4 to 8
inches over extreme southern Florida and the Florida Keys...with 5
to 10 inches over Haiti...Jamaica...Cuba...and the Cayman Islands.
Isolated maximum amounts of 15 inches are possible over the Sierra
maestra mountains of southeastern Cuba. These rains could produce
life-threatening flash floods and mud slides.
Storm surge flooding of 5 to 7 feet above normal tide levels...
along with large and dangerous battering waves...are likely in
areas of onshore winds along the southeast coast of Cuba east of
Cabo cruz. A much larger storm surge of near 20 feet is possible
along the southern coast of Cuba west of Cabo cruz. A storm surge
of 3 to 6 feet is possible in the lower Florida Keys.
Repeating the 11 PM EDT position...19.9 N... 77.6 W. Movement
toward...northwest near 15 mph. Maximum sustained
winds...135 mph. Minimum central pressure... 950 mb.
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the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale...new warnings issued...
at 11 PM EDT...0300 UTC...the government of Cuba has upgraded the
Hurricane Watch to a Hurricane Warning for The Provinces of la
Habana and Ciudad de la Habana. A Hurricane Warning is now in
effect for The Provinces of la Habana...ciudana de la Habana...
Matanzas... Villa Clara... Cienfuegos...Sancti Spiritus...Ciego de
Avila...Camaguey...Las Tunas...Granma...Santiago de Cuba...Holguin
and Guantanamo. A Hurricane Watch remains in effect for the
remaining provinces of Cuba including the Isle of Youth and Pinar
del Rio.
A Hurricane Warning remains in effect for the lower Florida Keys
from the Seven Mile Bridge westward to the Dry Tortugas...and a
Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect for the remainder of the
Florida Keys...east of the Seven Mile Bridge to Ocean Reef
and Florida Bay. A Hurricane Watch remains in effect for the
Florida Keys east of the Seven Mile Bridge to Ocean Reef and
Florida Bay.
At 11 PM EDT...0300 UTC...a Tropical Storm Warning is in effect
along the Florida West Coast south of Bonita Beach...and along the
Florida East Coast south of Golden Beach. A tropical storm watch is
now in effect along the Florida West Coast north of Bonita Beach to
Longboat Key.
At 11 PM AST...0300 UTC...the Hurricane Warning for the southwestern
peninsula of Haiti is cancelled. A Hurricane Warning remains in
effect for all of Jamaica and all of the Cayman Islands. Warnings
in Jamaica will likely be cancelled Friday morning.
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.
A hurricane or tropical storm watch means that hurricane or tropical
storm conditions...respectively...are possible within the watch
area...generally within 36 hours.
Interests elsewhere in the central and western Caribbean
Sea...Florida...and the eastern Gulf of Mexico should monitor the
progress of Dennis.
For storm information specific to your area...including possible
inland watches and warnings...please monitor products issued
by your local weather office.
At 11 PM EDT...0300z...the center of Hurricane Dennis was located
near latitude 19.9 north...longitude 77.6 west or near Cabo cruz
Cuba and about 105 miles... 170 km...south of Camaguey Cuba.
Dennis is moving toward the northwest near 15 mph
...24 km/hr...and this general motion is expected to continue for
the next 24 hours. This motion should bring the center of Dennis
near or over southeastern Cuba tonight and central Cuba on Friday.
Maximum sustained winds are near 135 mph...215 km/hr...with higher
gusts. Dennis is a category four hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson
scale. Some additional strengthening is possible while the center
of Dennis remains over water.
Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 50 miles... 85 km...
from the center...and tropical storm force winds extend outward up
to 140 miles...220 km. Amateur radio reports from the affected area
indicate widespread power outages and structural damage.
Estimated minimum central pressure is 950 mb...28.05 inches.
Dennis is expected to produce total rainfall accumulations of 4 to 8
inches over extreme southern Florida and the Florida Keys...with 5
to 10 inches over Haiti...Jamaica...Cuba...and the Cayman Islands.
Isolated maximum amounts of 15 inches are possible over the Sierra
maestra mountains of southeastern Cuba. These rains could produce
life-threatening flash floods and mud slides.
Storm surge flooding of 5 to 7 feet above normal tide levels...
along with large and dangerous battering waves...are likely in
areas of onshore winds along the southeast coast of Cuba east of
Cabo cruz. A much larger storm surge of near 20 feet is possible
along the southern coast of Cuba west of Cabo cruz. A storm surge
of 3 to 6 feet is possible in the lower Florida Keys.
Repeating the 11 PM EDT position...19.9 N... 77.6 W. Movement
toward...northwest near 15 mph. Maximum sustained
winds...135 mph. Minimum central pressure... 950 mb.
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ugghh....
thanks for the heads-up.
thanks for the heads-up.
Debbie
Well-Known Member
I don't know about the weather guys in Fla or elsewhere, but this is what the local weather guy said this evening: Depending on where high pressure builds in, Dennis may very well go into Apalachicola (sp?). He feels anywhere from Panama City to the 'hook' of Florida because so far this High pressure is weak. He also feels that the Gulf side of Florida is going to really feel this storm as it passes. What are your guys saying? Our local channels do devote alot of time to these storms.
Disneydreaming
New Member
The NHC has also moved the landfall up to Sunday afternoon. Yesterday it was Monday early morning.
I dont have a reservation at a hotel until Sunday so I guess if we need to evacuate if Dennis moves further west, we can't.All hotels are sold out. Holy crap.
I dont have a reservation at a hotel until Sunday so I guess if we need to evacuate if Dennis moves further west, we can't.All hotels are sold out. Holy crap.
Take cover....
Kadee
New Member
Ivan may have affected Florida greatly but it HIT Fort Morgan, Alabama (aka..Gulf Shores). That is where the eye came on shore and it traveled right on up Baldwin County (ALABAMA) right over my house. Believe me; I saw it! I was up all night as it passed. I'm about 40 miles from the coast so we got it pretty hard. Gulf Shores is still trying to recover. It looks like it just hit down there instead of 10 months ago.Disneydreaming said:
The local reports I've seen has the eye coming on shore in Pensacola (that IS in Florida) or just a little east of that. BUT...they are saying now that the projected path may be shifted back west (to Gulf Shores/Mobile Bay area) because it stayed "under" Cuba more than expected.