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Posted by: VTG, 17:55 GMT le 10 juillet 2008

Dennis just before landfall

Dennis was the second major hurricane to impact the area in less than a year, with Ivan making landfall in 2004. Dennis was also the second hurricane of the 2005 season. Hurricane force winds went about 40 miles outward from the center, with tropical storm force winds covering a much larger area from SW Albama eastward to Tallahassee. Most of the damage with Dennis occured in the Florida Panhandle and southern Alabama. The remnants of Dennis were also responsible for inland flooding.

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Dennis approaching NW Florida

There was also a bit of irony with Dennis- the road leading to Fort Pickens on the western end of Pensacola Beach had been washed out by Ivan, and was schelduled to open just one day after Dennis made landfall. The storm surge washed out the road once again, and hasn't been repaired since.

According to NOAA's Hurricane Research Division, the eye of Dennis made landfall over eastern Pensacola Beach, and continued northward over Gulf Breeze and the bay (As seen below). The strongest winds in Dennis occured over the Gulf Islands National Seashore. There aren't any observations taken there, so it's unknown how strong winds were in this area. The strongest winds recorded with Dennis were found in Navarre, which was slightly to the east of the most intense winds. Here are some of the gusts from around the area as Dennis made landfall-

Crestview: 58mph
Panama City: 73mph
Destin: 81mph
Pensacola: 95mph
Eglin: 104mph
Navarre: 121mph
*The anemometers in Pensacola and Navarre failed after these observations

Wind Analysis done by the HRD showing landfall and strongest winds.

Dennis was a compact storm, and most of the wind damage occured in the Florida Panhandle. The surge associated with Dennis affected the coastline of Mississippi, stretching east over most of the western Florida coast. Surge was about 6-10 feet at landfall, with waves of 10-15 feet. Dennis also spawned 10 tornadoes over Florida and Georgia. The damage from Dennis in the U.S. totaled 2.23 billion dollars.

The areas hit by Dennis have mostly recovered, although some damage can still be seen along the beaches. The road connecting Navarre and Pensacola Beach has been worked on, but still hasn't been completely repaired. Hopefully we won't wave to deal with anymore storms like Dennis for a very long time to come!!

Updated: 05:19 GMT le 20 avril 2013

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Strong storms roll through the area

Posted by: VTG, 23:31 GMT le 16 décembre 2007

Strong storms hit the area yesterday, with wind damage reported in Santa Rosa county. Here's some information provided by the NWS in Mobile-... Preliminary NWS damage survey results of the Santa Rosa County wind damage on Saturday afternoon... December 15 2007... The National Weather Service in Mobile conducted a damage assessment of the severe weather that moved across Santa Rosa County Saturday afternoon... December 15. Meteorologists from NWS Mobile determined th...

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Tornado in Pensacola!

Posted by: VTG, 19:42 GMT le 18 octobre 2007

This one was close! It missed my house by less than a mile, and there are damage reports stretching from the beach to the mall. We also got over 5 inches of rain, but I haven't heard anything about flooding. Here are some pictures of the damage near the mall-Cars were overturned at Target- this one is being towed awayDamage near the mallDamage near the mallTaco Bell signPalm trees knocked over Here's a video of the tornado on youtube.

Updated: 04:21 GMT le 19 octobre 2007

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Drought gets even Worse!!!

Posted by: VTG, 20:46 GMT le 15 août 2007

Extreme drought conditions continue in most of Northwest Florida, with many places seeing less than half of the Average rainfall for August. Currently the soil moisture content is about 7% of normal in Pensacola. Some areas are even lower! Here are parts of the hydrologic outlook-HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOKNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL300 PM CDT THU AUG 23 2007...DROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR SOUTHEASTMISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA...SYNOPSIS....

Updated: 22:05 GMT le 23 août 2007

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Extreme Heat!!!

Posted by: VTG, 16:29 GMT le 07 août 2007

High pressure has built over the area, and has brought in some very hot temperatures! Highs are in the mid 90's through lower 100's over most of the Southeast, with heat indices above 105 in many places. This heat is expected to last until Thursday, with a little relief arriving on Friday. Rain chances are low in most places, so it doesn't look like there will be anything to help suppress the heat :(

Updated: 03:18 GMT le 10 août 2007

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