Hurricane Dennis

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 7:46 pm

DENNIS MAY WELL BE A CATEGORY 4 by the time it makes US landfall, according to the hurricane center in miami. it's going to be a very dangerous storm if that is the case. it's very early for a cat4 and this does not bode well for the season. the projected path can wobble and change of course. but after it goes across cuba it will gain huge strength over warm waters.....................

Hurricane Dennis on path to U.S. Gulf Coast

Tropical Storm Dennis became the first Atlantic hurricane of the 2005 season Wednesday evening after an Air Force reconnaissance plane clocked sustained winds of nearly 80 mph, the National Hurricane Center said. Hurricane warnings were posted for Jamaica and the southwestern peninsula of Haiti, where more than 3,000 people died in flooding and landslides after Tropical Storm Jeanne hit the impoverished country in 2004.

robinseggs · Post by **robinseggs** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 8:32 pm

So is there a projected time frame of when this "Dennis the Menace" is supposed to hit land?? We are headed for Orange Beach Alabama!! Help!! LOL

valerie · Post by **valerie** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 8:34 pm

Our paper said today that July 5 was the earliest date for four named

storms!

(Wonder who's gonna be first to call it "Dennis the Menace?!?!?)

You be careful. All y'all down that way be careful.

valerie · Post by **valerie** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 8:37 pm

Looks like my post was about two minutes too late... 'cause there's

the Dennis the Menace I was talking about!

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 8:41 pm

robinseggs wrote: So is there a projected time frame of when this "Dennis the Menace" is supposed to hit land?? We are headed for Orange Beach Alabama!! Help!! LOLi would watch this thing closely Robins...is your destination on the gulf? if it becomes even a cat 3 it will be mandatory evacuation, and dangerous. landfall perhaps saturday.

robinseggs · Post by **robinseggs** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 9:13 pm

Valerie, how funny! You might have read my mind! Well I don't know much about hurricanes, so we are not leaving for couple of wks...am I in the clear? What's this about 3 other storms???? OH NO!

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 12:30 am

STAY SAFE EVERYONE X

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 10:35 am

MANDATORY EVACUATION OF NON-RESIDENTS OF THE KEYS, AS WELL AS MOBILE HOMES......Keys Tourists Evacuated

- Floridians Brace for Dennis

rmc1 · Post by **rmc1** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 10:39 am

robinseggs wrote: Valerie, how funny! You might have read my mind! Well I don't know much about hurricanes, so we are not leaving for couple of wks...am I in the clear? What's this about 3 other storms???? OH NO!

If you're not leaving for a couple of weeks, you should be out of danger of the actual storm, unless another comes up. But if it hits near where you're going, you'll see the carnage and damage.

<---is in Louisiana

My sis is in Destin right now on vacation. They got some weather from TS Cindy, but it's beautiful there today she told me this am on the phone.

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 8:32 pm

bloody hell........

Developments across Florida late Thursday related to Hurricane Dennis, the first hurricane of the Atlantic season:

Dennis grew rapidly into a strong Category 4 storm, with winds of 135 mph by 11 p.m. EDT.

Gov. Jeb Bush issued a state of emergency.

A hurricane warning was issued for the lower Florida Keys through Key West and the Dry Tortugas. Tropical storm warnings were up for the remainder of the Florida Keys, and tropical storm watches were in effect for parts of South Florida and the southwestern corner of the state.

All residents of the lower Keys, from the Seven Mile Bridge south, were ordered to evacuate, and officials warned that the evacuation order could be extended for the entire Keys if forecast tracks continued shifting Dennis' projected path eastward.

All mobile-home residents of the Keys were ordered to evacuate, as were all visitors and non-residents. Vacationers planning trips to the Keys were urged to postpone.

Fishermen's Hospital in Marathon and Lower Keys Medical Center are scheduled to close Friday, as are all Monroe County offices and schools. The Agency for Health Care Administration said Medicaid participants in Monroe County could have prescriptions refilled early to avoid problems caused by any storm aftermath.

All five commercial airlines serving Key West International Airport were reporting that most flights were sold out, although some were considering adding more flights for Friday morning. Many rental car companies throughout the Keys had extremely limited availability.

Greyhound added buses to help get people out of the lower Keys. Greyhound's Key West terminal would be open until at least midnight Thursday, and two northbound buses were set to depart at 6 a.m. Friday. "We'll adjust our operations based on whatever

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lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 8:41 pm

we are activated at some point, have to get our loved ones out because we are not allowed to go home throughout the duration. we go door to door in mandatory evacuation areas and get the personal info of people who refuse to leave so we can ID their bodies later. ( i like to make my point by giving them a do-it-yourself toe tag.) when it hits our cruisers take cover and we answer NO 911 calls. if we can "sleep" we "sleep" in the jail. which is not possible with all the noise. the inmates are locked down the entire time.

minks · Post by **minks** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 9:59 pm

LC go safely in all this and you sure now have your heart stretched in many directions.

Blessings to you girl.

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 3:10 am

Thankyou Minks.........0500 friday it was beating up eastern cuba.

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 5:19 am

hi Susie Q thanks, :-4 i am watching this beast closely!

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 6:38 am

hey Susie, Destin is in direct path, let me know if you reach them. is there anyone here from florida or gulf coast? if so, please take the advice of your local authorities, and also get to your ATM for cash and gas up. TODAY, this morning!..... power is out in lower keys even though it has not hit yet. and AIA is blocked in fort lauderdale due to downed trees. --------------Dennis lashes Cuba, heads for Gulf Coast

After lashing the Caribbean with powerful winds and causing as many as 20 deaths, Hurricane Dennis began to regain strength today as it churned its way into the Gulf of Mexico. The storm faded as it crossed Cuba overnight, but is picking up steam in the warm, open water of the Gulf on its path toward the United States.

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buttercup · Post by **buttercup** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 7:08 am

my heart & soul goes out to all involved in this, stay in touch every single day lc

we need to know your safe, if your power goes out you can still get a message by cell to bothwell right? so he can post for you, praying for you all involved in this

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 10:50 am

Any news on Dennis The Menace anyone?

capt_buzzard · Post by **capt_buzzard** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 12:32 pm

And the leftovers Uk will get the winds. Ireland the rain:wah:

Post by **Betty Boop** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 1:10 pm

Hope you're all safe and well over there. I can't even begin to imagine how scary those hurricanes are. I hide away when theres thunder and lightning - absolutely hate it!!

kmhowe72 · Post by **kmhowe72** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 1:26 pm

Lady cop I thought you moved to england???????

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 2:55 pm

LC Please let us know you are ok xxxxxxx

minks · Post by **minks** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 2:57 pm

Hurricane Dennis advances on Gulf Coast

CTV.ca News Staff

Evacuation orders have been issued to more than a million people from the Florida Panhandle to Louisiana as Hurricane Dennis, which has already claimed at least 32 lives in Haiti and Cuba, edges toward the U.S. coast.

"This is a very dangerous storm and we hope that you will evacuate," Gov. Jeb Bush said to residents in the Panhandle.

Hurricane Dennis lashed the Florida Keys Saturday, headed toward areas still being rebuilt from last year's storms. It was expected to hit U.S. landfall Sunday or Monday.

Governors across the region declared states of emergency, as weather forecasters struggled to pinpoint the final destination of the hurricane.

Most of Key West was without power Saturday morning as the hurricane passed west of the island, lashing the coast with rain and wind.

"We're holding up," Key West Mayor Jimmy Weekley told The Associated Press. "The biggest damage right now of course is the power being off."

Dennis is following in the path of last year's Ivan, which came ashore at the Florida-Alabama line, causing 29 deaths and $4 billion US damage in the Panhandle alone.

The eye of the hurricane hit Cuba Friday afternoon, and President Castro said on state television that 10 had died on the southeastern coast, calling the storm "diabolical."

The U.S. military detention camp Guantanamo Bay, situated on the eastern end of Cuba, did not suffer any casualties, although the hurricane swept a guard tower into the sea.

On Thursday, the storm pounded Haiti with sustained winds of up to 215 km/hr, killing at least 10 people.

Dennis follows Tropical Storm Cindy, which reached Louisiana on Tuesday, hindering oil production and refining.

Twenty-three petroleum production platforms and six drilling rigs were evacuated, interrupting more than three per cent of the region's normal production.

By Wednesday, the storm was wreaking havoc in Louisiana and Mississippi, flooding streets and destroying power lines.

Dennis is the strongest Atlantic hurricane to form this early in the season since records began in 1851, the National Hurricane Center said. The season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30.

Last year, three destructive hurricanes -- Frances, Ivan and Jeanne -- tore through the Caribbean, killing hundreds of people, and causing billions of dollars in damage.

Hardest hit was Haiti, which is vulnerable to flash floods and mudslides. Last year, about 60,000 people died in floods in May and September.

Post by **Betty Boop** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 2:58 pm

I should think shes busy preparing for its arrival, its missed the keys and is now heading toward Florida.

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 4:36 pm

hi, busy day, we are under tornado watch. winds at 115 mph and it will be a cat 4 before landfall. the keys are flooded but no serious damage. it's going to be devastating in the gulf states and panhandle, probably sunday afternoon.

minks · Post by **minks** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 4:41 pm

oiy we have an office in Louisiana I hope our guy down there will be ok.

babygirl · Post by **babygirl** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 10:15 pm

Everyone in the area Please do what you are told and evacuate and LC like i said earlier in email take care and be safe my thaughts are with you xxxx

turbonium · Post by **turbonium** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 10:30 pm

LC, please keep us in the loop when time permits, so we know you and your loved ones are all OK!! My thoughts and prayers are going out to you and yours tonight....

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 6:35 am

Thankyou my good friends! Gabs, i saw your thread and wrote to you. i am fine, this thing is going to make landfall today and i fear much damage. i hope no human casualties. 1.4 million people have evacuated from gulf coast, and those who haven't have about two more hours to get out. i would strongly advise they do. i am having some heavy weather, and if i "disappear" it's because of lost power. thanks for caring everyone! ......................'Very, very dangerous' Dennis closing in

Hurricane Dennis is moving toward the U.S. Gulf Coast and the center of the Category 4 storm is expected to hit along the Alabama-Florida coast this afternoon or evening. "This is a very, very dangerous hurricane," said Max Mayfield, director of the Miami-based National Hurricane Center. "No matter where this hurricane makes landfall, it's going to have a big, big impact over a very large area."

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minks · Post by **minks** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 9:24 am

we will watch for your return LC if you vanish. I suspect no hurricane will take you down hehehe ok here's hoping.

mominiowa · Post by **mominiowa** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 9:39 am

LC- BE Safe.......I am hoping the best for all of our FG friends in the coast areas...also their loved ones.."God" or the "Supreme Being of your choice" - BE WITH THEM TODAY! :yh_pray

nvalleyvee · Post by **nvalleyvee** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 9:45 am

It looks like LC will be patroling in a boat today - YIKES!!!!

Clint · Post by **Clint** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 11:23 am

Don't forget your hardhat LC. Stay safe.

nvalleyvee · Post by **nvalleyvee** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 5:08 pm

Did you patrol in a boat today LC?

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 5:13 pm

nvalleyvee wrote: Did you patrol in a boat today LC?no, we go out in cruisers, but stand down and answer no calls. our boat is strictly for finding bodies. our sheriff loves us,he tells us to stay safe. we hide under bridges and wait. here i am.............

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nvalleyvee · Post by **nvalleyvee** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 5:15 pm

I just thought you might be under water. I know you are having a tough day. I don't know where in Florida you live. If it was on the west coast - you may have been flooded. Sorry to make light of a dangerous storm.

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 5:24 pm

you didn't make light....i am lucky i still have power. but i have to go back out into it and see if people are ok. i have to laugh, i was offline the past 24 hours and a couple nice people here emailed Bothwell to see if i was alive and also tried to phone me....i sure am blessed in the friends i have here! i just hate that anyone worried.

minks · Post by **minks** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 5:40 pm

LC don't hate that we worry, it is our nature. We like our friends and always hope they are safe.

Speaking of which, any word on our stray brits?