Dennis Makes Landfall as Cat 3
Posted on July 11, 2005
Hurricane Dennis made landfall yesterday as a Category 3 hurricane with sustained winds of 120 mph. The landfall was just east of Pensacola, Florida. After landfall the storm continued NW into Alabama bringing heavy rain and high winds over much of the state.
Dennis is expected to continue to carry the threat of inland flooding as it continues to the north. The Pensacola News Journal reports that Pensacola may have escaped the worst with this storm but other areas in Florida were not so lucky.
These photos from the Pensacola News Journal show some of the damage in the area. Reuters reports that the small fishing town of St. Marks, Florida, located on the Florida pandhandle near Tallahassee, was flooded from the storm surge. 200,000 are still without power in Escambia county. Damage has also been reported in many areas along the panhandle.
Unfortunately, Floridians won't get the chance to breathe a sigh of relief now that Hurricane Dennis is has moved on. The National Hurricane Center has already started tracking Tropical Depression Five (pictured on right) which is expected to become Tropical Storm Emily later this week and move towards Puerto Rico and the Florida.
