Hurricane Dennis (Live Thread, Part IV)

NHC-NOAA ^ | 9 July 2005 | NHC

[NautiNurse]

Hurricane Dennis resources--the links and graphics are self-updating for handy reference:

NHC Hurricane Public Advisory Updates Currently published every two hours 1A, 3A, 5A, 7A, 9A, 11A, 1P...etc. ET. It may drop back to every three hours 11A, 2P, etc.

NHC Hurricane Discussion Updates Published every 6 hours 5A, 11A, 5P, 11P ET

Gulf of Mexico IR Loop

Gulf of Mexico Visible Loop (Only works during daylight hours)

Mobile AL Extended Radar Loop

NorthWest FL Extended Radar Loop

Tampa Bay Extended Radar

SE US Radar still image

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[Frank_2001]

Amazing! Prayers to all in the path of this storm!

[Semper911]

The mayor of New Orleans

I hope he dodges a bullet, but I don't see how the city can go unscathed.

I would not like to be within 300 miles of Dennis, and below sea level.

[STARWISE]

ROFL!! Love your tagline .. I resemble that remark ;)

[NautiNurse]

The tree was established when I bought the house. It's about 30ft tall. I fertilize it as much as the citrus trees--yummy!

[cajungirl]

Evacuating New Orleans is practically impossible. Last year the trip from NO to BR normally an hour was taking 9 or 10 hours. It is a far more difficult task than one might imagine. And all day, they have said Florida. all those models are getting tighter and tighter.

I pity the Gulf, Florida and Alabama. But if it hit NO, it would be with a big loss of life.

[Law is not justice but process]

If you pick the right variety and the right micro-climate, you can get avocados to bear as far north as Charleston, South Carolina. You may have some winter die-back, but they will bear.

[NonValueAdded]

I don't scroll down for the comments, I say "hey, this was already posted days ago!" :)

[LasVegasMac]

A lot of people want to experience a hurricane. I did. Sounded neat.

Blizzard party - yes. Survived many.

Hurricane party - no. Never have, never will, don't want to.

Stay safe.

LVM

[blueberry12]

Here are some early pictures of Hurricane Dennis from Pensacola, FL:

http://www.boomspeed.com/zsnp/dennis.html

[Crazieman]

Eyewall Replacement Cycle

[cajungirl]

Marie, you need to slap him around a bit.

[STARWISE]

Thank God .. that's excellent news. Depressing part will be coming back and seeing the devastation .. again. In the aftermath of Andrew, 30% left forever .. big chunk of the population just moved out.

[NonValueAdded]

Your pix? Very nice job.

[blueberry12]

Yes. Thank you!

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Yes, what is the eye replacement cycle,....maybe just point us to a reference if you know of one.

Or I could use Google.....

[STARWISE]

I know how on edge and worried you must be feeling .. prayers for you and them.

[alnick]

Maria, how close to the shore are your children?

[STARWISE]

That's incredible .. it survives frost. I lost a couple of trees in an unusually frosty winter down there.

[don-o]

How does a person with an IQ off of the radar not have common sense???????

They evidently have a plan, I know, if it were my kid, I would be frantic. How close to the coast are they?

[Blennos]

Evacuating New Orleans is practically impossible. Last year the trip from NO to BR normally an hour was taking 9 or 10 hours. It is a far more difficult task than one might imagine. And all day, they have said Florida. all those models are getting tighter and tighter. I pity the Gulf, Florida and Alabama. But if it hit NO, it would be with a big loss of life.

I agree with you completely. It is only a matter of time before NO (and BR) are struck. The building codes here (what we have of them) are in no way comparable to the strict hurricane codes they have in Florida. I fear there will be massive destruction. Our long-term hope is that science will find a way to tame these phenomena. Short-term it is really just a matter of luck.