[NautiNurse]

Please Note:We really need to avoid large graphics, particularly for those who may lose their broadband access tonight due to the storm and must rely on dial-up access.

Some more resources:

Hurricane City

Global Satellite Imagery Amazing view of the world

Water Vapor SatelliteAnother colorful loop

Central Florida Hurricane Center offers a variety of info

Another colorful IR Satellite loop

Live Thread Part III
Live Thread Part II
Live Thread Part I

The Saffir-Simpson Scale. Source: Hurricane Categories

Category	Wind Speed	Barometric Pressure	Storm Surge	Damage Potential
1 (weak)	75 - 95 mph 65 - 82 kts 33 - 42 m/s	> 28.94 in. Hg > 980.0 mb > 97.7 kPa	4.0 - 5.0 ft. 1.2 - 1.5 m	minimal damage to vegetation
2 (moderate)	96 - 110 mph 83 - 95 kts 43 - 49 m/s	28.50 - 28.93 in. Hg 965.1 - 979.7 mb 96.2 - 97.7 kPa	6.0 - 8.0 ft. 1.8 - 2.4 m	moderate damage to houses
3 (strong)	111 - 130 mph 96 - 113 kts 50 - 58 m/s	27.91 - 28.49 in. Hg 945.1 - 964.8 mb 96.2 - 97.7 kPa	9.0 - 12.0 ft. 2.7 - 3.7 m	extensive damage to small buildings
4 (very strong)	131 - 155 mph 114 - 135 kts 59 - 69 m/s	27.17 - 27.90 in. Hg 920.1 - 944.8 mb 91.7 - 94.2 kPa	13.0 - 18.0 ft. 3.9 - 5.5 m	extreme structural damage
5 (devastating)	> 155 mph > 135 kts > 70 m/s	< 27.17 in Hg < 920.1 mb < 91.7 kPa	> 18.0 ft > 5.5 m	catastrophic building failures possible

Some more resources:

[wxdawg]

Evacuation Information for MS Coast residents:

Jackson County (Ocean Springs/Pascagoula):

Jackson County Civil Defense declared a mandatory evacuation of all Zone A residents including all low lying areas, mobile homes, campgrounds and beach front. The Jackson County Civil Defense highly recommends evacuation of all other areas.

A nightly curfew will go into effect from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. beginning Saturday.

For current storm information for Jackson County, listen to the following radio stations:

WPMP AM 1580 or WOSM FM 103.1

Hancock County (Bay St. Louis/Waveland/Diamondhead):

Hancock County EMA is issuing a mandatory evacuation for Zones A & B and all low lying areas that have been prone to flooding. Evacuation for Zone C is stronglyAnyone that is planning on leaving should go ahead and leave due to the traffic congestion you will encounter. People in mobile homes should make preparations to evacuate.

The people of Bay St. Louis and Waveland are only under a recommended evacuation.

Hancock County EMA is now working a skeleton crew on 24 hour operations at the emergency operations center. Any questions, please contact the EMA office at (228)467-9226.

Harrison County (Gulfport/Biloxi):

Mandatory evacuation for Zones A & B and evacuation is strongly recommended for Zone C.



Emergency management officials said following the mandatory order is a matter of life or death. Failing to evacuate puts lives at grave risk. Residents who stay during the storm may at times have no chance of medical, police or fire rescue.

Mississippi Gaming Commission announced that all Harrison County casinos will close at 12 a.m. Sunday.

Evacuation Information for AL Residents:

Gov. Riley has declared a mandatory evacuation for all of Mobile County and for the portion of Baldwin County south of I-10.

[crispy78]

Checking in from Oxford, MS. Looks like we'll get something out of this, but nothing like y'all on the coast. Stay safe and I'll be praying for you guys.

[TomB]

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[blueberry12]

I have some updates for you.

It's 8:30 PM here in Pensacola, Florida.
Completely dark outside. It's raining of course.

We have been on Barrancas bridge and took some photos of
the outer band of the hurricane. The colors were truely amazing! Just an hour ago the sky was light blue, then greyish, dark blue, dark grey. We could see the street lights across the bay. On the other side, it was already raining. The dark clouds were coming toward us very fast, and they cast a dark shadow on the surface of the water. Some birds were flying away from the clouds. The birds appeared like tiny white dots in front of the dark grey cloud. A few nice yachts were parked in the marina. The wind was not blowing at all. It was calm. And the sun was going down behind us. The sunset was beautiful decorated with little bits of clouds -- yellow, orange, and pink. It was a wonderful sight!

[M Kehoe]

My FRiend could be in the path of this storm.

Toby, if you already knew about this thread, sorry for the extra ping.

5.56mm

[southernnorthcarolina]

I don't know if it's been mentioned, and I don't know if it really matters in the final analysis, but Dennis is taking aim on some of the most profoundly Republican territory in the nation. The western part of the Florida panhandle, in particular, can legitimately claim credit for the fact that George Bush is now our President.

The three counties of Mississippi which border the Gulf (Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson); the two Alabama counties which border the Gulf (Mobile and Baldwin); and the five westernmost counties of Florida with Gulf frontage (Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, and Bay) voted this way in 2004:

George Bush.......518,688 (69%)
John Kerry..........233,263 (31%)

Should we be more concerned for the welfare of conservatives? Well, yes. But I'll bet those folks will prepare for the event better, will whine a lot less, and recover more quickly than liberals would.

[Bratch]

Here's a link to a Panama City station will be on the air all night, with live streaming video, covering the storm. They have a new type of radar system with something called Titan technology that looks quite sophisticated.

WMBB-TV

[Diddle E. Squat]

For the next live thread, perhaps it might be easier to keep it text only by also starting a separate graphics and images thead? Just a thought.

[M. Espinola]

With half a million coastal Americans evacuated after at least 32 die in the Caribbean, it looks like Dennis is going to be Ivan II.

This is just the first of a list of potential deadly hurricanes for the 2005 season.

This computer-generated satellite image released by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Dennis over the US coast of the Gulf of Mexico.7-10-05 (AFP/HO-NOAA)

Sunday July 10th, 2005: A car plows through a flooded street near the Southernmost Point in Key West, Florida after heavy rains generated by Hurricane Dennis slammed the island.(AFP/Getty Images/Win McNamee)

Haitian interim Prime Minister Gerard Latortue, center visits the area where a bridge collapsed during Hurricane Dennis in Grand Goave, Haiti, southwest of Port-au-Prince, Saturday, July 9th, 2005. U.N. peacekeepers and local rescue workers were searching for 40 people reported missing after an overflowing river destroyed the bridge on Thursday in the town of Grand Goave, said Cmdr. Mark Breaud, the commander of the U.N. civilian police for the region. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Haitians cross a river, Saturday, July 9, 2005, after a bridge collapsed Thursday during Hurricane Dennis in Grand Goaves, Haiti, southwest of Port-au-Prince. The hurricane, blamed for at least 20 deaths in Haiti and Cuba. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Municipal workers begin cleaning up of the Cuban town of Guanabo, east of Havana, after Hurricane Dennis slammed the island.(AFP/Adalberto Roque)

Cubans run laughing through a flooded street in Cienfuegos after Hurricane Dennis in Cuba, July 9th, 2005.

Boats float in the port of Cienfuegos after Hurricane Dennis in Cuba, July 9th, 2005.

A steady stream of cars evacuate the panhandle along highway I-10 as Hurricane Dennis heads towards Pensacola, Florida, July 9th, 2005.

Dark clouds pass over the downtown of Miami, July 8th, 2005. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Residents look at knocked-down power lines after Hurricane Dennis in Cienfuegos, Cuba, July 9th, 2005.

Sam Thomas takes advantage of the waves churned up by Hurricane Dennis as he surfs under the pier on Okaloosa Island, Fla., Saturday, July 9th, 2005. (AP Photo/Mari Darr~Welch)

National Hurricane Center Director Max Mayfield studies a map of the northeastern Gulf coast just prior to providing a briefing on the progress of Hurricane Dennis, Saturday, July 9th, 2005, at the hurricane center in Miami. An infrared satellite image on the monitor behind shows the storm moving closer to landfall. (AP Photo/Andy Newman)

A man brings in lawn chairs as Hurricane Dennis approaches homes along the Pensacola Bay in Florida, July 9th, 2005.

[neutrality]

URNT12 KNHC 101207
VORTEX DATA MESSAGE
A. 10/11:43:00Z
B. 28 deg 23 min N
086 deg 18 min W
C. 700 mb 2515 m
D. NA kt
E. NA deg nm
F. 134 deg 131 kt
G. 49 deg 009 nm
H. EXTRAP 930 mb
I. 9 C/ 3046 m
J. 21 C/ 3008 m
K. 17 C/ NA
L. CLOSED WALL
M. C8
N. 12345/ 7
O. 0.02 / 1 nm
P. AF305 1604A DENNIS OB 19
MAX FL WIND 131 KT NE QUAD 11:40:30 Z

[GeorgeW23225]

This is July 15th. There is no longer anything called Hurricane Dennis.

Can we PLEASE put this thread to rest?????