Hurricane Dennis

You may want to try wmbb.com as their streaming feed is staying online, only a few buffering delays. They are citing the landlfall between 2-2:30 on Santa Rosa Island, between Oriole Beach and Woodlawn Beach, which appears to be around Navarre and the Gulf Islands National Seashore (correct me if I'm off).

Looks like the eyewall is coming ashore right now in almost the identical spot as Opal. Navarre, Milton, etc are in for a really rough go of it.

Fort Walton Beach/Santa Rosa Island...estimate is around 12 minutes to landfall.

The Weather Channel is going commercial free for the next hour to cover the landfall.

Hurricane expert just said FWB/Santa Rosa beach but I think he meant Santa Rosa Island...said the surge drops as the winds drop...so good that it is now a midrange Cat 3 and not a strong Cat 4.

CNN says landfall 20 mi east of Pensacola. I think FWB is 30-40 mi from Pensacola.

National Hurricane Center: Dennis had made landfall. Fox says it is hitting between Navarre and Pensacola on Santa Rosa Island. Landfall was estimated to be 2:25 CST.

National Hurricane Center: Dennis had made landfall. Fox says it is hitting between Navarre and Pensacola.

You gotta wonder if this will be the end of Navarre?

You gotta wonder if this will be the end of Navarre?

Might be a new pass there.

I hope everyone and everything is safe. I can't wait to be there on the 16th!

A reporter on CNN just reported 84 mph gusts in PCB.

Well, the winds are slowly dying down, but the storm surge is starting to come up, looks to be two feet in the past hour or so, with more to come. Haven't lost power, my home and neighbors look to be intact- only a few branches down.

Well, the winds are slowly dying down, but the storm surge is starting to come up, looks to be two feet in the past hour or so, with more to come. Haven't lost power, my home and neighbors look to be intact- only a few branches down.

Wow! You haven't lost power thru this whole thing? :shock:

Wow! You haven't lost power thru this whole thing? :shock:

CHELCO, baby! Only brief (1 sec) interruptions. During Ivan, I had power throughout the storm, then lost it the next morning and was out for 24 hours. That's when my genny kicked in!

For those of you interested in Grove by the Sea---just got work that the power and cable are still on. Minimal damage--small trees, limbs -- just like after Ivan. Chuck walked around the 'hood' and to the beach. He said that there did not seem to be any structural damage. Our houses survived again!!!! The walkover is half gone. The dunes have been taken back 10 feet more than what Ivan did. Guess we will still have to keep the "visitors" off the dunes--but with a vengeance this time :cool:
We are heading back to Birmingham -- but got a caveat from a friend there. The Walton Cty authorities are suggesting that you do not return to the beaches until at least after noon tomorrow--due to the heavy rains and tornado threats. We are going home tomorrow. See you all at the next sunset?

Well, the winds are slowly dying down, but the storm surge is starting to come up, looks to be two feet in the past hour or so, with more to come. Haven't lost power, my home and neighbors look to be intact- only a few branches down.

Glad to hear it. Pretty much the same down here at our end. Keeping an eye on the rising water. We used to be pretty high in our neighborhood, but with all the new construction, we've become the lowlands.

Looks like we are about to get it pretty good here in T-Town. Sustained winds are now 50+ and the center of circulation is still more than 100 miles south of us. Latest track estimates put the center directly through, or slightly west of me.

It will still be a hurricane when it hits here. Lots of huge, old-growth oaks in this part of the state. Add to that extremely saturated soil, and I'm afraid we have problems. I will be surprised if we have power much past midnight.

Most folks don't realize what storms like this do to inland areas. After Ivan, south-central Alabama lost literally tens of thousands of acres of prime timberland.

Bad, bad stuff.

Ya'll be careful, JB, and be sure to post when you can.

Looks like we are about to get it pretty good here in T-Town. Sustained winds are now 50+ and the center of circulation is still more than 100 miles south of us. Latest track estimates put the center directly through, or slightly west of me.

It will still be a hurricane when it hits here. Lots of huge, old-growth oaks in this part of the state. Add to that extremely saturated soil, and I'm afraid we have problems. I will be surprised if we have power much past midnight.

Most folks don't realize what storms like this do to inland areas. After Ivan, south-central Alabama lost literally tens of thousands of acres of prime timberland.

Bad, bad stuff.

You're right, inland towns get pounded hard, not used to it and they have a hard time responding. Trees are very vulnerable because they're not hurricanized.

Dennis is now a tropical storm - but still packing a punch.

This picture says alot

Ya'll be careful, JB, and be sure to post when you can.

Well, we got through it with great aplomb. Things were pretty bad about 11 p.m last night. Fortunately, the thing really de-intensified between south Alabama and Tuscaloosa, so we caught a major break. Still, there are a few big trees down near campus. UA is closed today, so I am thankful for that.

Took two miligrams of Xanax about 11:30 and that's all I remember :lol:

All we got was rain. Not even any thunder and hardly any wind. Very lucky. After Ivan we got 50mph winds in the valley and 70mph winds on the mountains:shock: . Very different storm :cool: