Hurricane Dennis

[RiverOtter]

Hey Smiling JOe! Just tried to call your cell.... "All circuits are busy" Just wanted to give some words of encouragement or advise.... Which would be to get the heck out of there:shock: . You too Kurt but I don't have your cell.

 

[Kurt]

The sky just turned dark grey as the clouds quickly came in. I cannot tell the where the clouds are because the sky is just one chunk of dark color. The rain is now hitting and the wind is starting up. It is about to get rough.
The weather guy on the tele is predicting 25'-35' ft waves. I like the way he pronounces Cape San Blas (Cape Son Blahz).

This is where they came from:

http://sowal.com/050709-pan-dennis-1200.jpg

 

[Philip_Atlanta]

Could Be Cat 4 at landfall!!

Predicted to be Cat 4 at landfall, "more intense and have a higher storm surge than Ivan". Be careful out there guys!!

From Pensacola newspaper :

Hurricane Dennis is rapidly intensifying and could be a Category 4 storm at landfall near the Florida/Alabama state line, the National Hurricane Center reported in its 4 p.m. briefing.

Reports from aircraft reconnaissance and signs of the storm resuming its track toward Northwest Florida have National Hurricane Center and National Weather Service forecasters concerned that this storm will be more intense and have higher storm surge than Hurricane Ivan, which made landfall in Gulf Shores, Ala., on Sept. 16 as a Category 3.

The National Weather Service said Hurricane Dennis could have sustained winds of up to 140 mph.

?It?s looking like it will be every bit as strong as Hurricane Ivan,? Weather Service official Don Shepherd said

For full story : http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050709/NEWS01/50709005/1006

 

[Just_In_Thyme]

When was the picuture taken kurt? Good luck

 

[Philip_Atlanta]

This is where they came from:

http://sowal.com/050709-pan-dennis-1200.jpg

Incredible picture, Kurt. One of your best that I've seen (and you take some darn good pics).

 

[Kurt]

When was the picuture taken kurt? Good luck

At sunset on the beach about an hour ago.
http://www.sowal.com/photos-070905.html

The place is nearly a ghost town. A few people were out and about.

The Grayton corner market was the only place open that I saw or heard about. It closed at 8:30 tonight.

 

[Kurt]

Incredible picture, Kurt. One of your best that I've seen (and you take some darn good pics).

Thanks Philip.

 

[phdphay]

So who's staying? Kurt? Smiling JOe? TAKE CARE!!!!!

 

[Kimmifunn]

Kurt- that is unreal. All of your pictures are great! When I lived in New York I bought the 2 Red Bar prints from you and got so many compliments from the Yankees! It kept me sane! Keep up the amazing work and be careful!

 

[Paula]

For all of you staying in the area, take care, of course. I'll be there next week assuming the electricity is on and if clean-up is needed, just let us know through this board what needs to be done and where. I suppose we can clean up our own beach areas at a minimum by taking some trash bags to the beach. Any advice on clean-up is welcome.

Hope our stairs to the beach hold up this time. We had to replace them after Ivan, but they held up after Cindy. Dennis looks like he could take them out again.

Again, take care.