Hurricane Dennis

[RiverOtter]

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:

 

[chrisv]

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!

 

[deborsk]

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
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?

 

[SlowMovin]

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.

 

[JB]

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.

 

[JustBeachy]

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

 

[Kurt]

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.

 

[Landlocked]

This picture says alot

 

[JB]

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

 

[RiverOtter]

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