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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[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:

[rollo tomasi]

When is the next update, 8pm?

[Alas Babylon!]

Thanks! I'm here.

[Bahbah]

I've been watching since this morning. The Governor seems pretty calm. He seems to feel that he has the team in place. What's it like right now?

[NautiNurse]

Hurricane Dennis exploded today back to Category 3/4 status at this time.

Prayers and good wishes to our families and FRiends in Dennis' path.

Please keep graphics posts to a minimum--keeping in mind that folks may lose their broadband access during the storm and will need to rely on dial-up.

[Coldwater Creek]

I always have to rely on dial up storm or no.

[tiredoflaundry]

found my seat

[don-o]

good work, nn

[shield]

bttt

[ChadGore]

[hoagy62]

I'm up here in Seattle, monitoring at work.

Y'all in the path...you're in my prayers.

[nwctwx]

Eastern United States Weather Forums

[pollyg107]

Thanks for your work on these threads. I'm safe at home here in Ridgeland, Mississippi, and after I cook dinner and clean up the kitchen, I plan to come back and stay on this thread until the hurricane hits. I'm still waiting to hear if I will have guests evacuating from New Orleans.

[NautiNurse]

I hear you--my mother only has dial-up too

[mhking]

Television streams (All WMP - copy/paste the link into your player):

WKRG-TV/DT Mobile (WMP) - mms://wmbcast.mgeneral.speedera.net/wmbcast.mgeneral/wmbcast_mgeneral_jul072005_1144_93320
WFOR-TV/DT Miami (WMP) - http://dayport.wm.llnwd.net/dayport_0025_live
WSVN-TV/DT Miami (WMP) - mms://216.242.118.141/broadband
WBBH-TV/WZVN-TV Ft. Myers (WMP) - http://waterbc.wm.llnwd.net/waterbc_netvideo
WWL-TV/DT New Orleans (WMP) - mms://beloint.wm.llnwd.net/beloint_wwltv
WMBB-TV/DT Panama City (WMP) - mms://wmbcast.mgeneral.speedera.net/wmbcast.mgeneral/wmbcast_mgeneral_jul072005_1144_93323
WTSP-TV/DT Tampa (WMP) - mms://wmbcast.gannett.speedera.net/wmbcast.gannett/wmbcast_gannett_jan032005_0856_78183
WDSU-TV/DT New Orleans (WMP) - http://mfile.akamai.com/12912/live/reflector:38839.asx

[doodad]

Hitting us pretty hard here in Ga as well already. Very tornado looking sky and wind. I was packing for a trip and looked out and the trees in back (just in back) were bent almost to the ground.

[twin2]

Thanks for all your work! I'm glad to see you got a nap in today.

[Sammie42]

thanks for your work on these threads, great information

[modest proposal]

auburn alabama girl checking into this thread.

I am a little concerned that the storm was upgraded but overall I am more worried about our british cousins!

[NautiNurse]

Thank you again for the streaming links. My brain was fried trying to add all the links in the header...