What was the highest Measured Wind

[EverythingIsEverything]

Was Dennis really a cat 3?

[rtd2]

Was Dennis really a cat 3?

WALA Fox 10-Mobile CONFIRMED Pensecola EMA is reporting Substained Winds at 120mph

[Derek Ortt]

uh, if thats the case, this is a lot more intense than 105KT, maybe closer to 115 since this is in the west eye wall

[Brent]

Anderson Cooper and John Zarrella are on CNN right now in Pensacola... trees are snapping all around and debris is flying.

I think this was a Cat 3.

[rtd2]

uh, if thats the case, this is a lot more intense than 105KT, maybe closer to 115 since this is in the west eye wall

True..They Justt Said it again...Maybe some Mobile Listeners Can Tune into Fox 10 to Validate?...Looks like the WEST side IS the Strongest side NOW!

[Matt-hurricanewatcher]

That makes me wonder about how strong it was Yesterday afternoon???

[HurryKane]

Anderson Cooper and John Zarrella are on CNN right now in Pensacola... trees are snapping all around and debris is flying.

I think this was a Cat 3.

Zarella thinks he sees the eye and he's hollering at Anderson to get out of the way of flying debris.

[Thunder44]

You know this still had a pressure of cat 4 hurricane when it made landfall.

[simplykristi]

It's rare to see a sustained wind at the same speed as al landfalling hurricane. I am watching Anderson Cooper and John Zarella on CNN.

Kristi

[mtm4319]

Anderson Cooper is apparently reporting from a corner of the eye on CNN.

Where exactly in Pensacola are they?

[cancunkid]

Yah that was wicked with Anderson and John but it also made me laugh. I love that John was yelling at Anderson like he was a 3 year old.

[sweetpea]

I am watching them too. they flipped when that sign came down.

[Brent]

That was hilarious...

"DEBRIS GET OUT!!!"

Good thing I was recording. That will be the TV moment from this storm.

[stu]

I want to see surface obs to back this up - not gusts ether but 1 min sustained winds

000
WTNT64 KNHC 101940
TCUAT4
HURRICANE DENNIS TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
335 PM EDT SUN JUL 10 2005

RADAR OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT HURRICANE DENNIS MADE LANDFALL AT
1925Z...225 PM CDT...ON SANTA ROSA ISLAND BETWEEN NAVARRE BEACH AND PENSACOLA BEACH FLORIDA. DATA FROM THE STEPPED FREQUENCY MICROWAVE RADIOMETER ON BOARD THE NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT...AS WELL AS FLIGHT-LEVEL OBSERVATIONS FROM NOAA AND AIR FORCE RESERVE AIRCRAFT...INDICATE THAT THE LANDFALL INTENSITY OF DENNIS WAS 100 TO 105 KT...115 TO 120 MPH...CATEGORY THREE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE.

FORECASTER FRANKLIN

[Brent]

121 mph gust at Navarre... stronger winds likely at Pensacola Beach. From NWS Mobile, may have been a Cat 4.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 245 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DENNIS WAS LOCATED
AT 30.4 NORTH LATITUDE...87.1 WEST LONGITUDE...OR NEAR ORIOLE BEACH
FLORIDA. DENNIS WAS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MPH.
THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WSR-88D RADAR OBSERVATIONS
FROM BOTH EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE AND MOBILE ALABAMA SHOW 125 TO 135 MPH
WINDS BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET OFF OF THE GROUND...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS NEAR AND EAST OF THE CENTER OF DENNIS OVER THE LANDFALL
LOCATION. A PORTABLE WEATHER OBSERVATION STATION NEAR NAVARRE
MEASURED A 121 MPH WIND GUST AT 211 PM CDT. EARLY INDICATIONS ARE
THAT DENNIS IS LIKELY A CATEGORY THREE STORM...AND POSSIBLY A
CATEGORY 4 STORM. WE WILL KNOW MORE AS MORE OBSERVATIONS BECOME
AVAILABLE.

[stu]

Wind speed at 5K - 7K feet is no good - we need real world (and not gusts) from ground obs.

[Brent]

Wind speed at 5K - 7K feet is no good - we need real world (and not gusts) from ground obs.

There were no Cat 3 winds in Ivan observed, but they happened.

I don't even remember a gust near 121 mph reported in Ivan.

[bahamaswx]

Anderson Cooper and John Zarrella are on CNN right now in Pensacola... trees are snapping all around and debris is flying.

I think this was a Cat 3.

Cooper and Zarrella aren't seeing anything near Cat3 conditions.

[ChaserUK]

.all I can say is thank gos Dennis weakened - non of us though he would but he did - just at the right time.

[HurryKane]

CNN is reporting that they've downgraded it to a Cat 2 now.