Hurricane Dennis Wind Reports NWS TLH

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
548 PM EDT SUN JUL 10 2005

...STORM INFORMATION...
DENNIS MADE LANDFALL AS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE AT 225 PM CDT ON
SANTA ROSA ISLAND BETWEEN NAVARRE BEACH AND PENSACOLA BEACH FLORIDA.
THE FOLLOWING ARE
SOME LOCAL WIND REPORTS AT 4 PM CDT:

EGLIN AFB...45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 62 MPH. AN EARLIER GUST REACHED 78
MPH.
CRESTVIEW...31 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 51 MPH.
PANAMA CITY...21 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 36 MPH.
OZARK...24 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 33 MPH.
DOTHAN...22 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 31 MPH.
MARIANNA...18 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 31 MPH.
TALLAHASSEE...23 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 37 MPH.
CROSS CITY...12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 24 MPH.
CEDAR KEY...35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
C TOWER...41 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 46 MPH.
BUOY 42039 (PANAMA CITY BUOY)...33 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 MPH.

...RAINFALL AND FLOOD POTENTIAL INFORMATION...
SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS MUCH OF THE FLORIDA
BIG BEND AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA. THESE AREAS HAVE RECEIVED 4 TO 5
INCHES OF RAINFALL...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES.
FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS HAS ALREADY OCCURRED
AND WILL CONTINUE IN THESE AREAS...AND WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE OVER
AREAS FURTHER NORTH AND WEST.

SOME STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS FOR DENNIS THROUGH 4 PM CDT...

TALLAHASSEE 5.97 INCHES
PERRY 5.34 INCHES
CROSS CITY 4.33 INCHES
PANAMA CITY 3.43 INCHES
DOTHAN 2.87 INCHES
VALDOSTA 2.75 INCHES

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
ALONG THE PANHANDLE COAST...STORM SURGES HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANT. THE
BEACHES OF SOUTH WALTON COUNTY COULD SEE 8 TO 10 FOOT SURGES. BAY
AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES HAVE EXPERIENCED A 6 TO 8 FOOT SURGE. ALL OF
THESE EXPOSED AREAS WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE SEVERE BEACH EROSION AS
LARGE BATTERING WAVES...SIMILAR TO LAST YEARS HURRICANE
IVAN...STRIKE THE COAST. THE LATEST SEA HEIGHTS MEASURED AT THE
OFFSHORE BUOY SOUTH OF PANAMA CITY WAS 16 FEET.

STORM TIDES HAVE RISEN TO 9 FEET TODAY IN WAKULLA COUNTY AND 8 TO 10
FEET IN FRANKLIN COUNTY. LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL RISES ARE
EXPECTED. WATER HAS PUSHED ACROSS ROUTE 98 NEAR APALACHICOLA AND
THERE HAS BEEN STRUCTURAL DAMAGE THERE SIMILAR TO WHAT WAS OBSERVED
IN 1985 WITH KATE AND ELENA. THE SHIELDS MARINA ON THE SAINT MARKS
RIVER IS COMPLETELY FLOODED. TO THE EAST...TOTAL STORM TIDES WILL
REACH 5 TO 6 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ALONG THE EASTERN TAYLOR COUNTY COAST
AND DOWN DOWN THE BIG BEND TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER. TAYLOR AND DIXIE
COUNTIES HAVE REPORTED 1 1/2 FOOT DEEP WATER OVER SEVERAL ROADS IN
STEINHATCHEE AND JENA. NO ADDITIONAL RISES ARE ANTICIPATED.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE BY 9 PM EDT.


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[gkrangers]

Before people freak out, none of those places are anywhere near where the eastern eyewall crossed.

[LilNoles2005]

Before people freak out, none of those places are anywhere near where the eastern eyewall crossed.

What difference does it make?

[gkrangers]

Before people freak out, none of those places are anywhere near where the eastern eyewall crossed.

What difference does it make?

People trying to determine intensity. Those obs weren't taken near the center, so they don't count.

[Innotech]

look in the eyewall obs (if any) and winds like 100-120 mph might show up.

[gkrangers]

look in the eyewall obs (if any) and winds like 100-120 mph might show up.

Problem is the eastern eywall passed over an area with a lack of obs...its pretty sparsely populated compared to Pensacola, so it'll be difficult to determine the intensity based on ground observations.

Recon supported 115-120MPH 3 minutes after landfall, however.

[Innotech]

Also based on the WEST eyewall obs by various anchormen, Id say the winds ooked well into the 100 range. Ripping roofs off of motels and destroying very large signs like it did takes some pretty strong winds.