Late Breaking Information

July 9, 2005, 4:00 pm
Posted by J.B. Elliott in Tropical Weather
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A Hurricane Hunter Aircraft late this afternoon went into Dennis and found that the pressure was falling rapidly and that Dennis was gfrowing even stronger.

Pressure now down to 947 millibars and sustained winds have increased to 115 mph making him a dangerous Category 3. He could possibly be close to Category 5 before landfall.

OTHER NOTES
We must not overlook a long line of thunderstorms moving north through Central Alabama late this afternoon. The line extends all the way across the state from marengo County in the west to Coosa, Clay and Randolph County in the east. Lots of lightning and strong gusty winds possible.

Yes, this is dur to Dennis.
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Posted by capecod04  
on July 9, 2005, 4:01 pm
What has me laughing is how TWC has been saying all afternoon that Dennis will probably stay at CAT 2 status maybe Cat 3..LOL!!

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Posted by capecod04  
on July 9, 2005, 4:03 pm
Look at last few frames on the visible sat.. Mean face on Dennis now..

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT/gmex-vis-loop.html

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Posted by  
on July 9, 2005, 4:16 pm
A FIVE?????

Is there a possibility I can lose my mobile home even three hours inland due to the wind? I have no idea at what speeds they break apart. I live in West central AL. Now I'm wondering when I leave if I need to take my photo albums and such. Any advice would be appreciated...packing now.

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Posted by capecod04  
on July 9, 2005, 4:19 pm
If winds are greater than 60 mph, you have a moderate chance.. A lot depends on how you have it anchored and how old it is. How has it held up in the past and where do you live?

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Posted by J.B. Elliott  
on July 9, 2005, 5:02 pm
I would if I were you because treasured photographs are invaluable and difficult to replace.

I'm not saying that your mobile home will get blown away, but just in case...

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Posted by capecod04  
on July 9, 2005, 7:03 pm
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/wind/risk_areas.shtml

Hopefully this might help you.

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Posted by New Mike  
on July 9, 2005, 4:21 pm
There's always that chance. There's a chance I could loose my place and I'm on the east side of Bham... This will drop tornados and there's no telling where they might hit. Remember when Cindy came through? She dropped SEVERAL tornados and she was just a TS. If it were me, I would pack everything that you would want to save just in case... Important papers, Photos, INSURANCE PAPERWORK, non-replacable items...

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Posted by  
on July 9, 2005, 4:23 pm
Dallas Co. In Ivan we only lost a few shingles and the underpinning came out. It's tied down good and perhaps the front porch and back deck can keep it down...it's about 9 years old. What do you think?

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Posted by  
on July 9, 2005, 4:24 pm
No trees around us much due to an F3 tornado in 93. So it is an open area...

Thanks guys for your help. It sure is helping me decide.

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Posted by  
on July 9, 2005, 4:26 pm
oops not that it matters much, but I hate to type something wrong. We were hit by that tornado in 96. I wish you could edit on this thing.

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Posted by   www
on July 9, 2005, 4:27 pm
James,

This may be a little late, but is it possible for your station to simulcast your digital signal over the Internet? Then, those of us in North Alabama can watch it.

Just asking....

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Posted by  
on July 9, 2005, 4:39 pm
James already addressed that. Right now, they're not able to stream it over the Internet.



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Posted by  
on July 9, 2005, 4:49 pm
947mb pressure is close to Ivan's at landfall. The last NHC Ivan advisory before landfall had Ivan at 943mb.

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Posted by capecod04  
on July 9, 2005, 7:04 pm
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/wind/risk_areas.shtml

This is a key to wind speed damage inland

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