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Dangerous Heat in the Central and Eastern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms in the Plains to the Upper Midwest

A significant and dangerous heat wave will expand from the Central U.S. into the Eastern U.S and linger through much of the work week. Numerous daily record highs and warm lows are likely. Severe thunderstorms are possible from the southern Plains through the Upper Mississippi Valley. Fire weather concerns are expected to persist across the Four Corners region. Read More >

Visible Satellite Image of Hurricane Dennis prior to landfall Radar image of Hurricane Dennis minutes prior to landfall
Visible satellite imagery shows Hurricane Dennis bearing down on the Gulf Coast at 11:15am Sunday, just 3 hours prior to landfall. (Click to enlarge the image in a new window).
Mobile, Alabama's radar shows the eye of Hurricane Dennis just poised to make landfall near Pensacola, Florida, at 2:18pm. (Click to enlarge the image in a new window.)
 
Hurricane Dennis made landfall on Sunday, July 10, at 2:24pm CDT, as a Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale with sustained winds of 120 mph. The storm made landfall near Pensacola Beach, Florida, before proceeding inland across southern and western Alabama, then into northeast Mississippi.

Dennis began weakening almost immediately after landfall, and weakened at an unusually fast pace before reaching the Tennessee Valley. This rapid collapse of the storm helped keep the area from experiencing more severe impacts.
 
Post Tropical Cyclone Report
issued 7/20/05
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issued 7/11/05
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issued 7/11/05