Dennis Reorganizing
* Cuba really took a toll on Dennis - the storm weakened considerably as it moved over the island country. But, Dennis is now back over water, and should begin to reintensifty. The amount of strengthening is in question - one model called SHIPS keeps the storm under 100 mph until landfall. If this is true, the winds around here will be more like 30-40mph. However, other models bring the strength back up to 130mph around landfall. If this solution is true, winds here would likely be more on the order of 60-70mph along and east of the center. We believe Dennis will restrengthen into a major hurricane at landfall, and will bring winds of 60-70 mph with higher gusts to parts of our area.* There are indications that Dennis' forecast track may be shifting further west. This would bring an increased threat of wind damage to east Mississippi. Our forecast now calls for Dennis to make landfall near Mobile Bay, then track towards Meridian. Along and east of this track, there will be wind damage and power outages.
* The latest projections bring Dennis onshore Sunday afternoon, which would mean quickly deteriorating weather for us by Sunday afternoon. The worst of the weather here will come Sunday night into early Monday morning.
* Scroll down for a full rundown on what you need to do to prepare. High winds, flooding, and isolated tornadoes are all possible.
posted by WTOK Weather Staff @ 10:17 AM
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