Hurricane Dennis

:This article is about the hurricane of 2005. For other storms of the same name, see Hurricane Dennis (disambiguation).

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Hurricane Dennis was the fourth named storm, first hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. Dennis hit Cuba as a Category 4 storm and made landfall in the U.S. as a Category 3 storm between Pensacola Beach and Navarre Beach, Florida, at 2:25pm CDT (1925 UTC) on July 10, 2005.

Related Topics:
Storm - Hurricane - 2005 Atlantic hurricane season - Cuba - Pensacola Beach - Navarre Beach - Florida - CDT - July 10 - 2005

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Dennis set two records for early season activity, becoming both the earliest fourth named storm when it became a tropical storm on July 5, and the strongest storm ever to form prior to August (although that distinction was very short-lived, as Hurricane Emily took that record away just nine days later). It affected Haiti and Jamaica with high winds and heavy rain before hitting south-central Cuba at Category 4 intensity on July 8. As a comparison to the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season, Hurricane Alex formed in early August and Hurricane Charley made landfall in Cuba on August 12. It did briefly regain Category 4 status, but weakened to a Category 3 before making landfall due to cooler water along the coast.

Related Topics:
July 5 - August - Hurricane Emily - Haiti - Jamaica - Cuba - Category 4 - July 8 - 2004 Atlantic hurricane season - Hurricane Alex - Hurricane Charley - August 12

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Dennis caused at least 71 deaths in the United States and Caribbean, and caused $5-9 billion in damage, about half of it in the Caribbean. Damage was not as high as expected in the United States, mainly because Dennis was more compact and moved through quicker than initially forecast.

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