Hurricane Dennis

I was going by Just in Thyme's post above - obviously copied/pasted from an official source. I realize I'm just grasping at straws and participating in some extreme wishful thinking. No doubt it's going to be bad.

Y'all hang in there and please try to report on beach damage as soon as it's safe to go down there.

Thanks JB. I was a bit confused by the statement Just in Thyme posted, because it all depends upon where Dennis hits.

I was going by Just in Thyme's post above - obviously copied/pasted from an official source. I realize I'm just grasping at straws and participating in some extreme wishful thinking. No doubt it's going to be bad.

Y'all hang in there and please try to report on beach damage as soon as it's safe to go down there.

I am already beginning to adjust to what I see as a fact that the beaches are going to be absolutely ravaged, from a human perspective, by this. But, this is what Mother Nature does to herself, that crazy demented chick.

Oddly, though, I am seething right now about all the human crap left on the beach (some of which is now probably taking a dip in the MBR jacuzzi) and the human damage done to the dunes in the last months with kids trampling all over them, etc. This is why I told people to get their darn kids off the dunes. Maybe it's just displacement, I guess.

Still checking in on you guys. Joe, hang on to the dogs!

Please try to post an "I'm ok" as soon as you can after she hits so we can quit worring, hopefully power won't be out for you to long!

Hurry up and wait. ; )

Slow Movin, I'm on Mallet Bayou, where are you?

Hey Chris,
I'm on Mallet also. Almost up to the end...where that little branch that jogs off to 331 is. Where are you?

Here's a funny story. Shortly after my last post, the weather people on WJHG were getting nervous about the northward movement. I guess the nerves were contagious, because my wife & I reluctantly decided to evac. We had everything prepared from the night before, so we grabbed the dogs, hopped in the jeep and drove all the way to Defuniak Sprgs. Shortly after we got to the city limits, the radio said satellite imagery had it moving back on it's north-north-west track, so we came back home.

Yes, I'm embarrassed about it.

Hi! Just wanted to wish you guys that are hanging in down there good luck, hope you're safe, and that everyone gets through this as painlessly as possible. We generally come down there every August..so we'll see ya in about a month!

Amy

Interesting chart of hurricanes entering the gulf coast from 1900-2004:

http://www.geocities.com/hurricanene/gulfcoast.htm

Thanks for the kind thoughts. Keep 'em coming. My cell is not ringing. I am sure that my inbox will be filled any moment now. Tell GraytonBound hello.

I just remembered that I am supposed to go out of town middle of next week OOPS!

HELLO JOE !!!! I wish you were NOT there

I'm sure you'll loose power soon.....can't wait til you get back online & make that first post! Reminds me of when I stayed up half the night during Ivan, waiting nervously for that first post from Kurt. I can hear the shouts of joy from all over the country when you post. Kind of like the end of a movie when the hero emerges from the rubble unhurt.

Starting to sprinkle here in the Nooga.

Anyhow, I'm gonna log off & lurk from Otter's screen today....besides, when I see my screensaver of me 'n otter on the white sandy beaches at Grayton.....makes me cry.

Good luck everyone there, take care of yourselves, our thoughts & prayers are with you!! Love, GB

Oh, and Kurt.....I bet your sister's not happy.....I think I remember her posting after Ivan & she wasn't so happy you stayed. Good luck to you.

I don't know whether to give you a or a :nono1:

Spoke to someone in Eastpoint, Fl. and they said St. George Island is under water. I would assume Cape San Blas is in the same shape. Luckily we are a good bit more elevated than over there, but they are near Appilcahicola a good ways east of Walton County

I am already beginning to adjust to what I see as a fact that the beaches are going to be absolutely ravaged, from a human perspective, by this. But, this is what Mother Nature does to herself, that crazy demented chick.

Oddly, though, I am seething right now about all the human crap left on the beach (some of which is now probably taking a dip in the MBR jacuzzi) and the human damage done to the dunes in the last months with kids trampling all over them, etc. This is why I told people to get their darn kids off the dunes. Maybe it's just displacement, I guess.

It is going to be VERY interesting to see how Walton Co. and the TDC handle beach rebuilding this time around. They will have to do something, because the lifeblood of the area - the tourist trade, is at stake. They can't scrape because there is nothing left to scrape. I believe dredging may be in the future. So sad. Either way, they are going to HAVE to do something to increase the width of the beaches after this one. I some areas (Miramar, Blue Mountain, etc) where the beach is presently only 30 yards or so wide, there will simply be no beach left.

It just doesn't seem fair. We went 20 years without a hurricane prior to Opal. Now this. Such a shame.

At about 11:15 CDT The Weather Channel put the 30-A area in a yellow zone - minor damage expected. Thank God! But I feel awfull for those farther west.

We're praying for all of you who stayed.

It is going to be VERY interesting to see how Walton Co. and the TDC handle beach rebuilding this time around. They will have to do something, because the lifeblood of the area - the tourist trade, is at stake. They can't scrape because there is nothing left to scrape. I believe dredging may be in the future....

I might be wrong on this, but my understanding was that they can't scrape at all during the turtle nesting season because of federal law, in the 30A area, so any decision will have to wait if that is the case. I was there during Arlene and was amazed at how resilient the beach is when left alone. Cindy made good progress, although that is no doubt lost.

I think they finally got the go-ahead on the Miramar beach project which hadn't even started because of the property dispute.

You are right, it will be interesting and no doubt conflict-ridden. I would hate them to take a short term perspective to satisfy the tourist trade (NOT lovely rental people but the ugly touristas).

I think long term everything will be allright, if we don't muck it up too badly.

11:50 am, still have power and cable in Freeport, some flickering. Winds picking up, est. 45-50mph, whitecaps in the bayou. Water level still low, heard that it is rising over in Destin now.

The Weather Channel's most recent report from their hurricane expert talked about Pensacola to Fort Walton Beach. FWB being included = is starting to get too close. He keeps excluding PCB, though.

Hello All,
Thanks to you Kurt for this forum. It certainly is a helpless feeling to sit and watch the weather channel knowing that a part of the world you love is under seige. It really helps to log in and be able to read something of what's going on and see posts from like minded people. Stay safe Kurt! You were a jewel last year after Ivan- actually going and taking a look at our house in the Grove. Take care of yourself. Good energy is coming to all of you down in South Walton from those of us here in Atlanta.

11:50 am, still have power and cable in Freeport, some flickering. Winds picking up, est. 45-50mph, whitecaps in the bayou. Water level still low, heard that it is rising over in Destin now.

Hey Chris...we still have power, too. Just waiting on the water.

What part of Mallet are you on?

Hey Chris...we still have power, too. Just waiting on the water.

What part of Mallet are you on?

Over on Bay Grove Road, the big part of the bayou, near the mouth into LaGrange.

Sorry about the dupe...technical difficulties. My cable connection is acting up.

Starting to kick up a bit here, but still not too bad.

Over on Bay Grove Road, the big part of the bayou, near the mouth into LaGrange.

I sank my boat over there once. Luckily it was only three feet of water and the boat was small enough to pull out by hand.

Annoyed the other people in it, though. Jeez, you sink a boat just one time and everybody turns into a bunch of little water-safety babies.

We are here in Frisco, Tx, watching TWC and wishing all the best to everyone in SoWal. This message board allows us "land-locked" lovers of your beach to say that our prayers are with you.

GG

An interesting map http://www.skeetobite.com/weather/maps/dennis2005_25b1.gifting map

Looks like Walton just barely got out of this track.

At about 11:15 CDT The Weather Channel put the 30-A area in a yellow zone - minor damage expected. Thank God! But I feel awfull for those farther west.

We're praying for all of you who stayed.

The red/orange/yellow zones (damage probability) just shifted a bit east on The Weather Channel.

CNN just had a live feed from a guy on 98, driving in a hummer from Destin to FWB. Looked moe towards the FWB side. 98 is flooded and the waves look scary. Said that he drove through Destin and there was damage like downed traffic lights, uprooted trees, and gas pumps overturned.

But, he said that there were unconfirmed reports of a roof blown off a hotel in Crestview they were checking out. The people were evacuated, if true, he said.

CNN ... just in... the eye wall (outer wall) is making landfall...tornado warnings for Escambia, Okaloosa and Santa Rosa Counties...Ft Walton Beach to Gulf Breeze area is where Dennis is coming in and they expect landfall at 2:30 CST (when the eye of the storm is over the area).

3pm advisory max winds now down from 130-135 to 120 mph, now a cat 3 hurricane.

WPKA lost its transmitter...Ft Walton looks to be getting some brunt of the storm.

Still saying it is the strongest storm to hit the area...could be on par with Ivan if it weakens some more. Commenting that a lot of the stuff that would be usually flying around was stripped out by Ivan and ts Arlene...so not as much stuff flying around as they would expect.