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Hurricane Dennis

Jul 4, 2005 to Jul 18, 2005Peak 150 mph930 mb

Hurricane Dennis passed within 50 miles of 23 counties in 3 states. It was strongest near Gulf County, FL, as a Category 4 on July 10, 2005.

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  • Tropical storm
  • Post-tropical
Watch how it happened

Hurricane Dennis · 2005

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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From space

Hurricane Dennis on July 10, 2005, about 3 hours before landfall in Santa Rosa County, FL.

Hurricane Dennis on July 10, 2005, about 3 hours before landfall in Santa Rosa County, FL.
True-colour image from MODIS, aboard NASA’s Terra satellite, on its late-morning pass, around 16:18 UTC. Imagery: NASA Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA’s Earth Observing System Data and Information System.

The storm

Peak strength
Category 4
150 mph, 130 kt
Lowest pressure
930 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
23
AL, FL, MS
Counties within 100 miles
49
AL, FL, MS
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 4
Gulf County, FL, 81.2 mi, Jul 10, 2005
Landfalls recorded
4
Anywhere on the track

Every county it passed

Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.

Counties within 100 miles
Choctaw CountyAL0.0Tropical stormJul 11, 2005
Santa Rosa CountyFL0.0Category 2Jul 10, 2005
Monroe CountyAL0.0Tropical stormJul 10, 2005
Marengo CountyAL0.0Tropical stormJul 11, 2005
Escambia CountyFL0.0Category 3Jul 10, 2005
Clarke CountyAL0.0Tropical stormJul 11, 2005
Escambia CountyAL0.0Category 1Jul 10, 2005
Baldwin CountyAL3.0Tropical stormJul 10, 2005
Conecuh CountyAL8.3Tropical stormJul 10, 2005
Clarke CountyMS11.6Tropical stormJul 11, 2005
Washington CountyAL12.2Tropical stormJul 11, 2005
Wilcox CountyAL16.0Tropical stormJul 11, 2005
Okaloosa CountyFL18.0Category 3Jul 10, 2005
Mobile CountyAL23.3Tropical stormJul 10, 2005
Wayne CountyMS24.4Tropical stormJul 11, 2005
Hale CountyAL31.7Tropical stormJul 11, 2005
Monroe CountyFL37.4Category 1Jul 9, 2005
Perry CountyAL38.1Tropical stormJul 11, 2005
Covington CountyAL39.1Category 2Jul 10, 2005
Walton CountyFL39.4Category 3Jul 10, 2005
Dallas CountyAL39.6Tropical stormJul 11, 2005
Greene CountyMS40.1Tropical stormJul 11, 2005
Butler CountyAL45.9Tropical stormJul 10, 2005
Jones CountyMS50.3Tropical stormJul 11, 2005
George CountyMS53.8Tropical stormJul 10, 2005
Lowndes CountyAL58.9Tropical stormJul 11, 2005
Perry CountyMS59.5Tropical stormJul 11, 2005
Bay CountyFL59.9Category 3Jul 10, 2005
Jackson CountyMS61.1Category 1Jul 10, 2005
Washington CountyFL63.0Category 3Jul 10, 2005
Crenshaw CountyAL65.6Category 1Jul 10, 2005
Geneva CountyAL66.7Category 3Jul 10, 2005
Holmes CountyFL67.9Category 3Jul 10, 2005
Coffee CountyAL71.8Category 2Jul 10, 2005
Autauga CountyAL73.7Tropical stormJul 11, 2005
Forrest CountyMS74.8Tropical stormJul 11, 2005
Chilton CountyAL76.1Tropical stormJul 11, 2005
Stone CountyMS81.0Tropical stormJul 11, 2005
Gulf CountyFL81.2Category 4Jul 10, 2005
Pike CountyAL85.0Category 1Jul 10, 2005
Montgomery CountyAL85.0Tropical stormJul 11, 2005
Harrison CountyMS87.7Tropical stormJul 10, 2005
Lamar CountyMS88.0Tropical stormJul 11, 2005
Franklin CountyFL89.3Category 4Jul 10, 2005
Calhoun CountyFL92.2Category 3Jul 10, 2005
Dale CountyAL93.9Category 3Jul 10, 2005
Jackson CountyFL94.9Category 3Jul 10, 2005
Elmore CountyAL97.2Tropical stormJul 11, 2005
Houston CountyAL98.1Category 3Jul 10, 2005

Distances are measured from hourly positions interpolated between the National Hurricane Center’s six-hourly fixes to each county boundary. Strength is shown only where the storm was still tropical. Methodology.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2. Storm totals cover the Atlantic and Northeast and Central Pacific basins.