Re: Anyone realize ...
Posted by Chris in Tampa on 7/28/2011, 10:01 pm
I think the devastation in Cuba was probably a major factor. That storm had some powerful winds when it crossed:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Dennis
The best track for it has about 140mph before Cuban landfall, gusting to near 180mph.

Paragraph from NOAA back then when the retirement was announced:

"Dennis began its path of destruction in early July while passing between Jamaica and Haiti and then crossing Cuba with estimated top winds of 140 mph. After tracking north across the eastern Gulf of Mexico, Dennis came ashore on Santa Rosa Island, Fla., as a Category 3 hurricane on July 10 with top winds estimated at 120 mph. At least 54 deaths are directly or indirectly attributed to Dennis, including 15 in the U.S, most from within Florida."
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2006/s2607.htm
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