Hurricane Dennis

{{Other storms|List of storms named Dennis|the 2005 Atlantic hurricane}}

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| image = Dennis 2005-07-10 0410Z.jpg

| caption = Dennis shortly before peak intensity while approaching the Florida panhandle on July 10

| formed = July 4, 2005

| low = July 13, 2005

| dissipated = July 18, 2005

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| winds = 130

| pressure = 930

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| year = 2005

| fatalities = 90 (76 direct, 14 indirect)

| damage = 3980000000

| areas = {{flatlist|

Windward Islands
Greater Antilles (particularly Cuba)
Southeastern United States (particularly Florida)
Great Lakes region
Canada

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| season = 2005 Atlantic hurricane season

| related = {{Hurricane Dennis related}}

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Hurricane Dennis was a deadly and destructive tropical cyclone that briefly held the record for the strongest Atlantic hurricane ever to form before August. Dennis was the fourth named storm of the record-breaking 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. It originated on July 4 near the Windward Islands from a tropical wave. Dennis intensified into a hurricane on July 6 as it moved across the Caribbean Sea. Two days later, it became a strong Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale before striking Cuba twice on July 8. After weakening over land, Dennis re-intensified in the Gulf of Mexico, attaining its lowest barometric pressure of {{convert|930|mbar|inHg|abbr=on|sigfig=4}} on July 10. That day, Dennis weakened slightly before making a final landfall on Santa Rosa Island, Florida as a Category 3 hurricane. After moving through the central United States, the circulation associated with former Hurricane Dennis dissipated on July 18 over Ontario. While Dennis was still active as a tropical cyclone, it lost its status as the strongest hurricane before August to Hurricane Emily, which also moved through the Caribbean.

In the Caribbean, the outer bands of Hurricane Dennis brought tropical storm-force winds and heavy rain to parts of Haiti, resulting in floods and landslides. A total of 3,058 homes were damaged and 929 were destroyed. Hundreds of livestock were killed, causing significant harm to Haiti's agricultural industry. The storm resulted in 56 fatalities and caused approximately {{ntsp|50000000||$}} in damages. In Jamaica, Dennis produced {{convert|24.54|in|mm|abbr=on}} of rainfall in Mavis Bank. The resultant floods severely affected Jamaica's agriculture industry, killing nearly 160,000 livestock and leaving around 100,000 customers without electricity. The storm killed one person in Jamaica and resulted in over {{ntsp|34500000||$}} in damages. In Cuba, rainfall peaked at {{convert|1092|mm|in|abbr=on|order=flip|0}}. Approximately 120,000 houses were damaged and 15,000 homes were destroyed. Nationwide, 2.5 million people lost access to water while 70% of the water sources in Granma Province were contaminated. Its agricultural industry was also affected, with almost {{convert|27000|ha|acre}} of agricultural land being destroyed in the provinces of Cienfuegos and Granma. The impact led to 16 fatalities and caused an estimated {{ntsp|1400000000||$}} in damage to the country.

The impact of Hurricane Dennis on the United States was also significant, resulting in {{ntsp|2500000000||$}} in damages and 17 fatalities. More than 1 million people lost power, and a power worker was killed while restoring electricity in Alabama. In Florida, the hurricane brought hurricane-force winds as strong as {{cvt|121|mph|km/h}} to the Florida Panhandle, while rainfall reached {{convert|8.70|in|mm|abbr=on}} in Bristol. Additionally, Dennis produced a {{convert|6|to|9|ft|m|abbr=on|0}} storm surge, which caused significant flooding along Apalachee Bay, well east of the landfall. The estimated damages in Florida amounted to {{ntsp|1500000000||$}}, and the hurricane killed 14 people. In neighboring Alabama, Dennis brought hurricane-force winds, a {{convert|3|–|6.5|ft|m|abbr=on|0}} storm surge, and heavy rainfall peaking at {{convert|12.80|in|mm|abbr=on}} in Camden. Due to the extensive damage, the name Dennis was retired by the World Meteorological Organization.

Meteorological history

{{Storm path|Dennis 2005 path.png|colors=new|alt=Map plotting the storm's track and intensity, according to the Saffir–Simpson scale}}

The tropical wave that became Dennis was identified by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) on June 26, 2005, well inland over Africa.{{cite web |first=Jack |last=Beven |title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Dennis |date=September 9, 2014 |publisher=National Hurricane Center |access-date=August 15, 2024 |url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL042005_Dennis.pdf |archive-date=October 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002011644/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL042005_Dennis.pdf |url-status=live }}{{cite report |publisher=National Hurricane Center |date=June 28, 2005 |access-date=November 8, 2015 |title=Tropical Weather Discussion |url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/text/TWDAT/2005/TWDAT.200506281805 |location=Miami, Florida |archive-date=October 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007041040/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/text/TWDAT/2005/TWDAT.200506281805 |url-status=live }}{{cite report |author=Patricia A. Wallace |publisher=National Hurricane Center |date=June 28, 2005 |access-date=November 8, 2015 |title=Tropical Weather Discussion |url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/text/TWDAT/2005/TWDAT.200506280509 |location=Miami, Florida |archive-date=October 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007041038/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/text/TWDAT/2005/TWDAT.200506280509 |url-status=live }} It moved to the west and later emerged into the Atlantic Ocean on June 29. Dry conditions over the Sahara initially inhibited development,{{cite report |publisher=National Hurricane Center |date=July 2, 2005 |access-date=November 8, 2015 |title=Tropical Weather Discussion |url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/text/TWDAT/2005/TWDAT.200507020618 |location=Miami, Florida |archive-date=May 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521143411/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/text/TWDAT/2005/TWDAT.200507020618 |url-status=live }}{{cite report |author=Jamie Rhome |publisher=National Hurricane Center |date=July 2, 2005 |access-date=November 8, 2015 |title=Tropical Weather Discussion |url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/text/TWDAT/2005/TWDAT.200507021741 |location=Miami, Florida |archive-date=May 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514133958/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/text/TWDAT/2005/TWDAT.200507021741 |url-status=live }} though the wave found more favorable conditions and intensified into a tropical depression on July 4 while nearing the Windward Islands. The depression soon crossed the island country of Grenada before entering the Caribbean, where increasingly favorable environmental factors, such as low wind shear and high sea surface temperatures, fueled intensification.{{cite report |author=Lixion A. Avila |publisher=National Hurricane Center |date=July 5, 2005 |access-date=November 8, 2015 |title=Tropical Depression Four Discussion Number 2 |url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/dis/al042005.discus.002.shtml |location=Miami, Florida |archive-date=May 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514133940/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/dis/al042005.discus.002.shtml |url-status=live }}{{cite report |author=Stacy R. Stewart |publisher=National Hurricane Center |date=July 6, 2005 |access-date=November 8, 2015 |title=Tropical Storm Dennis Discussion Number 5 |url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/dis/al042005.discus.005.shtml |location=Miami, Florida |archive-date=May 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514140145/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/dis/al042005.discus.005.shtml |url-status=live }}{{cite report |author=Stacy R. Stewart |publisher=National Hurricane Center |date=July 7, 2005 |access-date=November 8, 2015 |title=Hurricane Dennis Discussion Number 10 |url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/dis/al042005.discus.010.shtml |location=Miami, Florida |archive-date=May 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514134001/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/dis/al042005.discus.010.shtml |url-status=live }} Turning west-northwest, the system achieved tropical storm status on July 5 and hurricane status the following day. The formation of a well-defined eye and central dense overcast signaled Dennis's intensification into a Category 3 hurricane on July 7, as it traversed the Jamaica Channel.{{cite report |author=Richard J. Pasch |publisher=National Hurricane Center |date=July 7, 2005 |access-date=November 8, 2015 |title=Hurricane Dennis Discussion Number 13 |url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/dis/al042005.discus.013.shtml |location=Miami, Florida |archive-date=May 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514134006/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/dis/al042005.discus.013.shtml |url-status=live }}

The powerful storm struck the western tip of Granma Province, Cuba, as a Category 4 hurricane early on July 8. Overland, Dennis weakened to Category 3 intensity, but it quickly moved back over water and regained its strength. Moving parallel to the southwestern coast of Cuba, Dennis reached its peak winds of {{convert|150|mph|kph|abbr=}}. It soon weakened to winds of {{convert|140|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} later that day because of an eyewall replacement cycle before making a second landfall in the country, this time in Matanzas Province. Interaction with the mountains of Cuba caused significant weakening;{{cite report |author=Lixion A. Avila |publisher=National Hurricane Center |date=July 9, 2005 |access-date=November 8, 2015 |title=Hurricane Dennis Discussion Number 19 |url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/dis/al042005.discus.019.shtml |location=Miami, Florida |archive-date=May 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514134013/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/dis/al042005.discus.019.shtml |url-status=live }} once Dennis emerged over the Gulf of Mexico on July 9, it quickly reorganized in favorable conditions. The hurricane reached Category 4 strength for the third time on July 10 as it approached Florida, attaining its lowest barometric pressure of 930 mbar (hPa; {{convert|930|mbar|inHg|lk=on|abbr=on|sigfig=4|disp=out}}). This ranked Dennis as the strongest hurricane in the Atlantic basin to form before August; however, this record was broken just six days later by Hurricane Emily, which surpassed Dennis and attained Category 5 status.{{cite web |author=Jon Erdman |publisher=The Weather Channel |date=July 10, 2013 |access-date=November 8, 2015 |title=Eight Years Ago: Major Hurricane Dennis Makes U.S. Landfall |url=http://www.weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/hurricane-dennis-landfall-july-2005-20130710 |location=Atlanta, Georgia |archive-date=May 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521151145/https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/hurricane-dennis-landfall-july-2005-20130710 |url-status=live }}{{cite report |author=James L. Franklin and Daniel P. Brown |publisher=National Hurricane Center |date=March 10, 2006 |access-date=November 8, 2015 |title=Hurricane Emily |series=Tropical Cyclone Report |url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL052005_Emily.pdf |format=PDF |archive-date=October 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002011647/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL052005_Emily.pdf |url-status=live }} Weakening ensued as the hurricane approached the Florida Panhandle, the storm ultimately making landfall over Santa Rosa Island on July 10 as a Category 3. Weakening continued as the cyclone moved further inland, and the storm quickly lost tropical cyclone status. Dennis' remnant circulation remained, traversing the river valleys of the Mississippi and Ohio before finally dissipating over Ontario on July 18.

Preparations

File:Dennis 2005-07-07 1550Z.jpg

= Caribbean =

Shortly after Dennis became a tropical storm on July 5, the Government of Haiti issued a tropical storm watch for parts of the country, later upgrading it to a hurricane warning. On July 6, Haiti's National Meteorological Center (Centre National de Météorologie) advised residents in elevated, exposed locations to evacuate due to the threat of strong winds. Officials warned residents of the potential of flooding and mudslides, and advised boats to remain at port. The nation was still recovering from the deadly Hurricane Jeanne in September 2004 when Dennis arrived, with about 550,000 people receiving assistance from the World Food Programme.{{cite web |language=French |work=Radio Kiskeya |publisher=ReliefWeb |date=July 6, 2005 |access-date=November 21, 2015 |title=Haïti sous la menace de la tempête tropicale Dennis |url=http://reliefweb.int/report/haiti/ha%C3%AFti-sous-la-menace-de-la-temp%C3%AAte-tropicale-dennis |archive-date=May 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514134105/https://reliefweb.int/report/haiti/ha%C3%AFti-sous-la-menace-de-la-temp%C3%AAte-tropicale-dennis |url-status=live }}{{cite web |publisher=World Food Programme |at=ReliefWeb |date=July 13, 2005 |access-date=November 21, 2015 |title=Haiti handles hurricane damage |url=http://reliefweb.int/report/haiti/haiti-handles-hurricane-damage |location=Port-au-Prince, Haiti |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304092326/http://reliefweb.int/report/haiti/haiti-handles-hurricane-damage |url-status=live }} The Haitian National Red Cross Society mobilized 300 personnel and identified ten potential shelters in the threatened region. The Pan American Disaster Response Unit branch of the Red Cross was equipped with supplies for 10,000 people and prepared to deploy.{{cite web |agency=International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies |publisher=ReliefWeb |date=July 6, 2005 |access-date=November 21, 2015 |title=Caribbean: Hurricane Dennis Information Bulletin No. 1 |url=http://reliefweb.int/report/haiti/caribbean-hurricane-dennis-information-bulletin-no-1 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304071119/http://reliefweb.int/report/haiti/caribbean-hurricane-dennis-information-bulletin-no-1 |url-status=live }} At least 700 people utilized these shelters in Les Cayes, Port-Salut, and the Grand'Anse.{{cite web |agency=International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies |publisher=ReliefWeb |date=July 8, 2005 |access-date=November 21, 2015 |title=Red Cross – Prepared for and responding to Hurricane Dennis |url=http://reliefweb.int/report/haiti/red-cross-prepared-and-responding-hurricane-dennis |archive-date=May 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514134120/https://reliefweb.int/report/haiti/red-cross-prepared-and-responding-hurricane-dennis |url-status=live }}

Also on July 5, the Government of Jamaica issued a hurricane watch for the nation, upgrading it to a hurricane warning the next day. Jamaica opened 66 shelters across the island ahead of Dennis's arrival,{{cite report |title=Hurricane Dennis Damage Assessment |url=https://www.odpem.org.jm/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Hurricane-Dennis-Damage-Assessment.pdf |publisher=Jamaica Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management |access-date=August 30, 2024}} which were used by about 6,000 people.{{cite web |agency=Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency |publisher=ReliefWeb |date=July 8, 2005 |access-date=November 24, 2015 |title=Hurricane Dennis Sitrep #1 – Hurricane Dennis dumps torrential rain on Jamaica |url=http://reliefweb.int/report/jamaica/hurricane-dennis-sitrep-1-hurricane-dennis-dumps-torrential-rain-jamaica}} The Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard assisted with the evacuations of Pedro Bank and Morant Cays.{{cite web |agency=Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency |publisher=ReliefWeb |date=July 6, 2005 |access-date=November 22, 2015 |title=Hurricane Dennis Advisory #1 – Hurricane Dennis threatens Jamaica |url=http://reliefweb.int/report/jamaica/hurricane-dennis-advisory-1-hurricane-dennis-threatens-jamaica |archive-date=November 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123032158/http://reliefweb.int/report/jamaica/hurricane-dennis-advisory-1-hurricane-dennis-threatens-jamaica |url-status=live }} Two airports, as well as ports, were closed during the storm.{{cite web |work=Government of Jamaica |publisher=ReliefWeb |date=July 7, 2005 |access-date=November 22, 2015 |title=Jamaica: Statement on hurricane Dennis the Most Hon. P.J. Patterson |url=http://reliefweb.int/report/jamaica/jamaica-statement-hurricane-dennis-most-hon-pj-patterson |archive-date=November 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123031357/http://reliefweb.int/report/jamaica/jamaica-statement-hurricane-dennis-most-hon-pj-patterson |url-status=live }} The Jamaican Red Cross placed volunteers and personnel on standby.{{cite web |agency=Jamaica Red Cross |publisher=ReliefWeb |date=July 7, 2005 |access-date=November 22, 2015 |title=Jamaica Red Cross prepares on all levels for Hurricane Dennis |url=http://reliefweb.int/report/jamaica/jamaica-red-cross-prepares-all-levels-hurricane-dennis |archive-date=November 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123030741/http://reliefweb.int/report/jamaica/jamaica-red-cross-prepares-all-levels-hurricane-dennis |url-status=live }} Approximately J$25 million (US$405,000) was made available for relief operations through the nation's Disaster Mitigation Programme. An additional J$20 million (US$324,000) was allocated for clearing drains in preparation for heavy rain.{{cite web |work=Government of Jamaica |publisher=ReliefWeb |date=July 7, 2005 |access-date=November 22, 2015 |title=Jamaica: Flood prone areas to be given special attention – Dr. Carby |url=http://reliefweb.int/report/jamaica/jamaica-flood-prone-areas-be-given-special-attention-dr-carby |location=Kingston, Jamaica}}

In the Cayman Islands, businesses closed and air traffic suspended during Dennis's passage. More than 300 people rode out the hurricane in a shelter. The islands were placed under a hurricane warning on July 7.

The government of Cuba issued a hurricane warning on July 6, which ultimately covered all of the country from Havana eastward. The government also issued a hurricane watch for extreme western Cuba and Isla de la Juventud. In preparation for Dennis, officials in Cuba forced more than 1.5 million people to evacuate, opening 1,804 evacuation centers. About 140,000 people mobilized to assist in preparations, including about 1,600 civil defense units. Among the evacuees were nearly 17,000 foreign tourists. Officials also stocked 978 food preparation centers.{{Cite news |publisher=United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs |date=July 13, 2005 |title=Caribbean: Hurricane Dennis OCHA Situation Report No. 7 |at=ReliefWeb |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/cuba/caribbean-hurricane-dennis-ocha-situation-report-no-7 |access-date=August 24, 2024 |archive-date=July 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703043843/https://reliefweb.int/report/cuba/caribbean-hurricane-dennis-ocha-situation-report-no-7 |url-status=live }} The United Nations sent officials to Cuba to be on standby before the storm arrived.{{Cite web |date=July 8, 2005 |title=UN puts disaster teams on standby as Hurricane Dennis roars through Caribbean |url=https://news.un.org/en/story/2005/07/144262 |access-date=January 12, 2023 |website=UN News |language=en |archive-date=January 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230112031728/https://news.un.org/en/story/2005/07/144262 |url-status=live }}

= United States =

On July 7, the NHC first started issuing watches and warnings for the southeastern United States, including a hurricane warning for the Florida Keys west of the Seven Mile Bridge. Over the next few days, the agency issued various watches and warnings for Florida and the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico, with a hurricane warning between the Louisiana/Mississippi border to Steinhatchee, Florida. A tropical storm warning extended east of the area to Anclote Key, and westward to Grand Isle, Louisiana, including New Orleans. The NHC dropped all watches and warnings after Dennis weakened to tropical storm status as it moved inland. Due to the threat of the hurricane, about 1.8 million people in the southeastern United States evacuated.{{cite report |author=Gary Beeler |author2=Don Shepherd |title=Hurricane Dennis - July 10, 2005 |publisher=Mobile/Pensacola National Weather Service |url=https://www.weather.gov/mob/dennis |access-date=August 15, 2024 |archive-date=July 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240719075519/https://www.weather.gov/mob/dennis |url-status=live }} In the Gulf of Mexico, oil companies evacuated 81 platforms and 35 rigs, consisting of more than 1,100 people. The hurricane cut daily production by 220,000 barrels, which represented a 14.7% of oil that was shut-in, or restricted.{{cite news |title=Dennis lashes Cuba, kills 10 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/07/08/tropical.weather/ |date=July 8, 2005 |access-date=September 22, 2024 |publisher=CNN |archive-date=September 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240923011609/https://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/07/08/tropical.weather/ |url-status=live }}{{cite report |url=https://www.oe.netl.doe.gov/docs/dennis/dennis_071005_2000.pdf |date=July 10, 2005 |publisher=United States Department of Energy |title=Hurricane Dennis Situation Report #1 |access-date=September 22, 2024 |archive-date=October 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241008201210/https://www.oe.netl.doe.gov/docs/dennis/dennis_071005_2000.pdf |url-status=live }} The governors of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana declared a state of emergency due to Dennis. The Red Cross put dozens of volunteers on standby to go into regions affected by the storm, opening 180 shelters along the Gulf Coast.{{cite news |author1=Heather Burke |author2=Chris Dolmetsch |title=Florida Braces for Hurricane Dennis's 135 Mph Winds |publisher=Bloomberg Television |access-date=March 12, 2008 |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=aGUrk8mEjapg&refer=us |date=July 7, 2005}}{{cite report |publisher=American Red Cross |date=July 12, 2005 |title=USA: Preparedness helped save lives during Hurricane Dennis |author=Eilene Guy |at=ReliefWeb |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/united-states-america/usa-preparedness-helped-save-lives-during-hurricane-dennis |access-date=August 30, 2024 |archive-date=November 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130202749/https://reliefweb.int/report/united-states-america/usa-preparedness-helped-save-lives-during-hurricane-dennis |url-status=live }} The United States military responded by evacuating several facilities, including Naval Air Station Key West, NAS Pensacola, Eglin Air Force Base, Tyndall Air Force Base, and Hurlburt Field. The Air Force flew aircraft to other states.{{cite news |title=Officials issue stop movement, Florida bases evacuated |access-date=August 30, 2024 |publisher=Air Force Personnel Center News Service |date=July 8, 2005 |url=https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/134006/officials-issue-stop-movement-florida-bases-evacuated/ |archive-date=August 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830231115/https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/134006/officials-issue-stop-movement-florida-bases-evacuated/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |title=Military taking precautions as Hurricane Dennis approaches |date=July 8, 2005 |access-date=August 30, 2024 |publisher=American Forces Press Service |author=Jim Garamone |url=https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/134004/military-taking-precautions-as-hurricane-dennis-approaches/ |archive-date=August 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830231116/https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/134004/military-taking-precautions-as-hurricane-dennis-approaches/ |url-status=live }}

In Florida, officials issued evacuation orders for about 50,000 people in the Florida Keys, a highly exposed chain of islands connected to the mainland by a single road and a series of bridges.{{cite news |author=Abby Goodnough |title=Residents in Storm Path Face More Tough Choices |work=New York Times |access-date=August 18, 2024 |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9503E5DF153DF93AA35754C0A9639C8B63 |date=July 9, 2005 |archive-date=August 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807073234/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9503E5DF153DF93AA35754C0A9639C8B63 |url-status=live }} People who stayed behind were advised to remain indoors.{{cite news |title=Evacuations ordered as Hurricane Dennis heads for US Gulf coast |agency=Agency France-Presse |date=July 9, 2005 |access-date=August 18, 2024 |url=https://www.terradaily.com/2005/050709142336.qidgqzq4.html |at=Terrra Daily |archive-date=August 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240819050241/https://www.terradaily.com/2005/050709142336.qidgqzq4.html |url-status=live }} After the succession of hurricanes affecting the state in 2004, state officials were better prepared for Dennis, positioning fuel and generators. Officials removed and secured traffic signal heads to prevent damage on roads near Pensacola.{{cite report |title=Learning From Disaster |author=Steve Jacobitz |publisher=Federal Highway Administration |url=https://highways.dot.gov/public-roads/novemberdecember-2005/learning-disaster |access-date=August 18, 2024 |id=FHWA-HRT-06-001 |volume=69 |number=3 |series=Public Roads |archive-date=July 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200709093158/https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publicroads/05nov/05.cfm |url-status=live }} As a result of the large evacuations, more than 200 truckloads provided about {{convert|1.8|e6USgal|m3}} of gasoline.{{Cite web |last1=Ken Kaye |last2=Linda Kleindienst |year=2005 |title=Hurricane Dennis grazes South Florida, sets dangerous course for Gulf Coast |url=http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=29461&archive=true |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615015845/http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=29461&archive=true |archive-date=June 15, 2009 |access-date=March 11, 2008 |publisher=South Florida Sun-Sentinel}} About 6,000 Florida National guardsmen were mobilized, while guardsmen in Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, and Georgia were put on alert. At Cape Canaveral, NASA made preparations to potentially move Space Shuttle Discovery from the launch pad, but ultimately let the vehicle ride out the storm.{{cite news |author=William Harwood |newspaper=CBS News |date=July 7, 2005 |title=Launch team begins 'just-in-case' rollback preps |url=https://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts114/050707hurricane/ |access-date=August 30, 2024 |archive-date=August 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830231115/https://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts114/050707hurricane/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Hurricane didn't bother the space shuttle |date=July 11, 2005 |access-date=August 30, 2024 |url=https://phys.org/news/2005-07-hurricane-didnt-bother-space-shuttle.html |agency=United Press International |publisher=Phys.org |archive-date=August 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830231115/https://phys.org/news/2005-07-hurricane-didnt-bother-space-shuttle.html |url-status=live }} Alabama Governor Bob Riley ordered traffic on Interstate 65 south of Montgomery to be northbound only on July 9, a process known as contraflow lane reversal, to provide additional capacity for evacuations.{{cite report |title=Appendix E: Best Practices |series=Report to Congress on Catastrophic Hurricane Evacuation Plan Evaluation |date=June 1, 2006 |publisher=United States Department of Transportation |access-date=August 30, 2024 |url=https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/reports/hurricanevacuation/appendixe.htm |archive-date=September 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240930085107/https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/reports/hurricanevacuation/appendixe.htm |url-status=live }} Mississippi closed its casinos ahead of the storm,{{cite news |newspaper=The Gainesville Sun |title=Gulf coast prepares for Dennis |date=July 10, 2005 |url=https://www.gainesville.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2005/07/10/gulf-coast-prepares-for-dennis/877672007/ |access-date=August 30, 2024 |archive-date=August 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830231115/https://www.gainesville.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2005/07/10/gulf-coast-prepares-for-dennis/877672007/ |url-status=live }} despite resistance from the industry.{{cite book |title=Hurricane Katrina: The Mississippi Story |page=17-18 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7j9KI2vxpNMC&dq=%22hurricane+dennis%22&pg=PP1 |author=James Patterson Smith |year=2012 |publisher=United Press of Mississippi |isbn=978-1-61703-023-9}} The National Weather Service issued flood warnings for portion of northwestern Georgia, as well as tornado watches.{{cite news |url=https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2005/07/11/panhandle-pounded/28438446007/ |author=Lloyd Dunkelberger |author2=Joe Follick |title=Panhandle Pounded |newspaper=Tampa Bay Herald-Tribune |date=July 11, 2005 |access-date=August 30, 2024 |archive-date=August 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830231115/https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2005/07/11/panhandle-pounded/28438446007/ |url-status=live }}

Impact

class="wikitable sortable" align="right" \|+ Effects of Hurricane Dennis by country
scope="col" align="center"\| Country ! scope="col" align="center"\| Deaths ! scope="col" align="center"\| Damage (USD) ! scope="col" align="center" class="unsortable"\|Ref.
scope="row"\| Haiti \|align="center"\| {{nts\|56}} \|align="center"\| {{ntsp\|50000000\|\|$}} \|{{cite report \|website=International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies \|publisher=ReliefWeb \|date=August 9, 2005 \|access-date=November 21, 2015 \|title=Caribbean: Hurricanes Dennis & Emily Appeal No. 05EA14 Operations Update No. 3 – Focus on Haiti and Jamaica \|url=http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/C29AAF4FE27F09088525705800616F11-ifrc-carib-09aug.pdf \|archive-date=March 4, 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094510/http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/C29AAF4FE27F09088525705800616F11-ifrc-carib-09aug.pdf \|url-status=live }}{{EM-DAT}}
scope="row"\| Jamaica \|align="center"\| {{nts\|1}} \|align="center"\| {{ntsp\|34500000\|\|$}} \|
scope="row"\| Cuba \|align="center"\| {{nts\|16}} \|align="center"\| {{ntsp\|1400000000\|\|$}} \|
scope="row"\| United States \|align="center"\| {{nts\|17}} \|align="center"\| {{ntsp\|2500000000\|\|$}} \|\|{{cite report \|title=Costliest U.S. Tropical Cyclones \|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/news/UpdatedCostliest.pdf \|publisher=National Hurricane Center \|year=2024 \|access-date=August 14, 2024 \|archive-date=January 27, 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127083930/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/news/UpdatedCostliest.pdf \|url-status=live }}
class="sortbottom" !scope="row"\| Total \|align="center"\| {{nts\|90}} \|align="center"\| {{ntsp\|3984500000	$}} \|
class="sortbottom" \|colspan="4"\| Because of differing sources, totals may not match.

class="wikitable sortable" align="right"

|+ Effects of Hurricane Dennis by country

scope="col" align="center"| Country

! scope="col" align="center"| Deaths

! scope="col" align="center"| Damage (USD)

! scope="col" align="center" class="unsortable"|Ref.

scope="row"| Haiti

|align="center"| {{nts|56}}

|align="center"| {{ntsp|50000000||$}}

|{{cite report |website=International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies |publisher=ReliefWeb |date=August 9, 2005 |access-date=November 21, 2015 |title=Caribbean: Hurricanes Dennis & Emily Appeal No. 05EA14 Operations Update No. 3 – Focus on Haiti and Jamaica |url=http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/C29AAF4FE27F09088525705800616F11-ifrc-carib-09aug.pdf |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094510/http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/C29AAF4FE27F09088525705800616F11-ifrc-carib-09aug.pdf |url-status=live }}{{EM-DAT}}

scope="row"| Jamaica

|align="center"| {{nts|1}}

|align="center"| {{ntsp|34500000||$}}

scope="row"| Cuba

|align="center"| {{nts|16}}

|align="center"| {{ntsp|1400000000||$}}

scope="row"| United States

|align="center"| {{nts|17}}

|align="center"| {{ntsp|2500000000||$}}

||{{cite report |title=Costliest U.S. Tropical Cyclones |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/news/UpdatedCostliest.pdf |publisher=National Hurricane Center |year=2024 |access-date=August 14, 2024 |archive-date=January 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127083930/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/news/UpdatedCostliest.pdf |url-status=live }}

class="sortbottom"

!scope="row"| Total

|align="center"| {{nts|90}}

|align="center"| {{ntsp|3984500000

$}}

class="sortbottom"

|colspan="4"| Because of differing sources, totals may not match.

= Caribbean =

== Haiti ==

The outer bands of Hurricane Dennis began impacting Haiti on July 6, flooding multiple roadways. Winds exceeded {{convert|80|km/h|mph|abbr=on|disp=flip}} in Jacmel, Jérémie, and Les Cayes on that day. Widespread damage occurred across Sud department.{{cite web |language=French |agency=AlterPresse |publisher=ReliefWeb |date=July 7, 2005 |access-date=November 21, 2015 |title=Haïti – Ouragan : Dégats matériels dans le Sud |url=http://reliefweb.int/report/haiti/ha%C3%AFti-ouragan-d%C3%A9gats-mat%C3%A9riels-dans-le-sud |location=Port-au-Prince, Haiti |archive-date=May 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514134116/https://reliefweb.int/report/haiti/ha%C3%AFti-ouragan-d%C3%A9gats-mat%C3%A9riels-dans-le-sud |url-status=live }} Across the country, Dennis killed 56 people and injured another 36 people. The storm wrecked 929 homes and damaged 3,058 others, with damage estimated at US$50 million.{{EM-DAT}} Widespread agricultural losses took place, with hundreds of livestock killed.{{cite web |language=French |agency=Radio Kiskeya |publisher=ReliefWeb |date=July 10, 2005 |access-date=November 21, 2015 |title=Le bilan du passage de l'ouragan Dennis sur Haïti s'alourdit : 11 morts, 3 disparus et 15.000 sinistrés |url=http://reliefweb.int/report/haiti/le-bilan-du-passage-de-louragan-dennis-sur-haïti-salourdit-11-morts-3-disparus-et-15000}} In Les Cayes, rivers over-topped their banks, high winds felled trees, 34 homes were damaged or destroyed, and the local hospital sustained significant damage. Flooding across the department of Ouest submerged multiple districts, particularly around Petit-Goâve. Several search and rescue missions took place in the commune. In nearby Grand-Goâve, a bridge collapsed after numerous people gathered atop it to view flood waters, killing at least nine people.{{cite web |language=French |agency=Radio Kiskeya |publisher=ReliefWeb |date=July 7, 2005 |access-date=November 21, 2015 |title=Tempête tropicale Dennis : au moins un mort, deux blessés et plusieurs personnes portées disparues en Haïti |url=http://reliefweb.int/report/haiti/tempête-tropicale-dennis-au-moins-un-mort-deux-blessés-et-plusieurs-personnes-portées}}{{cite news|agency=Xinhua|title=Hurricane Dennis leaves 25 dead, 16 missing in Haiti|at=ReliefWeb|date=July 12, 2005|accessdate=November 19, 2024|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/haiti/hurricane-dennis-leaves-25-dead-16-missing-haiti|archive-date=November 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130071602/https://reliefweb.int/report/haiti/hurricane-dennis-leaves-25-dead-16-missing-haiti|url-status=live}} At least 25 homes were destroyed in the commune.{{cite web |language=French |agency=AlterPresse |publisher=ReliefWeb |date=July 11, 2005 |access-date=November 21, 2015 |title=Haïti-Ouragan : Les régions du sud durement touchées |url=http://reliefweb.int/report/haiti/ha%C3%AFti-ouragan-les-r%C3%A9gions-du-sud-durement-touch%C3%A9es |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304080056/http://reliefweb.int/report/haiti/ha%C3%AFti-ouragan-les-r%C3%A9gions-du-sud-durement-touch%C3%A9es |url-status=live }} Damage was reported on Gonâve Island, with multiple homes collapsing. Throughout Grand'Anse, roughly 1,500 families were rendered homeless, 675 of which required urgent aid. During the storm, the commune of Beaumont was isolated by landslides.

== Jamaica ==

Hurricane Dennis brushed Jamaica to the northeast, producing sustanied winds of 69 mph (111 km/h) at Montego Bay. The hurricane dropped torrential rainfall, reaching {{convert|24.54|in|mm|abbr=on}} in Mavis Bank. This included a peak hourly rainfall total of {{convert|65|mm|in|abbr=on|disp=flip}}, and a 24 hour peak of {{convert|497.6|mm|in|abbr=on|disp=flip}}, a 1-in-100 year event. The rains caused flooding and landslides across the island. One person drowned after being swept away in the Negro River.{{cite web |agency=Agence France-Presse |publisher=ReliefWeb |date=July 10, 2005 |access-date=November 24, 2015 |archive-date=November 25, 2015 |title=Hurricane Dennis kills one in Jamaica, thousands still marooned |url=http://reliefweb.int/report/jamaica/hurricane-dennis-kills-one-jamaica-thousands-still-marooned |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125122238/http://reliefweb.int/report/jamaica/hurricane-dennis-kills-one-jamaica-thousands-still-marooned |location=Montego Bay, Jamaica |url-status=dead}} The passage of the storm caused trees and power lines to be knocked down, leaving roughly 100,000 customers without electricity; most power outages were resolved within six days. Storm damage was estimated at J$2.128 billion (US$34.5 million), much of it to infrastructure or agriculture.

Across the island, flooding and landslides affected 121 communities. Communities in eastern Jamaica had damage to water systems, while much of the island had damage to roads and bridges. In Saint Thomas Parish, several rivers burst their banks, isolating or inundating villages, while landslides blocked 83 roads.{{cite report |work=Government of Jamaica |at=ReliefWeb |date=July 7, 2005 |access-date=August 30, 2024 |title=Jamaica: Hurricane Dennis – News release #14 |url=http://reliefweb.int/report/jamaica/jamaica-hurricane-dennis-news-release-14 |archive-date=June 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628150545/https://reliefweb.int/report/jamaica/jamaica-hurricane-dennis-news-release-14 |url-status=live }}{{cite report |title=Jamaica: Statement to Parliament by the Most Hon. P.J. Patterson, ON, PC, QC, MP, Prime Minister on hurricane Dennis on Tuesday, July 12, 2005 |publisher=Government of Jamaica |at=ReliefWeb |access-date=August 30, 2024 |date=July 12, 2005 |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/jamaica/jamaica-statement-parliament-most-hon-pj-patterson-pc-qc-mp-prime-minister-hurricane |archive-date=July 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703220338/https://reliefweb.int/report/jamaica/jamaica-statement-parliament-most-hon-pj-patterson-pc-qc-mp-prime-minister-hurricane |url-status=live }} The agricultural industry sustained extensive losses, including banana, coffee, cocoa, and domestic crops. Agriculture damage was estimated at J$500 million (US$8.1 million). Several buildings lost their roofs, including homes and schools. During the storm, an oil tank overflowed due to heavy rain at a Petrojam Refinery in Kingston Harbour, resulting in a minor oil spill that was cleaned within a day.{{cite web |work=Government of Jamaica |publisher=ReliefWeb |date=July 8, 2005 |access-date=November 24, 2015 |title=Jamaica: Hurricane Dennis – News release #18 |url=http://reliefweb.int/report/jamaica/jamaica-hurricane-dennis-news-release-18 |archive-date=November 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125120222/http://reliefweb.int/report/jamaica/jamaica-hurricane-dennis-news-release-18 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |newspaper=The Jamaica Observer |date=July 9, 2005 |access-date=November 26, 2015 |title=Oil spill blamed on heavy rains from Dennis |url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/83853_Oil-spill-blamed-on-heavy-rains-from-Dennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151127051703/http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/83853_Oil-spill-blamed-on-heavy-rains-from-Dennis |archive-date=November 27, 2015 |url-status=dead}} Floods destroyed a water treatment plant in Yallahs. The hurricane wrecked two bridges – one in Mahoneyvale and another along the Yallahs River – and a bridge spanning the Rio Grande was severely damaged.{{cite web |work=Government of Jamaica |publisher=ReliefWeb |date=July 7, 2005 |access-date=August 30, 2024 |title=Jamaica: Hurricane Dennis – News release #13 |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/jamaica/jamaica-hurricane-dennis-news-release-13 |archive-date=November 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130065904/https://reliefweb.int/report/jamaica/jamaica-hurricane-dennis-news-release-13 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Jamaica: St. Thomas residents seek shelter from rising waters |publisher=Government of Jamaica |date=July 11, 2005 |at=ReliefWeb |access-date=August 30, 2024 |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/jamaica/jamaica-st-thomas-residents-seek-shelter-rising-waters |archive-date=November 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130202719/https://reliefweb.int/report/jamaica/jamaica-st-thomas-residents-seek-shelter-rising-waters |url-status=live }} In Saint Thomas Parish, floodwaters {{convert|10|ft|m|abbr=on}} deep entered about 200 houses, leaving behind a layer of mud. Parts of Bull Bay remained under {{convert|4|ft|m|abbr=on}} a day after the hurricane's passage.{{cite news |author=Erica Virtue |newspaper=The Jamaica Observer |date=July 10, 2005 |access-date=November 26, 2015 |title=Uprooted graves, lots of mud in St Thomas |url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/83867_Uprooted-graves--lots-of-mud-in-St-Thomas |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151127070640/http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/83867_Uprooted-graves--lots-of-mud-in-St-Thomas |archive-date=November 27, 2015 |url-status=dead}} In Bull Bay, sand and mud covered 67 homes, prompting a proposal to relocate residents elsewhere to avoid future damage.{{cite news |author=Claudienne Edwards |newspaper=The Jamaica Observer |date=July 15, 2005 |access-date=November 26, 2015 |title=KSAC lobbying for $50-m drain fund |url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/84203_KSAC-lobbying-for--50-m-drain-fund |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151127034708/http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/84203_KSAC-lobbying-for--50-m-drain-fund |archive-date=November 27, 2015 |url-status=dead}} A landslide in Mill Bank destroyed eight homes in Portland Parish, while a sink hole in Halse Hall engulfed 35 homes.{{cite news |author=Everard Owen |newspaper=The Jamaica Observer |date=July 31, 2005 |access-date=November 26, 2015 |title=Mill Bank 'a disaster area' |url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/85191_Mill-Bank--a-disaster-area- |location=Mill Bank, Jamaica |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151127073106/http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/85191_Mill-Bank--a-disaster-area- |archive-date=November 27, 2015 |url-status=dead}} In Saint Andrew Parish, the Mamee River swept away two homes.{{cite web |work=Government of Jamaica |publisher=ReliefWeb |date=July 7, 2005 |access-date=November 22, 2015 |title=Jamaica: Hurricane Dennis – News release #15 |url=http://reliefweb.int/report/jamaica/jamaica-hurricane-dennis-news-release-15 |archive-date=May 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514134152/https://reliefweb.int/report/jamaica/jamaica-hurricane-dennis-news-release-15 |url-status=live }} River flooding in Saint Mary Parish forced more than 500 people from their homes in Annotto Bay.{{cite news |author=Carl Gilchrist |newspaper=The Jamaica Observer |date=July 9, 2005 |access-date=November 26, 2015 |title=Three rivers flood Annotto Bay |url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/83851_Three-rivers-flood-Annotto-Bay |location=Annotto Bay, Jamaica |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151127004253/http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/83851_Three-rivers-flood-Annotto-Bay |archive-date=November 27, 2015 |url-status=dead}} Similarly, eight people required rescue in Saint Catherine Parish.{{cite web |agency=Caribbean Red Cross Societies |publisher=ReliefWeb |date=July 18, 2005 |access-date=November 24, 2015 |title=UNICEF partners with Jamaica Red Cross in disaster relief to rescue children |url=http://reliefweb.int/report/jamaica/unicef-partners-jamaica-red-cross-disaster-relief-rescue-children |archive-date=November 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125154444/http://reliefweb.int/report/jamaica/unicef-partners-jamaica-red-cross-disaster-relief-rescue-children |url-status=live }}

==Cayman Islands==

Despite passing just {{convert|82|mi|km|abbr=on}} northeast of Cayman Brac, Dennis only produced wind gusts of {{convert|45|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} in the Cayman Islands. Rainfall reached {{convert|0.41|in|mm|abbr=on}} on Grand Cayman. The hurricane caused a brief power outage on Little Cayman.{{cite web |title=Hurricane Dennis spares Cayman |publisher=Cayman Compass |date=July 10, 2005 |url=https://www.caymancompass.com/2005/07/10/hurricane-dennis-spares-cayman/ |access-date=September 22, 2024 |archive-date=September 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240923012839/https://www.caymancompass.com/2005/07/10/hurricane-dennis-spares-cayman/ |url-status=live }}

== Cuba ==

Dennis affected much of Cuba with hurricane-force winds, becoming the fourth major hurricane in four years to strike the country.{{cite report |title=Hurricane Dennis' Impact on Cuban Agriculture |author=William A. Messina, Jr. |author2=Thomas H. Spreen |publisher=Global Agriculture Information Network |date=August 22, 2005 |url=https://apps.fas.usda.gov/newgainapi/api/Report/DownloadReportByFileName?fileName=Hurricane+Dennis%27+Impact+on+Cuba+Agriculture_Miami+ATO_Cuba_08-22-2005.pdf |access-date=August 30, 2024 |archive-date=August 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830200522/https://apps.fas.usda.gov/newgainapi/api/Report/DownloadReportByFileName?fileName=Hurricane+Dennis%27+Impact+on+Cuba+Agriculture_Miami+ATO_Cuba_08-22-2005.pdf |url-status=live }} At the hurricane's first landfall, Cape Cruz recorded sustained winds of 133 mph (215 km/h), with gusts to 148 mph (249 km/h), just before the eye passed over the area and the anemometer was destroyed. Farther west, Unión de Reyes recorded wind gusts of 123 mph (198 km/h). During its second landfall in the country, the eye of Dennis was over Cuba for about 11 hours, which resulted in significant impacts to almost the entire country. The hurricane produced torrential rainfall, with a peak of {{convert|1092|mm|in|abbr=on|order=flip|0}}.{{cite web |publisher=Instituto Nacional de Recursos Hidráulicos |year=2006 |title=Lluvias intensas observadas y grandes inundaciones reportadas |language=es |access-date=August 24, 2024 |url=http://www.hidro.cu/hidrologia1.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723032757/http://www.hidro.cu/hidrologia1.htm |archive-date=July 23, 2011}} A station in Topes de Collantes in central Cuba recorded {{convert|27.67|in|mm|abbr=on}} over a 24 hour period. The heavy rainfall caused widespread flooding, but also helped replenish groundwater supply, following years of drought. Dennis killed 16 people across the country – thirteen in Granma Province, two in Santiago de Cuba Province, and one in Sancti Spíritus Province. This made Dennis the deadliest hurricane in Cuba since Flora in 1963. Cuban President Fidel Castro estimated Dennis's damage at US$1.4 billion.{{Cite news |title=Hurricane Dennis killed 16 in Cuba - Castro |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/cuba/hurricane-dennis-killed-16-cuba-castro |agency=Reuters |date=July 12, 2005 |access-date=August 24, 2024 |at=reliefweb.int |language=en |archive-date=September 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930121945/https://reliefweb.int/report/cuba/hurricane-dennis-killed-16-cuba-castro |url-status=live }}

Throughout the country, Dennis damaged more than 120,000 houses to some degree. This included 15,000 homes that were destroyed, and 24,000 that lost their roofs, leaving about 73,000 people homeless. Most of the damaged houses were in southeastern Cuba, where the homes were generally in a state of structural deficiency. In Granma province alone, the hurricane destroyed 4,260 homes, and damaged 9,785 others; collectively the impacted structures represented 83% of the homes in the province. Dennis also damaged 360 schools in the province, including 29 that were destroyed. In the provinces of Cienfuegos and Granma, almost {{convert|27000|ha|acre}} of agriculture land were destroyed by the storm. Dennis destroyed a sugar mill in Niquero. At Cape Cruz at the westernmost point of Granma, the hurricane washed boulders onto roadways.{{cite news |title=A 15 años del huracán Dennis, recordar no es volver a vivir |date=July 7, 2020 |access-date=September 30, 2024 |url=https://lademajagua.cu/15-anos-del-huracan-dennis-recordar-no-volver-vivir/ |language=Spanish |publisher=La Demajagua |author=Orlando Fombellida Claro |archive-date=August 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240814132852/https://lademajagua.cu/15-anos-del-huracan-dennis-recordar-no-volver-vivir/ |url-status=live }} In Santiago de Cuba Province, the hurricane washed away more than {{convert|350|km|mi|abbr=on|order=flip}} of roads, including a bridge along the Río Mogote.{{cite news |title=Cuba: Heroísmo en la labor de recuperación en Tercer Frente |language=Spanish |publisher=Government of Cuba |at=ReliefWeb |access-date=August 24, 2024 |date=July 13, 2005 |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/cuba/cuba-hero%C3%ADsmo-en-la-labor-de-recuperaci%C3%B3n-en-tercer-frente |archive-date=November 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130203412/https://reliefweb.int/report/cuba/cuba-hero%C3%ADsmo-en-la-labor-de-recuperaci%C3%B3n-en-tercer-frente |url-status=live }} Several national parks sustained damage, while Pico Turquino, Cuba's highest point, lost half of its trees. More than 2.5 million people lost access to water during the storm, forcing many residents to rely on water tankers. Floods contaminated running water, and 70% of the water sources in Granma Province were contaminated.

The hurricane disrupted communications across Cuba. The winds knocked down radio and television towers, phone lines, and power poles. To prevent damage to the electric generation stations, power was halted nationwide, and it began to be restored on July 11. The outages left some cities without power for two days, including the capital, Havana. Downed trees and debris blocked roads, with more than {{convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on|order=flip}} of rail lines washed out. Dennis also disrupted the nation's agriculture industry, ruining about 360,000 tons of citrus fruit, destroying 11,000 hectares (27,000 acres) of bananas, and killing about 73,000 livestock birds.{{cite news |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/cuba/cuba-dennis-dej%C3%B3-16-muertos-y-mil-400-millones-de-d%C3%B3lares-en-p%C3%A9rdidas |access-date=August 24, 2024 |at=ReliefWeb |date=July 12, 2005 |language=Spanish |title=Cuba: Dennis dejó 16 muertos y mil 400 millones de dólares en pérdidas |publisher=Government of Cuba |archive-date=July 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703195512/https://reliefweb.int/report/cuba/cuba-dennis-dej%C3%B3-16-muertos-y-mil-400-millones-de-d%C3%B3lares-en-p%C3%A9rdidas |url-status=live }}

= United States =

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Throughout the southeastern United States, Hurricane Dennis resulted in 17 fatalities – 14 in Florida, 1 in Mississippi, 1 in Alabama, and 1 in Georgia – as well as about US$2.5 billion in damage.

== Florida ==

Hurricane Dennis affected much of Florida, from the Florida Keys to the panhandle. Although Dennis made landfall as a major hurricane, the strongest winds were confined to a small area near the eye. A station at Navarre recorded sustained winds of {{cvt|99|mph|km/h}}, with gusts to {{cvt|121|mph|km/h}}. Rainfall in the state reached {{convert|8.70|in|mm|abbr=on}} at a station near Bristol.{{Tropical Cyclone Rainfall in Florida}} The hurricane spawned nine tornadoes in the state, all but one rated an F0 on the Fujita scale. The other was an F1 tornado that struck Bradenton and destroyed a barn.{{cite web |publisher=National Climatic Data Center |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5463545 |title=Manatee County, Florida Tornado Event Report |access-date=August 14, 2024 |archive-date=August 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240814195743/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5463545 |url-status=live }} Dennis also moved ashore with a {{convert|6|to|9|ft|m|abbr=on|0}} storm surge, which inundated coastal areas along the panhandle and eastward to Apalachee Bay. The hurricane caused 14 fatalities in the state. A boat sank in the Florida Keys, killing one of its occupants. In Dania Beach, a swimmer drowned amid high seas. The remaining fatalities were indirectly related to the hurricane. Four people died from automobile accidents – three were in Port Charlotte when their vehicle overturned, and the other occurred in Walton County while evacuating. Two people died from electrocution, and another two people died from carbon monoxide poisoning. There were two deaths related to accidents cleaning up after the storm and another two deaths exacerbated by storm stress.{{cite news |agency=Reuters |title=Cleanup on as Hurricane Dennis heads north |date=July 12, 2005 |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/cleanup-on-as-hurricane-dennis-heads-north/WJF7QQQWUXFBDTKSLAWJUR535A/ |newspaper=The New Zealand Herald |access-date=August 14, 2024 |archive-date=August 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240814195742/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/cleanup-on-as-hurricane-dennis-heads-north/WJF7QQQWUXFBDTKSLAWJUR535A/ |url-status=live }} Damage in the state totaled over US$1.5 billion.{{cite web |publisher=National Climatic Data Center |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5463838 |title=Coastal Esbambia County, Florida Hurricane (Typhoon) Event Report |access-date=August 14, 2024 |archive-date=August 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240814195741/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5463838 |url-status=live }} Along the Florida panhandle, 448 buildings sustained severe damage from the hurricane.{{cite report |title=A Comparative Analysis of Hurricane Dennis and Other Recent Hurricanes on the Coastal Communities of Northwest Florida |date=February 2006 |url=https://floridadep.gov/sites/default/files/ComparativeAnalysisDennis-etal-NWFlorida.pdf |publisher=Florida Department of Environmental Protection |author=Ralph Clark and James LaGrone |access-date=September 21, 2024 |archive-date=November 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123041630/https://floridadep.gov/sites/default/files/ComparativeAnalysisDennis-etal-NWFlorida.pdf |url-status=live }} Across southern Florida from Tampa southward to the Keys, Dennis left about 439,600 people without power, while across the Florida panhandle, another 322,275 people lost power.

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The most significant coastal flooding occurred along Apalachee Bay, with a storm tide of {{convert|8.11|ft|m|abbr=on}} recorded in Apalachicola, about {{cvt|175|mi|km}} east of Dennis' landfall. The water levels in the region were about {{convert|3.5|ft|m|abbr=on}} higher than anticipated by the Sea, Lake, and Overland Surge from Hurricanes computer model. The NHC determined that the high tides were "likely triggered by an oceanic trapped shelf wave that propagated northward along the Florida west coast." The high tides significantly damaged St. George Island State Park, including 80% of the park's dunes and boardwalks. About {{convert|5|mi|km|abbr=on}} of roads were damaged, including a portion of the St. George Island Bridge near the park's entrance. On the island, the hurricane destroyed 23 homes and damaged another 141, with damage estimated at US$9.1 million.{{cite web |publisher=National Climatic Data Center |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5468632 |title=Franklin County, Florida Storm Surge/Tide Event Report |access-date=August 17, 2024 |archive-date=August 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817231751/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5468632 |url-status=live }} Floodwaters swept away seaside cottages in St. Teresa and Alligator Point in Franklin County, while also wrecking dune systems. Along the St. Marks River, eight people in the community of the same name required rescue, after waters reached waist deep.{{cite web |author=Dara Kam |title=Dozens of historic homes and businesses on Florida's "Forgotten Coast" were damaged or washed away like leaves in the rain during Hurricane Dennis last week |date=July 17, 2005 |newspaper=Palm Beach Post|access-date=August 20, 2024 |url=http://www.palmbeachpost.com/storm/content/local_news/epaper/2005/07/17/m1a_oldfla_0717.html |archive-date=August 6, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070806202324/http://www.palmbeachpost.com/storm/content/local_news/epaper/2005/07/17/m1a_oldfla_0717.html |url-status=dead}} Across neighboring Wakulla County, the floods damaged 487 buildings and destroyed 24 others.{{cite web |publisher=National Climatic Data Center |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5468633 |title=Wakulla County, Florida Storm Surge/Tide Event Report |access-date=August 17, 2024 |archive-date=August 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817231751/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5468633 |url-status=live }} The high waters significantly damaged part of the Big Bend Wildlife Management Area, a wildlife refuge in Taylor County.{{cite web |publisher=National Climatic Data Center |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5463692 |title=Taylor County, Florida Storm Surge/Tide Event Report |access-date=August 17, 2024 |archive-date=August 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817231751/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5463692 |url-status=live }}

Dennis first affected the state when it passed about 75 mi (120 km) southwest of Key West, producing a storm surge of {{convert|3|to|5|ft|abbr=on|0}}. Parts of Duval Street were flooded {{convert|1.5|ft|m|abbr=on}} deep.{{cite news |author=Coralie Carlson |agency=Associated Press |title=Hurricane Dennis swipes Florida Keys, threatening Gulf states |work=FoxNews |access-date=August 18, 2024 |url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/dennis-swipes-keys-south-prepares |archive-date=August 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240819035043/https://www.foxnews.com/story/dennis-swipes-keys-south-prepares |url-status=live }} The city recorded wind gusts of {{convert|74|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}, and there was an unofficial observation of {{convert|109|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} gusts at Cudjoe Key. Damage in the Florida Keys totaled US$6.8 million, mostly related to roofing, electric equipment, and landscaping. Key West International Airport sustained about US$100,000 in damage.{{cite web |publisher=National Climatic Data Center |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5474035 |title=Monroe/Middle Keys Hurricane (Typhoon) Event Report |access-date=August 15, 2024 |archive-date=August 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240815212210/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5474035 |url-status=live }} Across southern Florida, gusty winds and rainfall knocked down trees and power lines, with some minor coastal flooding.{{cite web |publisher=National Climatic Data Center |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5452813 |title=Coastal Date County Florida Hurricane (Typhoon) Event Report |access-date=August 20, 2024 |archive-date=August 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240820225554/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5452813 |url-status=live }} One beneficial effect of Hurricane Dennis was that it flipped over the former USS Spiegel Grove, which was deliberately sunk in 2002 in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary in an attempt to create an artificial reef; for three years the navy ship had been upside-down.{{cite news |agency=Florida Keys News Bureau |at=MSNBC |title=Hurricane fixes artificial reef by righting ship |date=July 13, 2005 |access-date=August 20, 2024 |author=Fraser Nivens |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna8561245}} Along the rest of Florida's west coast, storm tides were {{convert|3|to|5|ft|m|abbr=on|0}} above normal. The high waves destroyed 60 sea turtle nests in Pinellas County. In St. Petersburg, a yacht sank while docking at a marina, and six other boats sustained damage during the hurricane. In Cedar Key, floodwaters closed the airport and several roads, causing damage to 20 businesses.{{cite web |publisher=National Climatic Data Center |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5463532 |title=Levy County, Florida Storm Surge/Tide Event Report |access-date=August 18, 2024 |archive-date=August 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240819000038/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5463532 |url-status=live }}

Along the Florida panhandle, Dennis severely damaged about 200 houses, with nearly every structure in Navarre Beach damaged, and the Navarre pier damaged by the high waves. Dennis damaged areas that were still recovering from Hurricane Ivan, which had struck southern Alabama ten months earlier. Extensive beach erosion occurred along the panhandle from Pensacola to Destin, undoing the dune restoration efforts after Ivan.{{cite news |date=July 10, 2015 |title=A Look Back: Dennis is last hurricane to hit area |newspaper=Northwest Florida Daily News |url=https://www.nwfdailynews.com/story/news/2016/05/31/look-back-dennis-is-last-hurricane-to-hit-area/28348845007/ |access-date=August 18, 2024 |archive-date=August 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240819002704/https://www.nwfdailynews.com/story/news/2016/05/31/look-back-dennis-is-last-hurricane-to-hit-area/28348845007/ |url-status=live }} A portion of U.S. Route 98 was washed out between Fort Walton Beach and Destin, which took a month to be repaired.{{cite news |agency=Associated Press |title=Highway damaged by Dennis reopened |date=August 13, 2005 |access-date=August 18, 2024 |url=https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2005/08/13/highway-damaged-by-dennis-reopened/28857738007/ |newspaper=Sarasota Herald-Tribune |archive-date=August 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240819002704/https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2005/08/13/highway-damaged-by-dennis-reopened/28857738007/ |url-status=live }} In Cinco Bayou, lightning struck a boat and set it ablaze. A portion of I-10 in Pensacola flooded during the storm due to poor drainage. The Eglin Air Force Base and Hurlburt Field sustained more than US$500 million in damage. On Holiday Island in Destin, the waves washed out a home while severely damaging houses and apartment buildings.{{cite news |publisher=BBC News |title=Southern US mops up after Dennis |access-date=August 20, 2024 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4667307.stm |date=July 11, 2005 |archive-date=May 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521143651/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4667307.stm |url-status=live }} In McDavid, the storm tore off the roof of a recreation center while 12 people were inside.{{cite news |author1=John Pacenti |author2=Christina DeNardo |author3=Dara Kam |author4=Robert P. King |title=Category 3 storm floods, cuts power |year=2005 |publisher=Palm Beach Post |access-date=August 20, 2024 |url=http://www.palmbeachpost.com/storm/content/state/epaper/2005/07/11/m1a_Dennis_0711.html |archive-date=August 6, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070806225854/http://www.palmbeachpost.com/storm/content/state/epaper/2005/07/11/m1a_Dennis_0711.html |url-status=dead}} Most of the cotton crop across the panhandle was damaged.

== Rest of the Gulf Coast ==

File:House damaged by Hurricane Dennis.jpg

When Hurricane Dennis moved into southeastern Alabama, it produced hurricane-force winds in inland areas of the state. The highest wind gust in the state was 77 mph (124 km/h), recorded on the USS Alabama in Mobile Bay.{{cite web |date=May 2024 |title=Continental United States Hurricane Impacts/Landfalls 1851-2023 |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date=August 12, 2024 |url=https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/All_U.S._Hurricanes.html |archive-date=August 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210823013313/https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/All_U.S._Hurricanes.html |url-status=live }} The heaviest rainfall from Dennis in the country was {{convert|12.80|in|mm|abbr=on}}, recorded at a station near Camden.{{cite web |author=David Roth |publisher=Weather Prediction Center |title=Hurricane Dennis - July 8-18, 2005 |date=May 12, 2022 |access-date=August 12, 2024 |url=https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/rain/dennis2005.html |archive-date=August 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812194334/https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/rain/dennis2005.html |url-status=live }} The rains caused numerous rivers to overflow, resulting in flash flooding that entered homes and covered roads up to {{convert|5|ft|m|abbr=on}} deep. The hurricane left about US$120 million in damage in the state, with the worst effects in Escambia and Monroe counties. High winds knocked down trees, some of which fell onto houses, vehicles, and businesses. The high winds also damaged the state's cotton industry.{{cite web |publisher=National Climatic Data Center |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5463844 |title=Lower Mobile County, Alabama Hurricane (Typhoon) Event Report |access-date=August 14, 2024}} Across the state, the storm left 291,128 people without power. A power worker died in Flomaton while making electrical repairs following the storm.{{cite news |title=Crewman's electrocution blamed on generator |newspaper=The Gadsden Times |date=July 17, 2005 |url=https://www.gadsdentimes.com/story/news/2005/07/17/crewmans-electrocution-blamed-on-generator/32293775007/ |access-date=August 11, 2024}} In Dallas and Montgomery counties, downed trees caused an injury after hitting a vehicle, while a driver was injured in Clay County after hitting a fallen tree.{{cite web |publisher=National Climatic Data Center |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5466957 |title=Clay County, Alabama Tropical Storm Event Report |access-date=August 14, 2024 |archive-date=August 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240814195744/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5466957 |url-status=live }}

{{cite web |publisher=National Climatic Data Center |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5466960 |title=Dallas County, Alabama Tropical Storm Event Report |access-date=August 14, 2024 |archive-date=August 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240814195744/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5466960 |url-status=live }}
{{cite web |publisher=National Climatic Data Center |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5467054 |title=Montgomery County, Alabama Tropical Storm Event Report |access-date=August 14, 2024 |archive-date=August 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240814195742/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5467054 |url-status=live }} Along the coast, storm tides reached {{convert|7.2|ft|m|abbr=on}} at Fort Morgan, causing coastal flooding in southern Alabama. In central Alabama, floodwaters washed away several bridges, and parts of I-20 in Calhoun County were inundated. A mudslide closed a portion of Alabama State Route 5 in Dallas County near Selma. Flooding also closed portions of U.S. routes 78, 80, and 82, as well as county and local roads. Several houses, vehicles, and businesses were damaged by the fallen trees.{{cite web |title=Hurricane Dennis |year=2005 |publisher=Birmingham, Alabama National Weather Service |access-date=August 19, 2024 |url=https://www.weather.gov/bmx/event_dennis2005 |archive-date=August 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240820015551/https://www.weather.gov/bmx/event_dennis2005 |url-status=live }} Downed power lines sparked building fires in Greene, Randolph, and Russell counties.{{cite web |publisher=National Climatic Data Center |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5466964 |title=Greene County, Alabama Tropical Storm Event Report |access-date=August 19, 2024 |archive-date=August 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240820015546/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5466964 |url-status=live }}
{{cite web |publisher=National Climatic Data Center |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5467058 |title=Randolph County, Alabama Tropical Storm Event Report |access-date=August 19, 2024 |archive-date=August 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240820015545/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5467058 |url-status=live }}
{{cite web |publisher=National Climatic Data Center |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5467059 |title=Russell County, Alabama Tropical Storm Event Report |access-date=August 19, 2024 |archive-date=August 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240820015545/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5467059 |url-status=live }}

Farther west of the center, the effects were not as severe, although damaging winds and rainfall occurred in eastern Mississippi. Winds in the state reached {{convert|59|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} in Meridian. The winds and rainfall knocked down hundreds of trees and power lines across the state, damaging 21 homes, as well as a church. Slick roads led to a traffic death in Jasper County.{{cite web |publisher=National Climatic Data Center |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5467183 |title=Jasper County, Mississippi Hurricane (Typhoon) Event Report |access-date=August 12, 2024 |archive-date=August 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812194335/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5467183 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |publisher=National Climatic Data Center |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5464956 |title=Chickasaw County, Mississippi Tropical Storm Event Report |access-date=August 12, 2024 |archive-date=August 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812194335/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5464956 |url-status=live }} The storm tide reached {{convert|3.36|ft|m|abbr=on}} in Biloxi. Throughout the state, about 14,200 people lost power. Damage was estimated at US$2.6 million.{{cite report |page=126 |url=https://www.msema.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Mitigation-Plan-for-web.pdf |date=September 2010 |title=The State of Mississippi Standard Mitigation Plan |publisher=Mississippi Emergency Management Agency |access-date=August 12, 2024 |archive-date=August 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812194335/https://www.msema.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Mitigation-Plan-for-web.pdf |url-status=live }} Gale-force wind gusts occurred as far west as the lakefront of New Orleans, which recorded gusts of 47 mph (76 km/h).

== Other areas ==

File:Thunder Horse listing after Hurricane Dennis - DVIDS1077689 —2013-12-11.jpg caused by the hurricane|The Thunder Horse PDQ oil platform after the passage of Hurricane Dennis, tilted to a 30º list]]

Offshore in the Gulf of Mexico, the Thunder Horse oil platform tilted to a 30º list after the vessel was evacuated and the structure's ballast tanks were flooded. The tilting was caused by a pipe being incorrectly installed as the Thunder Horse was being prepared for service. Within five days of Dennis's landfall, the structure was refloated and taken to Texas to be repaired, and the connecting pipes on the ocean floor were also repaired. The repair costs were estimated at $250 million.{{cite book |title=Cultures of Energy: Power, Practices, Technologies |page=302 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hjs9KlDQIxQC&dq=%22thunder+horse%22+oil+%22hurricane+dennis%22&pg=PA298 |editor1=Sarah Strauss |editor2=Stephanie Rupp |editor3=Thomas Love |publisher=Left Coast Press, Inc. |year=2013 |isbn=978-1-61132-166-1}}{{cite news |title=Thunder Horse rides into more trouble |author=Ray Tyson |publisher=Petroleum News |volume=11 |number=39 |url=https://www.petroleumnews.com/pntruncate/10942334.shtml |date=September 24, 2006 |access-date=August 20, 2024 |archive-date=August 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240820234029/https://www.petroleumnews.com/pntruncate/10942334.shtml |url-status=live }}{{cite web |publisher=Offshore-Technology.com |title=Thunder Horse Back on Course |url=https://www.offshore-technology.com/features/feature582/?cf-view |date=February 28, 2006 |access-date=August 20, 2024 |archive-date=January 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240123095024/https://www.offshore-technology.com/features/feature582/ |url-status=live }} The hurricane's passage also caused an algae bloom in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, although conditions returned to normal within ten days of the storm.{{Cite report |title=Response of sea surface properties to Hurricane Dennis in the eastern Gulf of Mexico |author=Chuanmin Hu |author2=Frank E. Muller-Karger |journal=Geophysical Research Letters |volume=34 |issue=7 |date=April 2007 |doi=10.1029/2006GL028935 |url=https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2006GL028935 |access-date=September 22, 2024 |archive-date=September 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240922214204/https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2006GL028935 |url-status=live }}

Across western Georgia, Dennis produced wind gusts as high as 43 mph (68 km/h) in Albany. The winds were strong enough to knock down trees, one of which killed a man in Decatur.{{cite news |author=Ed Brock |title=Hurricane Dennis floods areas of Clayton County |date=July 11, 2005 |url=https://www.news-daily.com/news/hurricane-dennis-floods-areas-of-clayton-county/article_90bcec5b-af51-5556-839b-9ac1f79fb6ab.html |newspaper=The Clayton News |access-date=August 12, 2024 |archive-date=August 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812012235/https://www.news-daily.com/news/hurricane-dennis-floods-areas-of-clayton-county/article_90bcec5b-af51-5556-839b-9ac1f79fb6ab.html |url-status=live }} About 55,000 people lost power in the Atlanta area.{{cite report |title=Hurricane Dennis Situation Report #2 |url=https://www.oe.netl.doe.gov/docs/dennis/dennis_071105_0900.pdf |date=July 11, 2005 |access-date=August 11, 2024 |publisher=United States Department of Energy Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability |archive-date=October 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241008140431/https://www.oe.netl.doe.gov/docs/dennis/dennis_071105_0900.pdf |url-status=live }} Damage across northern Georgia was estimated at over US$12 million, with hundreds of roads damaged or washed out. A rainband stalled over western Georgia, with a rainfall total of {{convert|10.88|in|mm|abbr=on}} recorded near Mableton.{{cite web |publisher=National Climatic Data Center |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5467609 |title=Baldwin County, Georgia Hurricane (Typhoon) Event Report |access-date=August 11, 2024 |archive-date=August 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812012235/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5467609 |url-status=live }}{{Tropical Cyclone Rainfall in the Southeastern United States}} The rains caused flash flooding, just days after the region was soaked by the remnants of Hurricane Cindy. In Milledgeville, rains from the storm caused a fitness center to collapse, injuring two people.{{cite web |publisher=National Climatic Data Center |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5467475 |title=Baldwin County, Georgia Heavy Rain Event Report |access-date=August 11, 2024 |archive-date=August 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812020742/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5467475 |url-status=live }} In Upson County, a motorist was injured while trying to cross a damaged roadway, and was later rescued.{{cite web |publisher=National Climatic Data Center |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5467642 |title=Upson County, Georgia Flash Flood Event Report |access-date=August 11, 2024}} In Cobb and Douglas counties, several areas experienced 100-year flooding, reaching {{convert|6|ft|m|abbr=on}} deep in some areas. The Sweetwater Creek swelled to a record crest of {{convert|21.8|ft|m|abbr=on}}, breaking the previous record set in 1916. The floods damaged 700 homes between the two counties, as well as 55 roads and bridges. The floodwaters damaged about 120 cars at a Ford dealership. In Austell, several people required rescue from a building.{{cite web |publisher=National Climatic Data Center |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5467694 |title=Douglas County, Georgia Flash Flood Event Report |access-date=August 11, 2024 |archive-date=August 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812012246/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5467694 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |publisher=National Climatic Data Center |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5468116 |title=Cobb County, Georgia Flash Flood Event Report |access-date=August 11, 2024}} In Woodstock in Cherokee County, the Noonday Creek swelled to a record crest of {{convert|16.3|ft|m|abbr=on}}, surpassing the peak set during Hurricane Ivan. The floodwaters inundated an apartment complex, forcing residents to evacuate by boat, as well as flooding dozens of cars and homes.{{cite web |publisher=National Climatic Data Center |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5467549 |title=Cherokee County, Georgia Flash Flood Event Report |access-date=August 11, 2024}} Floods forced the evacuation of 300 homes in Worth County and 100 homes in Colquitt County.{{cite web |publisher=National Climatic Data Center |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5464132 |title=Colquitt County, Georgia Flash Flood Event Report |access-date=August 11, 2024 |archive-date=August 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812022259/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5464132 |url-status=live }} In Clayton County, floods damaged 14 mobile homes beyond repair, with 52 residents in the community having to move to a shelter.{{cite web |publisher=National Climatic Data Center |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5467643|title=Clayton County, Georgia Flash Flood Event Report |access-date=August 11, 2024}} In Atlanta, flooding closed a ramp to I-20, while portions of I-285 were restricted to one lane. In Forsyth County, a tractor trailer carrying fuel overturned, temporarily closing the road.{{cite news |date=July 11, 2005 |agency=Associated Press |title=Remains of Hurricane Dennis bring rain, flooding to Georgia |url=https://accesswdun.com/article/2005/7/143063 |publisher=WDUN |access-date=August 11, 2024 |archive-date=August 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812034207/https://accesswdun.com/article/2005/7/143063 |url-status=live }} The floodwaters breached a dam near Fayetteville and another in Tift County, flooding nearby areas.{{cite web |publisher=National Climatic Data Center |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5467548 |title=Fayette County, Georgia Flash Flood Event Report |access-date=August 11, 2024 |archive-date=August 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812012238/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5467548 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |publisher=National Climatic Data Center |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5464135 |title=Dougherty County, Georgia Hurricane (Typhoon) Event Report |access-date=August 11, 2024 |archive-date=August 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812020743/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5464135 |url-status=live }} In Stockbridge, the rains caused a sewage treatment plant to spill {{convert|53000|USgal|liter|abbr=off}} of wastewater.{{cite web |publisher=National Climatic Data Center |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5468614 |title=Gordon County, Georgia Flood Event Report |access-date=August 11, 2024 |archive-date=August 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812020743/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5468614 |url-status=live }} In White County, an F0 tornado destroyed two barns and severely damaged the roof of a house, while also knocking down about 200 trees.{{cite web |publisher=National Climatic Data Center |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5468376 |title=White County, Georgia Tornado Event Report |access-date=August 11, 2024 |archive-date=August 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812012247/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5468376 |url-status=live }}

Outside of Georgia, Dennis also produced heavy rainfall in western North Carolina, reaching {{convert|9.20|in|mm|abbr=on}} in Rosman. Rainfall in South Carolina peaked at {{convert|8.90|in|mm|abbr=on}} at a station near Lake Jocassee. In nearby Tennessee, rains from the storm reached {{convert|6.78|in|mm|abbr=on}} at Oak Ridge.{{Tropical Cyclone Rainfall in the Southeastern United States}} Across south-central Tennessee, gusty winds caused scattered power outages and tree damage.{{cite web |publisher=National Climatic Data Center |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5467070 |title=Moore County, Tennessee Flash Flood Event Report |access-date=August 11, 2024 |archive-date=August 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812034207/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5467070 |url-status=live }} Heavy rainfall extended into Kentucky, with a total of {{convert|9.56|in|mm|abbr=on}} recorded near Bardwell. The remnants of Dennis meandered over Indiana for two days, producing heavy rainfall that reached {{convert|5.03|in|mm|abbr=on}} in Cairo, Illinois. The rains were beneficial to corn farmers while alleviating drought conditions.{{cite report |title=Tropical Storms Reduced Drought in Illinois in 2005 |author=James R. Angel |url=https://stateclimatologist.web.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/099-14ms2611-print.pdf |year=2006 |publisher=Illinois State Academy of Science |volume=99 |access-date=September 23, 2024 |archive-date=June 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603122816/https://stateclimatologist.web.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/099-14ms2611-print.pdf |url-status=live }} Precipitation from Dennis extended as far north as Michigan, with a total of {{convert|4.04|in|mm|abbr=on}} recorded near Richmond.{{cite web |author=David Roth |url=https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/rain/tcmidwest.html |access-date=August 11, 2024 |title=Tropical Cyclone Rainfall for the Midwest |publisher=Weather Prediction Center |archive-date=April 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240414121436/http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/rain/tcmidwest.html |url-status=live }}

Aftermath

File:Aerial view of the damage in Pensacola Beach, Florida after Hurricane Dennis.jpg after Dennis]]

Because of the significant damage and death toll caused by the hurricane in the Caribbean and United States, the name Dennis was retired by the World Meteorological Organization in the spring of 2006, and will never again be used for an Atlantic hurricane. It was replaced with Don for the 2011 hurricane season.{{Cite report |url=https://www.preventionweb.net/files/1533_entirenhop06.pdf |title=National Hurricane Operations Plan |date=May 2006 |publisher=NOAA Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research |location=Washington, D.C. |page=3{{hyphen}}8 |access-date=April 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240918044920/https://www.preventionweb.net/files/1533_entirenhop06.pdf |archive-date=September 18, 2024 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last=Gilkey |first=Eric |title=Atlantic Tropical Storm Season Names for 2011 |date=June 1, 2011 |url=https://www.propertycasualty360.com/2011/06/01/atlantic-tropical-storm-season-names-for-2011/?slreturn=20240020145517 |publisher=ALM |location=Manhattan, New York |access-date=April 12, 2024 |archive-date=January 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240128103509/https://www.propertycasualty360.com/2011/06/01/atlantic-tropical-storm-season-names-for-2011/?slreturn=20240028053504 |url-status=live}}

After flash floods affected southern Haiti, the Civil Protection Department released 5 million gourdes (US$120,500) in emergency funds. Médecins Sans Frontières, the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti, the World Food Programme, and other international agencies mobilized for relief efforts on this day. The International Red Cross (IFRC) provided 250,000 Swiss francs (US$192,000) from its Disaster Response Emergency Fund.{{cite web |author=Allison Ali |agency=International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies |publisher=ReliefWeb |date=July 8, 2005 |access-date=November 21, 2015 |title=Jamaica, Haiti and Cayman Islands Red Cross braces for Hurricane Dennis |url=http://reliefweb.int/report/haiti/jamaica-haiti-and-cayman-islands-red-cross-braces-hurricane-dennis |archive-date=January 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120111221/https://reliefweb.int/report/haiti/jamaica-haiti-and-cayman-islands-red-cross-braces-hurricane-dennis |url-status=live }} By July 15, Haiti's government requested international assistance to handle the aftermath of Hurricane Dennis. Japan was the first nation to comply, providing emergency supplies—such as blankets, generators, and radios—worth ¥11 million (US$97,900).{{cite web |work=Government of Japan |publisher=ReliefWeb |date=July 15, 2005 |access-date=November 21, 2015 |title=Emergency aid for hurricane disaster in Haiti |url=http://reliefweb.int/report/haiti/emergency-aid-hurricane-disaster-haiti-0 |archive-date=May 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514134154/https://reliefweb.int/report/haiti/emergency-aid-hurricane-disaster-haiti-0 |url-status=live }} The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) released US$50,000 in disaster funds.{{cite web |agency=United States Agency for International Development |publisher=ReliefWeb |date=July 15, 2005 |access-date=November 21, 2015 |title=USAID to provide hurricane disaster assistance to Haiti |url=http://reliefweb.int/report/haiti/usaid-provide-hurricane-disaster-assistance-haiti |location=Washington, D.C. |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100855/http://reliefweb.int/report/haiti/usaid-provide-hurricane-disaster-assistance-haiti |url-status=live }} World Concern provided kids with food and basic supplies to 18,000 people.{{cite web |agency=World Concern |publisher=ReliefWeb |date=July 20, 2005 |access-date=November 21, 2015 |title=Hurricane Dennis hits Haiti, workers bring relief |url=http://reliefweb.int/report/haiti/hurricane-dennis-hits-haiti-workers-bring-relief |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091946/http://reliefweb.int/report/haiti/hurricane-dennis-hits-haiti-workers-bring-relief |url-status=live }} On July 15, the Inter-American Development Bank announced a US$5 million program to establish an early-warning system for floods across Haiti.{{cite web |language=French |agency=Radio Kiskeya |publisher=ReliefWeb |date=July 15, 2005 |access-date=November 21, 2015 |title=La BID approuve un prêt concessionnel de $5 millions à Haïti pour l'installation d'un système d'alerte rapide |url=http://reliefweb.int/report/haiti/la-bid-approuve-un-pr%C3%AAt-concessionnel-de-5-millions-%C3%A0-ha%C3%AFti-pour-linstallation-dun |archive-date=May 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514134134/https://reliefweb.int/report/haiti/la-bid-approuve-un-pr%C3%AAt-concessionnel-de-5-millions-%C3%A0-ha%C3%AFti-pour-linstallation-dun |url-status=live }} In conjunction with funds to alleviate strain from a drought preceding Dennis, the European Commission provided Haiti with €400,000 (US$477,000).{{cite web |language=French |agency=European Commission Humanitarian Aid Office |publisher=ReliefWeb |date=July 20, 2005 |access-date=November 21, 2015 |title=La Commission alloue €900.000 d'aide humanitaire pour les Caraïbes |url=http://reliefweb.int/report/haiti/la-commission-alloue-900000%E2%82%AC-daide-humanitaire-pour-les-cara%C3%AFbes |location=Brussels, Belgium |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111356/http://reliefweb.int/report/haiti/la-commission-alloue-900000%E2%82%AC-daide-humanitaire-pour-les-cara%C3%AFbes |url-status=live }} Hurricane Emily affected the region a week after Dennis, although the effects were limited compared to Dennis. The IFRC's relief operation began on August 5, with a focus on distribution of hygiene and sanitation items. Approximately 4,000 people affected by Dennis and a further 1,000 by Emily were targeted in their program.

Distribution of relief supplies in Jamaica began on July 7, and a day later, supplies were airlifted to isolated communities.{{cite web |work=Government of Jamaica |publisher=ReliefWeb |date=July 10, 2005 |access-date=November 24, 2015 |title=Jamaica: Hurricane Dennis – News release #21 |url=http://reliefweb.int/report/jamaica/jamaica-hurricane-dennis-news-release-21 |archive-date=November 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125105113/http://reliefweb.int/report/jamaica/jamaica-hurricane-dennis-news-release-21 |url-status=live }} Residents in Portland Parish were advised to boil water due to contamination.{{cite web |work=Government of Jamaica |publisher=ReliefWeb |date=July 14, 2005 |access-date=November 24, 2015 |title=Jamaica: Residents of Portland advised to treat drinking water |url=http://reliefweb.int/report/jamaica/jamaica-residents-portland-advised-treat-drinking-water |location=Port Antonio, Jamaica |archive-date=November 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125161940/http://reliefweb.int/report/jamaica/jamaica-residents-portland-advised-treat-drinking-water |url-status=live }} Repairs and restoration of damaged roadways costed J$405 million (US$6.56 million).{{cite report |publisher=Planning Institute of Jamaica |date=August 2005 |access-date=November 24, 2015 |title=Assessment of the Socio-Economic and Environmental Impact of Hurricanes Dennis and Emily on Jamaica |url=http://www.pioj.gov.jm/portals/0/sustainable_development/dennis%20emily%20report.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125174915/http://www.pioj.gov.jm/portals/0/sustainable_development/dennis%20emily%20report.pdf |archive-date=November 25, 2015 |url-status=dead}} After the Rio Grande bridge was damaged, a previously defunct railway bridge was reopened on July 30 to enable travel.{{cite web |publisher=Government of Jamaica |at=ReliefWeb |date=July 12, 2015 |access-date=August 30, 2024 |title=Jamaica: NWA to repair railway bridge in Portland |url=http://reliefweb.int/report/jamaica/jamaica-nwa-repair-railway-bridge-portland |location=Port Antonio, Jamaica |archive-date=July 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706202849/https://reliefweb.int/report/jamaica/jamaica-nwa-repair-railway-bridge-portland |url-status=live }}{{cite news |newspaper=The Jamaica Observer |date=August 3, 2005 |access-date=November 26, 2015 |title=St Margaret's Bay bridge opens |url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/85343_St-Margaret-s-Bay-bridge-opens |location=St Margaret's Bay, Jamaica |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151127071521/http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/85343_St-Margaret-s-Bay-bridge-opens |archive-date=November 27, 2015 |url-status=dead}} Residents in Cascade required evacuation by airlift, and Mill Bank was declared a disaster area.{{cite news |newspaper=The Jamaica Observer |date=July 10, 2005 |access-date=November 26, 2015 |title=Thousands marooned |url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/83921_Thousands-marooned |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151127024005/http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/83921_Thousands-marooned |archive-date=November 27, 2015 |url-status=dead}} The Salvation Army assisted with relief efforts.{{cite web |work=Government of Jamaica |publisher=ReliefWeb |date=July 15, 2005 |access-date=November 24, 2015 |title=Jamaica: Food, beds and blankets being distributed to Hurricane victims in Portland |url=http://reliefweb.int/report/jamaica/jamaica-food-beds-and-blankets-being-distributed-hurricane-victims-portland |location=Port Antonio, Jamaica |archive-date=November 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125155826/http://reliefweb.int/report/jamaica/jamaica-food-beds-and-blankets-being-distributed-hurricane-victims-portland |url-status=live }} Audley Shaw, leader of the opposition party, requested the Jamaican government release J$500 million (US$8.1 million) for immediate relief; however, Prime Minister P. J. Patterson rejected the proposal.{{cite news |newspaper=The Jamaica Observer |date=July 14, 2005 |access-date=November 26, 2015 |title=Gov't rejects Opposition's hurricane relief proposal |url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/84148_Gov-t-rejects-Opposition-s-hurricane-relief-proposal |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151127055658/http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/84148_Gov-t-rejects-Opposition-s-hurricane-relief-proposal |archive-date=November 27, 2015 |url-status=dead}} Although the Government of Jamaica indicated it would not request international assistance, the Government of Cuba provided 11 tons of supplies and Venezuela offered support.{{cite news |author=Taneisha Davidson |newspaper=The Jamaica Observer |date=July 8, 2005 |access-date=November 24, 2015 |title=Caricom, Venezuela, Cuba ready to help, says PM |url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/83794_Caricom--Venezuela--Cuba-ready-to-help--says-PM |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125173041/http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/83794_Caricom--Venezuela--Cuba-ready-to-help--says-PM |archive-date=November 25, 2015 |url-status=dead}} Japan provided J$5.5 million (US$88,266) to help 500 farmers in Portland Parish.{{cite news |author=Tyrone S. Reid |newspaper=The Jamaica Observer |date=December 22, 2005 |access-date=November 26, 2015 |title=Japanese Embassy assisting over 500 farmers |url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/95096_Japanese-Embassy-assisting-over-500-farmers |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151127002257/http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/95096_Japanese-Embassy-assisting-over-500-farmers |archive-date=November 27, 2015 |url-status=dead}} The long-term effects of Dennis were limited, with nearly every economic sector returning to normal within a few months. The only exceptions were exports of banana and coffee crops, both of which were still recovering from Hurricane Ivan in 2004. Overall implications to the nation's gross domestic product were negligible, merely flat-lining growth rather than causing decline. However, in combination with the effects of a drought early in 2005, inflation rose from 9% to 14.3%. Manufacturing companies reported J$18.3 million (US$296,000) in losses, primarily from suspended operations.

In Cuba, many families who lost their homes stayed in schools that were closed for the summer break. Medical teams and cleanup brigades helped the injured, while removing fallen trees and debris. A force of 3,500 electricians restored nearly all of the power lines by July 19, or 11 days after the hurricane struck.{{cite news |agency=Government of Cuba |title=Cuba: Comprueba ministra labores en Trinidad tras huracán |date=July 19, 2005 |access-date=August 24, 2024 |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/cuba/cuba-comprueba-ministra-labores-en-trinidad-tras-hurac%C3%A1n |language=Spanish |archive-date=November 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130203416/https://reliefweb.int/report/cuba/cuba-comprueba-ministra-labores-en-trinidad-tras-hurac%C3%A1n |url-status=live }} Tens of thousands of people replanted crops with a short growing cycle. By a week after the storm, most railroads and highways were cleared of debris and fallen trees.{{Cite news |publisher=United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs |date=July 13, 2005 |title=Caribbean: Hurricane Dennis OCHA Situation Report No. 8 |at=Reliefweb |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/cuba/caribbean-hurricane-dennis-ocha-situation-report-no-8 |access-date=August 24, 2024 |archive-date=July 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701204702/https://reliefweb.int/report/cuba/caribbean-hurricane-dennis-ocha-situation-report-no-8 |url-status=live }} The government distributed about 220,000 tons of food to people affected by the hurricane. In the month after the storm, more than 7,000 roofs were repaired.{{cite news |publisher=ACT Alliance |title=Rebuilding lives in Cuba's Granma province after Hurricane Dennis |at=ReliefWeb |date=August 16, 2005 |access-date=August 24, 2024 |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/cuba/rebuilding-lives-cubas-granma-province-after-hurricane-dennis |archive-date=September 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930052102/https://reliefweb.int/report/cuba/rebuilding-lives-cubas-granma-province-after-hurricane-dennis |url-status=live }} The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs authorized US$60,000 toward emergency supplies. The government of Venezuela sent a ship with power restoration supplies.{{cite news |title=Confirma Hugo Chávez envío de ayuda humanitaria a Cuba |language=Spanish |publisher=Government of Cuba |at=ReliefWeb |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/cuba/confirma-hugo-ch%C3%A1vez-env%C3%ADo-de-ayuda-humanitaria-cuba |access-date=August 24, 2024 |archive-date=November 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130203112/https://reliefweb.int/report/cuba/confirma-hugo-ch%C3%A1vez-env%C3%ADo-de-ayuda-humanitaria-cuba |url-status=live }} The German NGO Welthungerhilfe provided 125 families with housing repair tools, cooking utensils, and mattresses.{{cite news |title=Aid for hurricane victims on Cuba |at=ReliefWeb |date=July 27, 2005 |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/cuba/aid-hurricane-victims-cuba |agency=Welthungerhilfe}} Japan sent US$100,000 to the World Food Programme (WFP) to purchase 191 tons of rice for people in Granma Province.{{Cite news |date=September 16, 2005 |title=Humanitarian Assistance to Cuba through WFP |at=Reliefweb |publisher=Government of Japan |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/cuba/humanitarian-assistance-cuba-through-wfp |access-date=August 24, 2024 |archive-date=November 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130064409/https://reliefweb.int/report/cuba/humanitarian-assistance-cuba-through-wfp |url-status=live }} The WFP launched a US$490,000 program to feed about 110,000 people affected by Dennis. The agency also launched a larger US$3.7 million program to help 773,000 Cubans affected by the drought and food insecurity. The European Union and United States both offered assistance, which was rejected. President Castro stated he would never accept aid from the United States until the economic sanctions and embargoes, in place since 1959, were dropped. In a July 26 speech, Castro announced the beginning of the Energy Revolution, after the hurricane's significant damage to the nation's power grid.{{cite web |url=https://www.gc.cuny.edu/sites/default/files/2021-04/Cuba-in-transition.pdf#page=42 |page=42 |title=Cuba: In Transition? Pathways to Renewal, Long-Term Development and Global Reintegration |author=Mauricio A. Font |author2=Scott Larson |publisher=The City University of New York |access-date=August 31, 2024 |archive-date=June 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603095510/https://www.gc.cuny.edu/sites/default/files/2021-04/Cuba-in-transition.pdf#page=42 |url-status=live }} In the months after the hurricane, the mortality rate in the country was higher than normal.{{cite report |title=Mortality rates immediately after severe hurricanes in Cuba have decreased over the past three decades |author=R. Suárez-Medina |author2=S.J. Venero-Fernández |author3=G. Mesa Ridel |author4=S. Lewis |author5=A.W. Fogarty |year=2021 |volume=191 |journal=Public Health |doi=10.1016/j.puhe.2020.11.022 |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0033350620305102 |access-date=September 22, 2024}} The high amounts of rainfall caused a decline in phytobenthos algae in Cienfuegos Bay, after waters had a drop in salinity. Monthly precipitation totals for July 2005 were 265% of the normal.{{cite journal |title=El Impacto del Huracán Dennis Sobre el Macrofitobentos de la Bahía de Cienfuegos, Cuba |author1=Angel Moreira |author2=Sinai Barcia |author3=Yenizeys Cabrales |author4=Ana María Suárez |author5=Mutue T. Fujii |journal=Revista de Investigaciones Marinas |volume=30 |issue=3 |year=2009 |url=https://aquadocs.org/bitstream/handle/1834/42738/2009-175.pdf?sequence=1 |access-date=October 13, 2024 |archive-date=November 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130203756/https://aquadocs.org/bitstream/handle/1834/42738/2009-175.pdf?sequence=1 |url-status=live }}

Due to storm damage across the southeastern U.S. states, president George W. Bush declared a federal disaster area for 20 counties in Florida, 49 counties in Alabama, and 38 counties in Mississippi. The declaration allocated funds for emergency services and debris removal and to help rebuild essential public facilities.*{{cite web |title=Designated Areas: Disaster 1592 |url=https://www.fema.gov/disaster/1592/designated-areas |publisher=Federal Emergency Management Agency |access-date=August 18, 2024 |archive-date=August 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240819053811/https://www.fema.gov/disaster/1592/designated-areas |url-status=live }}

{{cite web |title=Designated Areas: Disaster 1593 |url=https://www.fema.gov/disaster/1593/designated-areas |publisher=Federal Emergency Management Agency |access-date=August 18, 2024 |archive-date=August 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240819053811/https://www.fema.gov/disaster/1593/designated-areas |url-status=live }}
{{cite web |title=Designated Areas: Disaster 1594 |url=https://www.fema.gov/disaster/1594/designated-areas |publisher=Federal Emergency Management Agency |access-date=August 18, 2024 |archive-date=August 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240819053811/https://www.fema.gov/disaster/1594/designated-areas |url-status=live }} The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) opened 18 disaster recovery centers in Alabama and Florida. All but four of them were in Florida, which were visited by more than 20,000 residents before the centers closed in October.{{Cite web |publisher=Federal Emergency Management Agency |title=Milton Disaster Recovery Center To Close On Friday |date=October 13, 2005 |access-date=March 16, 2008 |url=http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=19685 |archive-date=October 31, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071031101436/http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=19685 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |publisher=Federal Emergency Management Agency |title=Disaster Recovery Centers In Alabama Are Closing |date=July 25, 2005 |access-date=August 23, 2024 |url=https://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=18125 |archive-date=October 30, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071030062004/https://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=18125 |url-status=dead}} Florida received US$118.5 million from the Federal Highway Administration. Most of the repair costs were in Franklin County, about {{convert|150|mi|km|abbr=on|round=5}} east of Dennis' landfall location.{{cite report |title=Public Roads |date=December 2006 |url=https://highways.dot.gov/public-roads/novemberdecember-2006/crisis-response |publisher=Federal Highway Administration |access-date=August 29, 2024 |archive-date=August 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829233817/https://highways.dot.gov/public-roads/novemberdecember-2006/crisis-response |url-status=live }} The state also received more than $220 million in public and individual funds for 21,150 people.{{cite web |url=https://www.fema.gov/es/disaster/1595 |title=Hurricane Dennis en Florida |publisher=Federal Emergency Management Agency |language=Spanish |access-date=August 29, 2024 |archive-date=August 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830005729/https://www.fema.gov/es/disaster/1595 |url-status=live }} The American Red Cross operated more than 100 emergency response vehicles, providing thousands of meals across the Gulf Coast.{{cite report |title=USA: Red Cross serves meals to thousands across gulf states |date=July 13, 2005 |access-date=August 30, 2024 |publisher=American Red Cross |at=ReliefWeb |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/united-states-america/usa-red-cross-serves-meals-thousands-across-gulf-states |archive-date=November 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130210252/https://reliefweb.int/report/united-states-america/usa-red-cross-serves-meals-thousands-across-gulf-states |url-status=live }} Supplies of food, water and ice were supplied from staging areas to distribution centers throughout the Florida hanhandle. The American Red Cross and other voluntary agencies assisted with food and water distribution as well as emergency needs and housing.{{cite web |publisher=Federal Emergency Management Agency |title=Federal and State Assistance Flows into Panhandle |date=July 13, 2005 |access-date=March 15, 2008 |url=http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=18010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071031062111/http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=18010 |archive-date=October 31, 2007}} Voluntary agencies such as AmeriCorps, the Christian Contractors Association and the United Way provided assistance to residents who had temporary roofing and repair needs.{{cite web |title=Hurricane Dennis: Relief Efforts Continue to Help Floridians |year=2005 |access-date=March 16, 2008 |url=http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=18033 |publisher=Federal Emergency Management Agency |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071031062046/http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=18033 |archive-date=October 31, 2007}} Alabama received nearly $25 million in public and individual funds for 4,468 people.{{cite web |url=https://www.fema.gov/es/disaster/1593 |title=Hurricane Dennis en Alabama |publisher=Federal Emergency Management Agency |language=Spanish |access-date=August 29, 2024 |archive-date=August 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830005729/https://www.fema.gov/es/disaster/1593 |url-status=live }} Mississippi received about $1.7 million from FEMA toward emergency funds.{{cite web |url=https://www.fema.gov/es/disaster/1594 |title=Hurricane Dennis en Mississippi |publisher=Federal Emergency Management Agency |language=Spanish |access-date=August 29, 2024 |archive-date=August 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830005729/https://www.fema.gov/es/disaster/1594 |url-status=live }} After the high wave damaged coastal shrubs in the Florida keys, subsequent hurricanes Rita and Wilma caused additional flooding damage, which disrupted butterfly habitats.{{cite report |title=The Influence of Hurricane and Tropical Storm Activity on resident Butterflies in the Lower Florida Keys |author=Mark H. Salvato |author2=Holly L. Salvato |journal=Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society |volume=61 |number=3 |url=https://images.peabody.yale.edu/lepsoc/jls/2000s/2007/2007(3)154-Salvato.pdf}} In the decade after Dennis, many of the damaged coastal properties along the Florida panhandle were reconstructed to have parking on the ground level instead of apartments to reduce potential damage.

References

External links

[http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/DENNIS.shtml The National Hurricane Center's advisory archive on Hurricane Dennis]
[http://andrew.rsmas.miami.edu/bmcnoldy/tropics/dennis/Dennis_10Jul05.gif Radar animation of landfall in Florida (credit to Brian McNoldy, RSMAS/Univ of Miami)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627152041/http://andrew.rsmas.miami.edu/bmcnoldy/tropics/dennis/Dennis_10Jul05.gif |date=June 27, 2015 }}
[http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/2005/DENNIS/DENNIS_archive.shtml The Hydrometeorological Prediction Center's archive on Hurricane Dennis].
[https://web.archive.org/web/20051217042252/http://www.floridamemory.com/PhotographicCollection/photo_exhibits/hurricanes.cfm Historic Images of Florida Hurricanes (State Archives of Florida)]

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