+ Visit NASA.gov + Advanced Search   + About the Server   + Animation List   + How to Use the Server Previous Animation Next Animation Hurricane Dennis The formation of Hurricane Dennis on July 5 made that the earliest date on record that four named storms formed in the Atlantic basin. Dennis proved to be a powerful and destructive storm in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. It crossed over Cuba on July 8 and 9, leaving at least 10 dead, and caused additional deaths in Haiti. After re-emerging over open water, Dennis re-strengthened into a dangerous Category 4 hurricane with top wind speeds of 233 kilometers per hour (145 mph). The storm passed within 90 kilometers (55 miles) of Pensacola, Florida, and hit land about 80 kilometers (50 miles) east of where Hurricane Ivan struck in September, 2004. A large storm surge of more than 10 feet was created in certain areas, and many homes and businesses in low-lying areas were flooded.    This animation combines GOES-12 IR2 data with Terra and Aqua/MODIS data to generate a full hemispherical progressive view of Hurricane Dennis as it passes over Cuba and hits the Florida panhandle. Duration: 14.0 seconds Available formats:   320x240 (30 fps) MPEG-1   1 MB   640x480 (30 fps) MPEG-1   7 MB   720x480 (29.97 fps) MPEG-2   12 MB   320x240     JPEG         51 KB   720x486 (29.97 fps) Frames How to play our movies    July 6, 2005 15:05 (UTC) In this image Tropical Storm Dennis spanned from the northern tip of Venezuela to the southern half of the island of Hispaniola. Dennis grew to winds of 110 kilometers per hour (70 mph). Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 5 MB   320 x 240         JPEG 55 KB    July 7, 2005 15:50 (UTC) Hurricane Dennis threads its way between Jamaica and Haiti on a direct course for Cuba. In this image, Dennis was just below a Category 3 hurricane, with winds of 175 kilometers per hour (110 miles per hour) and stronger gusts. Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 4 MB   320 x 240         JPEG 53 KB    July 9, 2005 18:45 (UTC) After crossing Cuba, Dennis regained strength into a dangerous Category 3 hurricane with winds approaching 185 kilometers per hour (115 mph). Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 5 MB   320 x 240         JPEG 53 KB    July 10, 2005 16:15 (UTC) In this image, with winds of 217 kilometers per hour (135 mph), Hurricane Dennis was a powerful Category 4 storm just hours away from making landfall. The eye of the storm was about 90 kilometers (55 miles) south, southeast of Pensacola, Florida, and the storm was moving northwest at about 29 kilometers per hour (18 mph). Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 5 MB   320 x 240         JPEG 53 KB   160 x 80           PNG 23 KB   80 x 40             PNG   6 KB Animation Number: 3196 Animators: Alex Kekesi (Lead)   Lori Perkins Studio: SVS Completed: 2005-07-11 Instruments: Aqua/MODIS   GOES-12   Terra/MODIS Data set: Cloud Cover Data Collected: 7/6/05, 7/7/05, 7/9/05, 7/10/05 Series: Hurricanes Keywords: SVS >> Hurricane GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Atmosphere >> Clouds SVS >> Hurricane Dennis More Information on this topic available at: http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/lookingatearth/h2005_dennis.html     Please give credit for this visualization to NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio. Data provided by Jeff Schmaltz (SSAI, NASA/GSFC) and Jacques Descloitres via the MODIS Rapid Response Project. Back to Top + Privacy Policy and Important Notices + Reproduction Guidelines NASA Official: SVS Contact: Curator: