Hurricane Dennis (2005)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · July 4–18, 2005

Peak wind
150 mph
241 km/h · Jul 8
Peak category
Cat 4
Saffir–Simpson
Lowest pressure
930 mb
Landfalls
4
Granma Province, Cuba · Cienfuegos Province, Cuba
Lifetime
13.5 d
Jul 4 – Jul 18
Distance
3,778 mi
6,079 km
ACE
18.8
storm energy

TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. During the replay the shaded rings show the storm’s wind field as analysed by NHC — 39+, 58+ and 74+ mph winds, quadrant by quadrant. Click any point or table row to jump there.

01 · The story

What happened with Dennis

Hurricane Dennis (2005) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic season. It formed on July 4, 2005, 82 mi SSE of Calliaqua, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, reached its peak of 150 mph (241 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 930 mb on July 8, 2005, and made landfall 4 times — first 11 mi ENE of Saint George's, Grenada on July 4, 2005 as a tropical depression (35 mph). Later landfalls: 10 mi S of Niquero, Granma Province, Cuba on July 8, 2005 as a Category 4 hurricane (138 mph); 16 mi WSW of Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos Province, Cuba on July 8, 2005 as a Category 4 hurricane (138 mph); near East Pensacola Heights, Florida on July 10, 2005 as a Category 3 hurricane (121 mph). It rapidly intensified by 57 mph in 24 hours (to 138 mph on July 8, 2005). The storm lasted 13.5 days and travelled about 3,778 miles (6,079 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

Maximum sustained wind (mph) — hover or drag to scrub the map

03 · Impact

Landfalls and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)WhereStrengthPressure
July 4, 2005 · 21:00 UTC11 mi ENE of Saint George's, GrenadaTD 35 mph1010 mb
July 8, 2005 · 03:00 UTC10 mi S of Niquero, Granma Province, CubaCat 4 138 mph956 mb
July 8, 2005 · 19:00 UTC16 mi WSW of Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos Province, CubaCat 4 138 mph941 mb
July 10, 2005 · 20:00 UTCnear East Pensacola Heights, FloridaCat 3 121 mph946 mb

Closest approach to major cities

CityDistance to centerWhen (UTC)Storm strength then
Kingston, Jamaica57 miJul 7 · 19:00 UTCCat 3 119 mph
New Kingston, Jamaica56 miJul 7 · 19:00 UTCCat 3 119 mph
Havana, Havana, Cuba11 miJul 9 · 05:00 UTCCat 1 91 mph
New South Memphis, Tennessee56 miJul 11 · 18:00 UTCTD 23 mph
Memphis, Tennessee55 miJul 11 · 18:00 UTCTD 23 mph
Louisville, Kentuckydirect hitJul 14 · 21:00 UTCTD 12 mph
Indianapolis, Indiana10 miJul 16 · 09:00 UTCTD 12 mph
Detroit, Michigandirect hitJul 17 · 07:00 UTCTD 12 mph
London, Ontario, Canada47 miJul 17 · 14:00 UTCTD 12 mph
Brampton, Ontario, Canada70 miJul 17 · 22:00 UTCTD 12 mph

Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.

04 · Timeline

Every official fix 59 positions

Date · UTCStatusWindPressurePositionNearest place
Jul 4 18:00TD 29 mph1010 mb12.0°N 60.8°W57 mi N of Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago
Jul 4 21:00TD LANDFALL 35 mph1010 mb12.1°N 61.6°W76 mi SSW of Calliaqua, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Jul 5 00:00TD 35 mph1009 mb12.2°N 62.5°W108 mi SW of Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Jul 5 06:00TD 35 mph1008 mb12.5°N 64.2°W99 mi N of Juan Griego, Venezuela
Jul 5 12:00TS 40 mph1007 mb13.0°N 65.9°W170 mi ENE of Kralendijk, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba
Jul 5 18:00TS 46 mph1005 mb13.6°N 67.3°W120 mi NNE of Kralendijk, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba
Jul 6 00:00TS 52 mph1000 mb14.3°N 68.5°W145 mi NNE of Bandabou, Curacao
Jul 6 06:00TS 58 mph995 mb14.7°N 69.7°W149 mi N of Noord, Aruba
Jul 6 12:00TS 63 mph991 mb15.1°N 70.9°W185 mi NNW of Noord, Aruba
Jul 6 18:00TS 69 mph989 mb15.6°N 71.9°W169 mi S of Pedernales, Dominican Republic
Jul 7 00:00Cat 1 81 mph982 mb16.2°N 73.0°W144 mi SSW of Jacmel, Haiti
Jul 7 06:00Cat 1 92 mph972 mb16.7°N 74.1°W106 mi SSW of Les Cayes, Haiti
Jul 7 12:00Cat 2 104 mph967 mb17.6°N 74.9°W86 mi WSW of Les Cayes, Haiti
Jul 7 18:00Cat 3 115 mph957 mb18.5°N 76.1°W32 mi NE of Port Antonio, Jamaica
Jul 8 00:00Cat 4 138 mph951 mb19.4°N 77.1°W38 mi SSE of Pilón, Granma Province, Cuba
Jul 8 03:00Cat 4 LANDFALL 138 mph956 mb19.9°N 77.6°W10 mi S of Niquero, Granma Province, Cuba
Jul 8 06:00Cat 3 127 mph953 mb20.3°N 78.4°W39 mi SW of Santa Cruz del Sur, Camagüey, Cuba
Jul 8 12:00Cat 4 150 mph938 mb20.9°N 79.5°W62 mi SSW of La Sierpe, Sancti Spíritus Province, Cuba
Jul 8 18:00Cat 4 138 mph941 mb22.0°N 80.6°W14 mi SW of Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos Province, Cuba
Jul 8 19:00Cat 4 LANDFALL 138 mph941 mb22.1°N 80.7°W16 mi WSW of Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos Province, Cuba
Jul 9 00:00Cat 3 115 mph960 mb22.7°N 81.6°Wnear Unión de Reyes, Matanzas Province, Cuba
Jul 9 06:00Cat 1 86 mph973 mb23.4°N 82.5°W20 mi NNW of Havana, Havana, Cuba
Jul 9 12:00Cat 1 92 mph967 mb24.3°N 83.4°W103 mi NW of Havana, Havana, Cuba
Jul 9 18:00Cat 2 104 mph962 mb25.2°N 84.2°W158 mi WNW of Key West, Florida
Jul 10 00:00Cat 3 127 mph942 mb26.1°N 85.0°W172 mi WSW of Venice, Florida
Jul 10 06:00Cat 4 144 mph935 mb27.2°N 85.8°Wopen ocean
Jul 10 12:00Cat 4 138 mph930 mb28.5°N 86.3°W121 mi SSW of Panama City, Florida
Jul 10 18:00Cat 3 127 mph942 mb29.9°N 86.9°W35 mi S of Navarre, Florida
Jul 10 20:00Cat 3 LANDFALL 121 mph946 mb30.4°N 87.1°Wnear East Pensacola Heights, Florida
Jul 11 00:00TS 52 mph970 mb31.5°N 87.7°W35 mi NNW of Atmore, Alabama
Jul 11 06:00TD 35 mph991 mb32.6°N 88.5°W20 mi NE of Meridian, Mississippi
Jul 11 12:00TD 29 mph997 mb33.9°N 88.8°W22 mi NNW of West Point, Mississippi
Jul 11 18:00TD 23 mph1002 mb35.3°N 89.1°W27 mi SW of Jackson, Tennessee
Jul 12 00:00TD 23 mph1003 mb36.4°N 89.2°Wnear Union City, Tennessee
Jul 12 06:00TD 17 mph1005 mb37.1°N 89.0°W22 mi W of Paducah, Kentucky
Jul 12 12:00TD 17 mph1007 mb37.7°N 88.7°W13 mi E of Marion, Illinois
Jul 12 18:00TD 17 mph1008 mb38.1°N 88.3°W41 mi WNW of Evansville, Indiana
Jul 13 00:00TD 17 mph1009 mb38.5°N 87.8°W19 mi SW of Vincennes, Indiana
Jul 13 06:00TD 17 mph1010 mb38.9°N 87.2°W17 mi N of Washington, Indiana
Jul 13 12:00TD low/wave17 mph1010 mb39.2°N 86.5°Wnear Bloomington, Indiana
Jul 13 18:00TD low/wave17 mph1010 mb39.2°N 85.8°Wnear Columbus, Indiana
Jul 14 00:00TD low/wave12 mph1009 mb39.2°N 85.7°W12 mi E of Columbus, Indiana
Jul 14 06:00TD low/wave12 mph1009 mb39.0°N 85.6°W16 mi E of Seymour, Indiana
Jul 14 12:00TD low/wave12 mph1010 mb38.7°N 85.6°W12 mi WSW of North Madison, Indiana
Jul 14 18:00TD low/wave12 mph1010 mb38.4°N 85.6°W13 mi NE of Louisville, Kentucky
Jul 15 00:00TD low/wave12 mph1009 mb38.1°N 85.8°W11 mi SSW of Louisville, Kentucky
Jul 15 06:00TD low/wave12 mph1010 mb37.9°N 86.2°W14 mi WNW of Radcliff, Kentucky
Jul 15 12:00TD low/wave12 mph1012 mb38.1°N 86.4°W36 mi WSW of Louisville, Kentucky
Jul 15 18:00TD low/wave12 mph1012 mb38.4°N 86.6°W18 mi E of Jasper, Indiana
Jul 16 00:00TD low/wave12 mph1011 mb38.6°N 86.8°W16 mi NNE of Jasper, Indiana
Jul 16 06:00TD low/wave12 mph1013 mb39.4°N 86.5°Wnear Martinsville, Indiana
Jul 16 12:00TD low/wave12 mph1013 mb40.2°N 86.2°W12 mi NNW of Westfield, Indiana
Jul 16 18:00TD low/wave12 mph1014 mb40.8°N 85.2°Wnear Bluffton, Indiana
Jul 17 00:00TD low/wave12 mph1013 mb41.3°N 84.1°W13 mi E of Defiance, Ohio
Jul 17 06:00TD low/wave12 mph1013 mb42.2°N 83.2°Wnear Southgate, Michigan
Jul 17 12:00TD low/wave12 mph1013 mb43.1°N 82.3°W10 mi NNE of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
Jul 17 18:00TD low/wave12 mph1012 mb43.9°N 81.4°W25 mi WNW of North Perth, Ontario, Canada
Jul 18 00:00TD low/wave12 mph1010 mb44.6°N 80.5°W16 mi WNW of Collingwood, Ontario, Canada
Jul 18 06:00TD low/wave12 mph1009 mb45.8°N 79.8°W39 mi SSW of North Bay, Ontario, Canada

⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Dennis make landfall?

Dennis made landfall 4 times: 11 mi ENE of Saint George's, Grenada on July 4, 2005 at 21:00 UTC, as a tropical depression with 35 mph winds; 10 mi S of Niquero, Granma Province, Cuba on July 8, 2005 at 03:00 UTC, as a Category 4 hurricane with 138 mph winds; 16 mi WSW of Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos Province, Cuba on July 8, 2005 at 19:00 UTC, as a Category 4 hurricane with 138 mph winds; near East Pensacola Heights, Florida on July 10, 2005 at 20:00 UTC, as a Category 3 hurricane with 121 mph winds.

What category was Dennis?

At its peak on July 8, 2005, Dennis was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph (241 km/h) and a central pressure of 930 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical depression.

How long did Dennis last?

13.5 days, from July 4, 2005 to July 18, 2005, including 96 hours at hurricane strength (60 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 3,778 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Dennis?

The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.

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