Well, it's actually been a nice day so far. We've decided to stick it out here since Dennis seems to be tracking a little further West than expected... and the fact that it hasn't strengthened any since last night when landfall in Cuba weakened it significantly (although it is expected to strengthen a little before it reaches the U.S.).

We had a nasty rain storm about noon from the first feeder band to reach us. Looks like another band is on it's way in about an hour or so. These are the same type of feeder bands that caused the tornados last year with Ivan so everyone is a little on edge.

Other than that, it's been a sunny day with gradually increasing winds (5-10mph now). We're expecting weather to deteriorate gradually tonight and be really bad tomorrow morning.

Some of the lower areas and coastal areas of Bay County are under a mandatory evacuation. Traffic was really bad yesterday with all the tourists and some locals leaving town. Gas was hard to find and the lines were long, but everything has settled down today.

If you want to know what's going on in the Destin/Walton County areas, check out Keith's posts on Hurricane Dennis in Destin.

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