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i 41111111 i Economic Dannage Estimate 5157 Million Severe Housing Damape 1000+ Power Outages 700/6 Injuries 26 Fatalities 4 Stom] Surge 34 Feet As Dennis continued to move inland„ the tropical storm winds diminished within 24 hours. 'The remnants of Dennis moved north and northwest for several days. This brought heavy rains to all states north of Dennis but, no severe flooding occurred from the remnants. 'lire duration of this hurricane was fourteen days. August 23 to September 5. EMILY: 'I ropscal Storm with maximum sustained winds of65mph. Emnly was another Cape Verde system but, never made hurricane status. Entily developed 500 miles east of Barbados. Satellite imagery %as not ver)' impressive with this system however, an investigation by Air Force Reconnaissance Lound sustained winds of 65mph. the National Ilurricanc Center declared this system a tropical storm after receiving this information. Emily moved west-northwest for mo clays before moving north. Emily remained in the same area as Htuncane Cindy. Because of upwelling and air current disruption, Entily could not intensify. Emily dissipated 6W miles southeast of Bermuda and the remnants were absorbed by the outer hands of Cindy. This tropical storms was never a threat to the United States and never made landfall in the Western I lenu-phcre. The duration of this tropical storm was live days. August 24 to August ?S.. FLOYD: Category IV Hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 15smpli. Floyd was yet another Cape Verde hurricane which porrd t1,.2 r:raxiunun tlu-c,at to Indian Rive, County. Floyd developed in the Intertropical Convergence `Lone in an area that had seen very little tropical activity. Floyd moved west-northwest for several days. Floyd becanr�e a Category I Hurricane less than 24 hours from depression development. As Floyd moved closer to the southeastern Bahamas, the models indicated a turn within 24 hours. However, each model nen suggested a delay for a northwest turn. As Floyd approached the islands, it became a Category Ill hurricane and winds reached 155mph. The forecast from the National FTnrricane never changed as far as the c:vcrttual northwest Lunt. After Watches and Warnings were issued for the Balnannas, Florida and most of the east coast of the United States, mass evacuations were initiated in many Florida counties.