Hurricane Dennis

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Posting Date: September 5, 1999, 1:00:00 AM

As of 0500 EDT, Sunday, September 5, 1999, Dennis is centered 20 miles southwest of Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Tropical Storm Dennis made landfall Saturday evening at Cape Lookout, NC with sustained wind speeds of 70 mph (hurricane wind speed is 74 mph). After stalling just east of North Carolina, Dennis moved inland creating heavy rains. Two tornadoes were spawned in Virginia as a result of Tropical Storm Dennis. One tornado reached wind speeds of 120 mph, damaging an assisted living center, a nursing home and five apartment complexes forcing residents to evacuate. Close to a foot of rain has fallen in parts of North Carolina since Saturday. The National Weather Service has posted flood and flash flood watches and warnings across the mid-Atlantic states. On the Outer Banks, a fragile 130-mile strand of barrier islands, the storm damaged parts of Hatteras Island's main transportation route, N.C. 12, tearing up sections of the road. Due to the lingering presence of Dennis, beaches along the Outer Banks suffered increased erosion. Currently, Dennis has been downgraded to a tropical depression. Dennis is projected to move northward while it continues to weaken. AIR expects insured wind losses from these effects will be minimal and will not post any scenarios or event sets. This will be our final posting on Dennis.

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Posting Date: September 5, 1999, 1:00:00 AM