What is Hurricane Dennis?
{{Infobox Hurricane | Name=Hurricane Dennis | Type=hurricane | Year=2005 | Basin=Atl | Image location=Dennis 2005-07-10 1615Z (alternate).jpg | Image name=Hurricane Dennis on July 10, 2005 at 1615 [[UTC]] | alt=A view of Hurricane Dennis from Space on July 10, 2005. The storm's small eye is visible at the center of the image. Dennis is located south of Pensacola, Florida, in the Gulf of Mexico. The western tip of Cuba is seen on the right side of the image. | Formed=July 4, 2005 | Dissipated=July 13, 2005 | 1-min winds=130 | Pressure=930 | Damages=4000 | Inflated=2 | Fatalities=42 direct, 47 indirect | Areas=[[Grenada]], [[Haiti]], [[Jamaica]], [[Cuba]], [[Florida]], [[Alabama]], [[Mississippi]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[Tennessee River|Tennessee]] and [[Ohio River|Ohio Valley]] regions | Hurricane season=[[2005 Atlantic hurricane season]] }} '''Hurricane Dennis''' was the second hurricane and the first major hurricane of the [[2005 Atlantic hurricane season]]. Dennis struck in the [[United States]] near where [[Hurricane Ivan]] less than a year before. On July 10 Dennis became the strongest hurricane before August, this record was held by Hurricane Audrey in 1957, meaning the record was not beaten for 48 years. Only six days later, July 16, Hurricane Emily became stronger then Dennis, therefore beating the record again. Dennis left 89 deaths and $4 billion in damage. == Retirement == {{seealso|List of retired Atlantic hurricane names}} Because the damage was heavy the name Dennis was retired. In 2011 the name Don is on the list instead. {{Retired Atlantic hurricanes}} {{2005_Atlantic_hurricane_season_buttons}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Dennis}} [[Category:2005 Atlantic hurricane season]] [[Category:History of Grenada]] [[Category:2000s in Haiti]] [[Category:2000s in Jamaica]] [[Category:2005 in Cuba]] [[Category:2005 in Florida]] [[Category:2005 in Alabama]] [[Category:2005 in Mississippi]] [[Category:2000s in Tennessee]] [[Category:Retired tropical cyclone names]]