Dennis reaches hurricane strength, causes flooding in Haiti
LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) — Hurricane Dennis flooded roads in Haiti and threatened a direct hit on Jamaica, becoming the second storm this season to threaten the Gulf of Mexico.
Hurricane warnings were posted for the Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Haiti and eastern Cuba, including the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, where some 520 terror suspects are detained. Forecasters also warned Dennis was on track for the Alabama-Florida coastline. (Related: Dennis' current position)
Packing sustained winds near 85 mph, the fourth storm of the Atlantic season — and its first hurricane — could dump up to 15 inches of rain over mountains in its path, including Jamaica's coffee-producing Blue Mountains, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami. (Related: Florida wary as Tropical storm Dennis approaches)
Last year three hurricanes — Frances, Ivan and Jeanne — tore through the Caribbean with a collective ferocity not seen in many years, causing hundreds of deaths and billions of dollars in damages.
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