Hurricane Dennis Slams Florida Keys With Wind, Rain

Hurricane Dennis battered the Florida Keys today with 100 mph wind gusts and rain as it moved into the southeastern Gulf of Mexico, forcing evacuations along the coast. The storm killed at least 20 people in Cuba and Haiti.
Dennis's center was about 125 miles (201 kilometers) west of Key West and 355 miles south-southeast of Apalachicola as of 11 a.m. Miami time, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm is moving northwest at 14 mph (23 kph) and likely will hit the Gulf Coast somewhere between Mississippi and the Florida Panhandle tomorrow, forecasters said.