Dennis The Menace

This infrared satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows the eye of Hurricane Dennis beginning to come ashore the southern coast of Cuba at 11:30 a.m. ET Friday, July 8, 2005.

The NOAA satellite picture taken at 5 a.m. ET Friday, July 8, 2005, showed a swirl of clouds associated with Tropical Rainstorm Cindy over the mid-Atlantic states. A larger swirl of clouds, these associated with Hurricane Dennis, covered Cuba and brushed southern Florida.

A line of cars travel out of the Florida Keys July 7, 2005, in advance of Hurricane Dennis. A hurricane warning was issued for the lower Keys, including Key West. All residents of the lower Keys were ordered to evacuate. A hurricane watch was in effect July 7 for the middle and upper Keys, including Key Largo.

Newlyweds Tom and Sue Theroux of Point Pleasant, N.J., prepare to evacuate Key West, Fla., July 7, 2005, aboard a Greyhound bus bound for Miami in advance of Hurricane Dennis.

Eloge Larame 63, and his granddaughters take shelter in a church during a massive flood in Les Cayes, Haiti, July 7, 2005.

Haitians cover themselves after their vehicle crashed during massive flooding caused by Hurricane Dennis in Les Cayes, Haiti, July 7, 2005.

Haitian women stand in a doorway during flooding caused by Hurricane Dennis in Les Cayes, Haiti, July 7, 2005.

Haitian women seek shelter under an umbrella during a rainstorm caused by Hurricane Dennis in Les Cayes, Haiti, July 7, 2005.

Haitian boys play soccer during a rainstorm caused by Hurricane Dennis in Les Cayes, Haiti, about 124 miles southwest of Port-au-Prince, July 7, 2005.

A Haitian child walks through flood waters July 7, 2005, in Les Cayes, Haiti. Ten-foot waves crashed to shore and hundreds of islanders fled flooded homes for shelters as Hurricane Dennis lashed Caribbean coastlines with winds whipped up to 115 mph.

A woman sits in a church in Lysson as Hurricane Dennis passes near Jamaica's coast July 7, 2005.

Electrical poles are knocked down by gusting winds in Port Morant during Hurricane Dennis, which passed near the coast of Jamaica July 7, 2005.

Hurricane Dennis is seen in this NOAA satellite image taken July 7, 2005. Hurricane Dennis dumped heavy rain on Haiti and its winds strengthened to 105 mph as it spun toward Jamaica. Hurricane warnings were posted in the Florida Keys and Cuba, including at the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, and forecasters said the storm could hit anywhere from Florida to Louisiana.

Tourists look on approaching waves on a beach in Kingston as Hurricane Dennis nears Jamaica July 7, 2005. Tropical storm Dennis strengthened into this year's first Atlantic hurricane as it neared Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba, with a longer term track taking it over offshore oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico.

The Simson brothers take a motor out of their boat as Hurricane Dennis approaches Kingston, Jamaica, July 7, 2005.

Fishermen secure their boats in the fishing village of Port Royal in preparation for Dennis July 6, 2005, in Jamaica.

Shop owners prepare to board up their shops before the arrival of Hurricane Dennis July 6, 2005 in Kingston, Jamaica

Shoppers make last-minute purchases at a supermarket in preparation for the arrival of Dennis July 6, 2005, in Kingston, Jamaica. Some rural Jamaicans were cut off by floodwaters hours before the storm was to pass, and authorities planned to fly over the affected southeast area in a helicopter to search for stranded islanders.

Hurricane specialists go about their duties July 6, 2005, at the National Hurricane Center in Miami. As Cindy ran out of gas, Dennis was gaining strength. At center is an infrared satellite photo of Dennis.