University of Florida researchers working on at least two separate projects helped gauge Hurricane Dennis' fury Saturday and Sunday.
In the first, a team of research engineers from UF and two other Florida universities deployed five mobile wind towers in Dennis’ projected path, then monitored and recorded the hurricane’s winds as it powered ashore. In the second project, UF Institute of Food and Agriculture Sciences researchers followed the hurricane’s impact on UF’s "hurricane house" near Pensacola, built to withstand winds exceeding 140 mph.