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By Dawn Henthorn, About.com Guide to Florida Travel since 2000

TRAVEL ALERTS: Updated Sunday 11:00 P.M.

Friday July 8, 2005
Governor Jeb Bush has declared that a state of emergency exists in Florida because of Hurricane Dennis. | Hurricane Dennis Updates |
  • Hurricane and Tropical Storm Warnings for coastal regions have been discontinued.
  • Coastal and local flooding may still make travel perilous.
In unrelated news from Florida's East Coast, Playalinda Beach and the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge closed at 6:00 p.m. Satuarday due to the planned launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery on its return to flight mission. If given a successful launch on July 13, the areas will reopen the following day.

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