I'm in Indianapolis, and the clouds from the outer bands arrived here tonight. Gave us quite a pretty sunset. I pulled all my flower pots up to the house in preparation, because the "eye" of Dennis is forecasted to go right over Indianapolis on Tuesday (thanks to the high pressure cell that's steering it westward, and then will pull it back to the East either tomorrow or Tuesday).
Arlene hit us earlier this year and dumped torrential rain on us for a day-and-a-half, as well as a few tornadoes and strong wind gusts. I can only imagine what Dennis will do once he arrives here, especially since a nice cold front is brewing in the plains and heading this way, and because Dennis is much stronger than Arlene was. However, Dennis might not be as bad as the cold front when it goes through right after he leaves all his tropical air behind in our state.
I think Dennis might have the potential to do more damage inland than on the coast, given the weather systems that are developing and converging. So, everyone in the Midwest: WATCH OUT!
Be careful and be safe everybody!