Thousands flee as Dennis heads toward Keys

Saturday, July 9, 2005

KEY WEST, Fla. -- The first rain from Hurricane Dennis started falling Friday on the Florida Keys as the storm barreled toward the Gulf of Mexico, and forecasters warned that it might score a direct hit on the island chain.

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