Winds from Tropical Storm Arlene whip sand across a closed section of Highway 399 as the weather system comes ashore June 11, 2005, in Pensacola Beach, Fla.
Florida
Storm watchers gather on the Okaloosa Island Public Fishing Pier in Okaloosa Island, Fla., June 11, 2005, to watch the waves as Tropical Storm Arlene arrives at the Florida Panhandle.
Florida
Grace Cesonis, foreground left, rushes out of the surf and onto the porch of her home June 11, 2005, in Navarre Beach, Fla., as her friends, Nola Gentry, Frank Waters and Ree Waters, watch the storm surge of Tropical Storm Arlene. The homeowners stayed in the gulfside home throughout the storm, but went inside as the winds grew stronger.
Alabama
Christopher Vester, 46, of Gulf Shores, Ala. poses for a photo for friends as waves roll over the Perdido Pass seawall June 11, 2005, in Orange Beach, Ala. Tropical Storm Arlene, the first tropical storm of the season, made landfall near the Alabama-Florida border June 11.
Alabama
Caleb Holcomb, 14, left, and Adam Stewart, 17, of Mobile, Ala., play along the seawall June 10, 2005, at Perdido Pass in Orange Beach, Ala.
Alabama
Mike Tamburello of Gulf Shores, Ala., tucks down into a big wave June 10, 2005, at Perdido Pass in Orange Beach, Ala. A strengthening Tropical Storm Arlene's center moved toward the northern Gulf Coast that day.
Alabama
The lifeguard tower on Gulf Shores, Ala. beach flying the hurricane flag is used by two people to look at the Gulf of Mexico June 11, 2005. Heavy rain drenched the Florida Panhandle that day and powerful surf pounded beaches as a weakening Tropical Storm Arlene plodded toward the Gulf Coast, chasing a few weather-weary residents into shelters.
Alabama
Laura Phillips carries her running shoes along the beach in Gulf Shores, Ala., June 11, 2005. Phillips continued her normal running routine and did not let the effects of Tropical Storm Arlene bother her.
Alabama
Eva Reinke, 16, left, and Kai Stevens, 16, both of Pensacola, Fla., run from a wave hitting the Perdido Pass seawall June 11, 2005, in Orange Beach, Ala. Tropical Storm Arlene, the first tropical storm of the season, made landfall near the Alabama-Florida border that day.
Alabama
Marcos Saltos and Rosa Hurtado run away from the waves of the Gulf of Mexico at Gulf Shores, Ala., June 11, 2005. The couple came to the beach to see the effects of Tropical Storm Arlene.
Florida
Don Sheldon walks along the beach near Hollywood, Fla., as Tropical Storm Arlene strenghtens, June 10, 2005. Sheldon said he has not seen such beach conditions since last year's hurricane season.
Florida
Shay Newby waits in line at a Home Depot store in Pensacola, Fla., June 9, 2005. She was shopping for supplies in preparation for Tropical Storm Arlene and the rest of the 2005 hurricane season. Her basket included flashlights and batteries, two items that were tax-free as part of a temporary state program to encourage people to prepare for the hurricane season.
Florida
Ron and Sandra Sparks shop for a generator at a Home Depot store in Pensacola, Fla., June 9, 2005.
Florida
Bobby Moses stands outside his home in Gulf Breeze, Fla., June 9, 2005. Moses said he wasn't too worried about Arlene because Ivan destroyed everything he owned, including the house, which will have to be demolished. Moses is suing his insurance company because it has refused to pay for most of the damage, claiming it was caused by flooding rather than winds. Moses had no flood insurance.
Cuba
Residents of the town of Batabano, on the southwestern coast of Cuba, buy food as they prepare for the arrival of Arlene, June 9, 2005.
Cuba
Children play in the water as Tropical Storm Arlene approaches, June 9, 2005, in Batabano, Cuba.
Cuba
An unidentified man reinforces the roof of his house in preparation for the arrival of Tropical Storm Arlene, June 9, 2005, in Batabano, Cuba.