Hurricane Dean Live Thread [Now Cat 4]

NOAA/NWS ^ | August 16 2007 | NOAA/NWS

[NautiNurse]

Hurricane warnings have been issued for Dominica and St. Lucia as Hurricane Dean races westward into the Caribbean Sea at 24mph. This motion should bring the center of Dean near the Lesser Antilles on Friday. The increased forward speed of the storm has lessened preparation time for Caribbean Islands in its path. Hurricane Dean has favorable conditions to develop into a major hurricane over the next several days.

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Category	Wind Speed	Barometric Pressure	Storm Surge	Damage Potential
Tropical Depression	< 39 mph < 34 kts			Minimal
Tropical Storm	39 - 73 mph 34 - 63 kts			Minimal
Hurricane 1 (Weak)	74 - 95 mph 64 - 82 kts	28.94" or more 980.02 mb or more	4.0' - 5.0' 1.2 m - 1.5 m	Minimal damage to vegetation
Hurricane 2 (Moderate)	96 - 110 mph 83 - 95 kts	28.50" - 28.93" 965.12 mb - 979.68 mb	6.0' - 8.0' 1.8 m - 2.4 m	Moderate damage to houses
Hurricane 3 (Strong)	111 - 130 mph 96 - 112 kts	27.91" - 28.49" 945.14 mb - 964.78 mb	9.0' - 12.0' 2.7 m - 3.7 m	Extensive damage to small buildings
Hurricane 4 (Very strong)	131 - 155 mph 113 - 135 kts	27.17" - 27.90" 920.08 mb - 944.80 mb	13.0' - 18.0' 3.9 m - 5.5 m	Extreme structural damage
Hurricane 5 (Devastating)	Greater than 155 mph Greater than 135 kts	Less than 27.17" Less than 920.08 mb	Greater than 18.0' Greater than 5.5m	Catastrophic building failures possible

[brothers4thID]

Ok I feel bad for the poor scared little girl, but her parents need to be slapped upside the head. What are they teaching this child????

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Damn. Per post #239, it looks like Jamaica will be devastated.

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

bttt

[brothers4thID]

Just remember that 5 days out a LOT can change. Check out the hurricane track verification for our old, wily, friend Ivan in 2004. Notice how much the track changes before landfall.
http://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/at20049.asp?feature=verification

[sig226]

I hope that thing finds a way to peter out before it gets where it’s going. Have you ever been on the Yucatan Peninsula? A 3 storm or above will be a major loss of life.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Thanks Mods for putting this in news!

[NautiNurse]

Have you ever been on the Yucatan Peninsula?

January 2007, and same time next year.

[lexington minuteman 1775]

I agree. Guess I better cancel the scuba trip to Cancun eh?LOL.

[pillut48]

{{{{{Hugs&Prayers}}}}}}}

Condolences to your family on your loss. :*(

[Rte66]

Our friends at stormcarib are checking in. Pix from St Lucia and reports from the Islands here:

http://www.stormcarib.com/reports/current/stlucia.shtml
http://www.stormcarib.com/reports/current/misc.shtml

[TornadoAlley3]

http://www.wafb.com/Global/story.asp?S=6948834&Call=Email&Format=HTML

Governor Blanco issues state of emergency

[shield]

Nay, mexico

[TornadoAlley3]

http://www.governor.state.tx.us/divisions/press/pressreleases/PressRelease.2007-08-17.1849

http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070817/NEWS/70817040

Texas and Mississippi governors prepare.

[Tuxedo]

still recovering in SA from Erin, glub glub... it will be very interesting if Dean comes ashore around CC.

[airborne]

I’m flying into San Antonio Monday for a couple of NRA shoots in New Braunfels. My plans are to fly out on Friday morning. I hope.

Boy, did I I pick the wrong time to visit!

[airborne]

I’ll be there on Monday.

How is it to your north? (New Braunfels)

[NautiNurse]

Thanks for posting the photos. Looks like poorly constructed roofs, & big trees didn’t make it. The big rocks in the road appear to be riprap shoved up from the shoreline by storm surge.

[backhoe]

These may be of interest:

DISASTER PREPAREDNESS UPDATE: Popular Mechanics' big disaster-survival feature is now up on the Web.

 

"In Case of Emergency" - ICE campaign--This great idea started in the UK - The idea of entering the acronym "ICE" — "In Case of Emergency" — beside the numbers of people one wants to identify as next of kin in one's cell phone contact list was first suggested in 2004 by Bob Brotchie of the East Anglian Ambulance service. In April 2005, a National "ICE" Awareness Campaign was launched in the U.K. by mobile phone service provider Vodafone with the endorsement of Falklands War hero Simon Weston, and the movement reached critical mass in the wake of the July 7, 2005 terrorist bombings in London. The idea is now beginning to catch on in other countries, including the U.S.A. (as reported in the Washington Post).

[NautiNurse]

Governor Blanco issues state of emergency

Her timing is so bad, I'll bet she can't dance either.

[shield]

LOL...a couple of years too late. ;o) Not even running for governor...Katrina kinda cooked her goose.