Posted on 08/21/2007 2:00:35 PM PDT by NautiNurse
Hurricane Dean came ashore with 165 mph sustained winds and estimated 200 mph gusts near sparsely populated Majahual, a tourist cruise port in Costa Maya, Mexico. Dean's barometric pressure was the third lowest on record for an Atlantic Basin storm at landfall. It was the most powerful Atlantic storm at landfall since Hurricane Andrew in 1992. The storm weakened substantially as it crossed the Yucatan Peninsula, and entered into the waters of Campeche Bay as a Category 1 hurricane. Hurricane Dean's path is expected to cross a good portion of Mexico's oil fields.
Mexican President Felipe Calderon stated no fatalities have been reported, while the storm was still traversing the Yucatan Peninsula, and clean up efforts had yet to begin. Meanwhile, state and local officials announced they will conduct a damage assessment this evening, once conditions are deemed safe.
Jamaica has postponed Aug. 27 general elections until hurricane damage can be assessed. Hurricane Dean is blamed for at least 11 deaths in Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Haiti and the island of Dominica.
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The Hunters (AF306 this time) are making their first run now.
Thank you for posting the article link. It’s one of the most well written reports I’ve seen in the past week regarding the storm.
There’s a lot of dry air encroaching on the north eyewall.
Might be difficult rolling the trucks across the border. As one noted earlier, assistance or invasion? LOL
While I didn’t much care one way or the other about the cruise port “shopping/recreation” area, I did care very much about Mahahual. A woman named Barbara owns the Cat’s Meow bar and grill right on the beach. My husband and I sat 10 feet from the water back in March. The people of Mahahual are so friendly and the atmosphere was very festive. Unfortunately, the infrastructure in the area was very primitive - many homes didn’t have electricity yet. We considered buying beachfront property about 2-3 miles north of Mahahual because it was so beautiful, unspoiled and inexpensive. I expect that all the palm trees and palapas around the Mahahual area, as well as the hotel and many of the homes are simply....gone.
Prayers up for Barbara, her husband, and all the people of Mahahual. I hope they got out safely.
It has half an eye and if traveling due west, it’s one third of the way across. Looking better for the mainland.
;o)
Looks to be on a northwesterly track...
Got this from another forum - a radio station providing info on the response to help the victims in Chetumal and Mayas. Lots coming from the Cozumel, Playa del Mar residents. Many trucks loaded with food, medicines,water and cloths are going to the area this evening.
A bust? You obviously have no idea in the world what you’re talking about. Everybody lucked out in that it hit a relatively unpopulated area, but this was on massive storm that deserved every bit of attention it got.
LOL...no trucks rolling across that border...if MX President ask for help...it’ll be relief planes.
“The Weather Channel (Canadian owned) continually broadcast this storm as historical and life-thretening.”
They were right. Let’s be glad it wasn’t worse.
He’s trying to get it back together...probably be a 2 at landfall...
It has half an eye and if traveling due west, it’s one third of the way across. Looking better for the mainland.
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I can’t tell if it’s west or WNW,,,(Rock),,,more WNW I think,,,waiting for sat up-date,,,
Almost looks like the eye is fallin’ apart (water vapor loop)...
Warning LARGE file!
I sure want to take this one and run with it, but I’ll stop now. :)
Tough call for a Cat 2. Surrounded by land on three sides, and sucking air into the eye on the one side with the open waters. Doesn’t look good.
Check this loop out
http://www.goes.noaa.gov/HURRLOOPS/atwv.html
Look at 116, if you can, and tell me what you think.
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