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Posted on 08/20/2007 8:12:21 AM PDT by NautiNurse
Extremely dangerous Hurricane Dean is steaming toward the Yucatan Peninsula today, packing winds over 150 mph. The Hurricane Hunter aircraft aborted its mission Monday morning due to equipment problems. The storm is expected to attain catastrophic Category 5 status today. The Cayman Islands have been spared the brunt of the storm's winds as Dean passed 125 miles south of Grand Cayman.
Jamaica continues to assess damage to its infrastructure after Dean uprooted trees, knocked down power lines, stripped off roofs, and dumped up to 20 inches of rain, causing mudslides in the mountains. The government of Jamaica has declared a month-long state of emergency. Haiti has reported four fatalities. The Dominican Republic reported a 20ft storm surge. Martinique lost its banana crops. Additional details are scarce at this point due to extensive power outages.
Alcoa suspended aluminum production in Jamaica. Mexico evacuated thousands of workers from oil platforms. Texas mobilized the National Guard, opened emergency operations centers and moved inmates inland from three prisons in advance of the storm.
Space shuttle Endeavour is returning home Tuesday, a day early due to Hurricane Dean.
In other storm news, the remnants of Tropical Storm Erin caused massive rains and flooding in Oklahoma Sunday. Two people have drowned, and three are reported missing at this time.
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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 |
Bet they’ll be flyin’ *howler* monkeys, too! Didja see my monkey story to CindyDawg above?
Finally got here, long day.
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Now that was a guy enjoying a storm. lol
Thanks for the info.
I just found an interesting youtube tourist video about Chetumal. We can get a better idea about this town after seeing it. I hate to say, It Will look much different tomorrow.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH02Poq1R6M
Harrigan’s coverage in Iraq was great. However, nobody should be outside in a Cat 5 hurricane. During one of the major ‘05 storms, he narrowly missed being filleted by a large flying piece of sheet metal. At that point, he was frightened enough that he tried to get inside. The locals did not want to breach the building structure by opening the door to let him in. I don’t blame them a bit.
In Belize, they call them howla’ monkeys.
That's how HIV crossed the species....
LOL,,,Fo’Sho,,,;0)
I could hardly watch him. I just knew he was fixing to get it, and then he got locked out.
I always get a kick out of the weather reporters chastising the surfers when they themselves are out in the same storm.
If they live in Chetumal, they won’t be allowed to ride it out at home. Every person in the city has been put into shelters and the power was turned off at 7PM.
Out in the country, things might be different, but I’m sure the word has spread. I just saw footage of stores in Tulum all boarded up and closed, too.
I remember those videos of Steve in 05. They were hilarious/frightening...
He’s one of the good guys.
There’s miscellaneous small towns as well that I don’t have population figures for. Most of them do not appear to be right up against the coast, though Google Earth does not have good resolution in the area.
Going to be a long night for those folks.
Be one heck of an irony if he survives being the captive of murdering terrorists only to get killed doing the weather. Hope he has more sense now than two years ago!
Excellent find. Apparently, the higher elevations of Chetumal are not along the coastline. The video showed a very low lying shoreline. Godspeed to the citizens of Chetumal.
Dean kicking Janet out of the top #10?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_notable_Atlantic_hurricanes
Most intense Atlantic hurricanes
Intensity is measured solely by central pressure
Rank Hurricane Season Min. pressure
1 Wilma 2005 882 mbar (hPa)
2 Gilbert 1988 888 mbar (hPa)
3 “Labor Day” 1935 892 mbar (hPa)
4 Rita 2005 895 mbar (hPa)
5 Allen 1980 899 mbar (hPa)
6 Katrina 2005 902 mbar (hPa)
7 Camille 1969 905 mbar (hPa)
8 Mitch 1998 905 mbar (hPa)
9 Ivan 2004 910 mbar (hPa)
10 Janet 1955 914 mbar (hPa)
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