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Category: Hurricanes
Posted on: August 16, 2007 2:45 PM, by Chris C. Mooney
Here's a picture of the strong Category 1 storm, soon to be even stronger in all likelihood, and approaching the Lesser Antilles:
UPDATE: Dean is now a Category 2 storm. Jeff Matthews has a long post on potential damage in the Caribbean. He compares Dean, in its projected track and intensity, to two of our worst Atlantic hurricanes, Ivan of 2004 and Gilbert of 1988.
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Comments
One can only hope Dean is not followed by Frank and Sammy.
Posted by: alan macleese | August 18, 2007 4:56 PM