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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...just kidding, Dean is now a strong Category 4....but I think the other title would also be appropriate. My latest "Storm Pundit" post on Dean, drawing parallels between its track and that of 1988's devastating Hurricane Gilbert, is now up at The Daily Green.
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One can only hope Dean is not followed by Frank and Sammy.