Dean is expected to be even stronger than Wilma, which stalled over Cancun and pummeled it for a day. [51], "Tropical Depression Four Discussion One", "Tropical Depression Four Discussion Three", "Tropical Depression Four Discussion Four", "Tropical Cyclone Report for Hurricane Dean", "Hurricane Dean Special Discussion Nineteen", "Hurricane Dean Intermediate Advisory Nineteen 'A, "Rainfall — ORE Camp-Perrin, Cayes, Haiti - 2007 - (in inches)", "Atlantic hurricane best track (HURDAT version 2)", "Hurricane Dean Public Advisory Twenty Eight", "Hurricane Dean Intermediate Advisory Thirty One A", "Hurricane Dean Weakens, Expected to Spare Texas", "Hurricane Dean Intermediate Advisory Thirty Four A", "Hurricane Dean Tropical Cyclone Updatework=National Hurricane Center", "Surface Weather Map at 7:00 A.M. Hurricane Dean crashed into the Caribbean coast of Mexico on Tuesday morning as a roaring Category 5 hurricane, the most intense Atlantic storm to make landfall in two decades. [22] Satellite imagery showed that a well defined eye and numerous cyclonically curved convective bands remained over the Lesser Antilles. [7] It moved quickly westward, south of a deep layered ridge,[8] escaping the easterly wind shear that had been slowing its development and moving over warmer waters. Hurricane Dean continued to intensify as it tracked westward through the Lesser Antilles. Hurricane force winds continued to be felt in Consejo until well after sunup. As the eye moved over Mexico near the town of Majahual in the Costa Maya area, the NHC estimated surface level winds of 175 mph (280 km/h), making Dean the first storm to make landfall as a Category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic basin since Hurricane Andrew in 1992. Currently, the storm maintains category 1 status, with top sustained winds at 85 mph (137 km/h). Dean moved across the Bay of Campeche, eyeing over 100 oil platforms and several oil ports in the center of the country's oil industry. This page is archived, and is no longer publicly editable. Sept. 7, 2017. It is the most intense tropical cyclone in the Atlantic basin since Hurricane Wilma of 2005, the ninth most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded and the third most intense land falling Atlantic hurricane. Login; New Visitor ; Area off the coast only 10% chance to develop If it develops it likely is short lived and goes out to sea. [21] Hurricane Dean strengthened to a Category 3 hurricane by the evening of August 17. Dean approaching the Yucatan as a Category 5 https://archive.is/20131014011913/img156.imageshack.us/img156/1434/dean2xp9.jpg FormationAugust 13, 2007 Dissipation August 23, 2007 Highest winds 175 mph Lowest pressure 905 mbar Deaths 32 direct, 12 indirect Damages $1.5 billion (2007 USD) Areas affectedWindward Islands, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Mexico, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua … Its inner core was largely disrupted,[11] so although a ragged eye reformed over the warm waters of the bay,[45] the hurricane no longer had the structure to support its previous strength. It measured a pressure of 906 milibars. Over the next day… Packing sustained winds of 165 MPH, Category 5 Hurricane Dean slammed into La Costa Maya near Majahual, Quintana Roo, Mexico around 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday, August 21st, 2007. On August 14 the depression gained strength and was upgraded to Tropical Storm Dean. [24][25] At 0800 UTC August 18, Hurricane Dean passed directly over NOAA sea buoy 42059[24] which reported a significant wave height (average size of the largest 33% of waves) of 33 ft (10 m). Some areas braced for up to 20 inches (510 mm) of rain. 2020 is officially over, but still a 30% chance area lingers. Days since last H. Landfall - US: Any 19 ( Isaias ) , Major: 682 ( Michael ) Florida - Any: 682 ( Michael ) Major: 682 ( Michael ) Hurricane Dean, August 2007 Dean formed as … Tell us your memories of Hurricane Dean? At 0930 UTC on August 17, the center of Hurricane Dean passed into the Caribbean Sea through the Saint Lucia Channel between the islands of Martinique and St. Lucia. A gps dropsoned, according to nhc, measured flight level winds of 178kts. Hurricane Dean fills the western Caribbean, and the outermost bands of spiraling clouds are already brushing the coasts of the Yucatan in the west and Cuba in the north. Dean is being blamed for 13 deaths already. Forecasters do not believe it presents a threat to the United States. Additionally, it made the third most intense Atlantic hurricane landfall. NEWS. Aug. 26, 2017: The first inkling of a developing hurricane was monitored by the National Hurricane Center as experts tracked a tropical wave over western Africa. Tropical Storm Dean was the fourth named storm of the 1995 Atlantic hurricane season. Note that some listed sources or external links may no longer be available online due to age. The northern eyewall passed over Martinique where a weather station in the island's capital of Fort-de-Francereported 13 in (33 cm) of rainfall. Hurricane Dean swept across the Yucatan peninsula, toppling trees, power lines and houses as it bore down on the heart of Mexico’s oil industry. hurricane dean ----- zczc miatcdat4 all ttaa00 knhc ddhhmm hurricane dean discussion number 33 nws tpc/national hurricane center miami fl al042007 500 am edt tue aug 21 2007 dean made landfall on the east coast of the yucatan peninsula near the cruise ship port of costa maya around 0830 utc...and the eye is now just inland. Dean was the first hurricane to make landfall in the Atlantic basin at Category 5 intensity in 15 years; the last storm to do so was Hurricane Andrew on August 24, 1992. [44], Hurricane Dean emerged into the Bay of Campeche as a Category 1 hurricane on the afternoon of August 21. The storm struck just north of Chetumal, the capital of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. Its remnants passed over the mountains and into the eastern Pacific Ocean as a broad area of low pressure. Dean made landfall for the second time in a week on Wednesday. Lucia. According to the Official Atlantic Hurricane Database (started in 1851), only nine landfalls have occurred in Bermuda. Dean, the third most intense Atlantic hurricane to make landfall in recorded history, was today centred over the southern Gulf of Mexico and moving towards coastal resorts.. Once in the Caribbean Sea, the storm rapidly intensified to a Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. [21] That evening, another reconnaissance aircraft reached the hurricane and discovered that it had strengthened into a Category 4 hurricane,[23] and by 0600 UTC on August 18, Dean reached Category 5 intensity for the first time with 165 mph (270 km/h) winds. [48] A weather station at Requetemu, San Luis Potosí, recorded 15.4 in (39 cm) of rainfall during the storm's second landfall. Dean formed on July 28 in the eastern Gulf of Mexico to the south of the Florida Panhandle, moved west, west-northwest, and then gained tropical storm status just before its landfall near Freeport, Texas. [11] The storm was upgraded to Hurricane Dean at 0900 UTC August 16,[15] 550 mi (890 km) east of Barbados. Hurricane Dean streng… It briefly restrengthened in the warm waters of the bay before making a second landfall in Veracruz. Login; New Visitor; The 2021 Altantic Hurricane Season Begins June 1st, 2021. — On Sept. 14, 1988, Hurricane Gilbert slammed into Cancun, Mexico, killing 327 people. Quintana Roo-Wikipedia. After gaining strength in the western Caribbean last night, Hurricane Dean made landfall as a Category 5 storm on Mexico's Yucatán coast at about 4:30 a.m. this morning (EDT). From Wikinews, the free news source you can write! The storm eventually bottomed out in the evening, marking the lowest mbar of 914 since Hurricane Dean in 2007. [11] The storm's wind radii increased in all quadrants as the storm grew in both intensity and size. Hurricane Dean lost a considerable fraction of its power as it crossed the Yucatan Peninsula, but it was still a hurricane with powerful winds and very heavy rains when it struck the Mexican coastal state of Veracruz on August 23. More than 10,000 people across Veracruz had taken refuge in shelters prior to Dean's arrival View of the northern eyewall making landfall. dean is a potentially catastrophic category five hurricane on the saffir-simpson hurricane scale. After making landfall this morning dean set some records. It was the most intense North Atlantic hurricane since Hurricane Wilma of 2005, tying for seventh overall. [11][40] This time, it was less than 210 mi (335 km) from its first landfall. The high pressure system over the southeastern United States continued to steer the storm west towards the Yucatán Peninsula. The Cape Verde-type hurricane sped through the Caribbean Sea, rapidly intensifying before making landfall on Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. The 2021 Altantic Hurricane Season Begins June 1st, 2021. [16] That afternoon, convective banding and increasing upper-level outflow strengthened the storm to a Category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. A hurricane warning remains in effect along the Gulf Coast of Mexico from south of Progreso to Tampico. Dry air and cooler air inflow from the north slowed structural development; nevertheless, ragged bands began to form on August 15. Days since last H. Landfall - US: Any 30 , Major: 92 Florida - Any: 779 Major: 779 . 2020 is officially over, but still a 30% chance area lingers. A sprawling Hurricane Dean slammed into Mexico for the second time in as many days and quickly stretched across to the Pacific Ocean, drenching … The effects of Hurricane Dean in Mexico were more severe than anywhere else in the storm's path.Hurricane Dean, the most intense storm of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season, formed in the Atlantic Ocean west of Cape Verde on August 14, 2007. Hurricane Delta's landfall in Louisiana made it the tenth named storm to hit the United States this year, breaking the record set in 1916. The favorable conditions of the western Caribbean Sea allowed the storm to intensify and it regained Category 5 status the next day before making landfall in southern Quintana Roo. [26] On August 18, Hurricane Dean developed a double eyewall,[27] indicating that an eyewall replacement cycle was taking place and causing short term fluctuations in intensity as Dean weakened back to a Category 4 hurricane. Dean dissipated over central Texas on August 2. The … E.S.T. Dean made landfall for the second time in a week on Wednesday. [50] The remnant low pressure system weakened over western Arizona and southern California before finally dissipating on August 30. [49] Hurricane Dean's remnant low pressure system then drifted north into southern California, bringing thunderstorms to northern San Diego County, and more than 2 in (5 cm) of rain to Lake Wohlford. It hit the eastern state of Veracruz as a Category Two storm, with winds of up to 100mph (160km/h), but was then downgraded to Category One. Got a correction? The hurricane killed at least 12 people across the Caribbean, picked up strength after brushing Jamaica and the Cayman Islands and became a monstrous Category 5 hurricane Monday. Powerful Hurricane Ivan Slams the Central Gulf Coast as a Category 3 Hurricane September 16, 2004 At 150am on 16 September 2004, powerful Hurricane Ivan made landfall just west of Gulf Shores, AL as a Category 3 Hurricane. [41], Although many of the convective bands were already located over the Yucatán Peninsula, Hurricane Dean continued to intensify until the eye made landfall. However, hurricane-force winds were felt over 60 miles (~100 km) away from the center of the storm, and tropical storm conditions impacted areas 175 miles (280 km) away. After making landfall this morning dean set some records. Flhurricane.com - Central Florida Hurricane Center - 25 Years Tracking Storms Hurricanes Without the Hype! At this time it was centered about 520 mi (835 km) west-southwest of Cape Verde. [11][28][29] That afternoon the hurricane continued to improve its outflow, and its numerous spiral bands gave it a well defined satellite presentation. It measured a pressure of 906 milibars. At landfall, the storm had maximum sustained winds of 135 mph (215 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 952 mbar. It is also the 10th-most-intense hurricane in … The hurricane made landfall at Belize City on 10 September killing approximately 2,500 people. After its first landfall, Hurricane Dean crossed the Yucatán Peninsula and emerged, weakened, into the Bay of Campeche. This page was last edited on 19 May 2011, at 15:33. Since 1995. ", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Meteorological_history_of_Hurricane_Dean&oldid=990409321, Meteorological histories of individual tropical cyclones, Articles with dead external links from June 2017, Articles with permanently dead external links, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 24 November 2020, at 09:30. Losses are estimated at $35 million and over 100 people report storm-related injuries. Days since last H. Landfall - US: Any 41 ( Zeta ) , Major: 104 ( Laura ) Florida - Any: 791 ( Michael ) Major: 791 ( Michael ) Hurricane Alex, the first Tropical Cyclone of the 2010 Atlantic Basin Hurricane, made landfall along the coast of Belize on Saturday June 26, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. TS Alex moved WNW at 8 mph with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph, storm surge of three to five ( 3-5) feet and rainfall of four to eight (4-8) inches were forecasted as the System moved inland. However, initial reports are that there were no deaths from the Yucatan landfall. [11][46] Nevertheless, the warm waters of the bay proved conducive for some development and the eye contracted overnight, indicating that the hurricane was regaining structure. Hurricane Dean as seen … Hurricane Dean was the fourth named storm, first hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season.Dean formed on August 13 in the central Atlantic east of the Lesser Antilles. Dean progressed to the northwest, weakening into a remnant low which finally dissipated over the southwestern United States. Hurricane Watch for Intracoastal City LA, to the Mississippi/Alabama border w Lake Pontchartrain. Forecasters warn the storm could pick up strength as it crosses the Bay of Campeche and turn into an even more destructive hurricane before making a second landfall on Wednesday. The hurricane moved towards modern oil installations of the Yucatan Peninsula, prompting evacuations of offshore oil rigs that produce most of Mexico's oil and gas. OUR CURRENT THINKING IS THAT THE CYCLONE WILL STILL BE A BORDERLINE CAT 1/2 HURRICANE … The National Hurricane Center reported that Hurricane Dean made landfall around 4:30 a.m. EDT, Tuesday, August 21, 2007 about 35 miles north of the city of Chetumal in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. Flhurricane.com - Central Florida Hurricane Center - 25 Years Tracking Storms Hurricanes Without the Hype! DEAN IS ALSO THE FIRST CATEGORY FIVE HURRICANE TO MAKE LANDFALL IN THE ATLANTIC BASIN SINCE ANDREW OF 1992. Add the template {{editprotected}} to the talk page along with your corrections, and it will be brought to the attention of the administrators. [11] Dean weakened rapidly, losing its low level circulation within hours and its mid-level circulation the next day as it encountered the Sierra Madre Oriental mountain range. A dropsonde in the eye of the storm estimated a central pressure of 905 mbar, tying Dean with Hurricane Mitch for the seventh most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded. After battering St. Lucia and Jamaica last week, Hurricane Dean came ashore near Costa Maya or Majahual, Quintana Roo, Mexico, around 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday, August 21st, 2007. Although the wave initially experienced strong easterly wind shear, it quickly moved into an environment better suited for tropical development and gained organization. The satellite pictures … little change in strength is expected prior to landfall on the east coast of the yucatan peninsula. [11] As expected, the landfall caused significant weakening of the storm; the eye filled and the cold cloud-tops warmed. Hurricane Dean made landfall near Costa Maya on the Yucatan Peninsula on Aug. 21, packing sustained winds near 165 mph. By this time the eyewall had closed, forming a distinct eye, and in an environment of low wind shear and increasing ocean temperature the hurricane began to intensify rapidly. Hurricane Dean was one of two storms in the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season to make landfall as a Category 5 hurricane and was the seventh most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded, tied with Camille and Mitch. A deep layered ridge to its north steered the system west as it moved rapidly towards the Caribbean and into warmer waters. [11] At the same time, a dropsonde reading from the hurricane's eye estimated a central pressure of 905 mbar, making Dean the third most intense landfalling Atlantic storm in history (after the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 and Hurricane Gilbert of 1988) and tying Dean with Camille and Mitch as the seventh most intense hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic basin. Hurricane Dean hit the coast of Mexico 's mainland today as a Category 2 hurricane, with winds sustained at 100 mph. [11], A strong ridge of high pressure continued to push the system west, towards the Caribbean Sea. ET Tuesday, the center said Dean had sustained winds of 260 km/h with higher gusts, and little change in strength expected before landfall. A Hurricane Warning was issued for coastal counties from Mobile to Destin by 3am on the 9th. Days since last H. Landfall - US: Any 35 , Major: 97 Florida - Any: 784 Major: 784 . An attempt to organize discussion early on in case Dean grows into a major threat and discussion topic. Hurricane … In Escondido almost 2 in (5 cm) of rain fell in 90 minutes. [17] The eye disappeared briefly overnight, possibly as part of a diurnal fluctuation,[18] but returned by the morning of August 17. Articles presented on Wikinews reflect the specific time at which they were written and published, and do not attempt to encompass events or knowledge which occur or become known after their publication. It was moving west-northwest near 20 mph across the Yucatan Peninsula. Weakening slightly, it brushed the southern coast of Jamaica on August 19 as a Category 4 hurricane and continued towards the Yucatán Peninsula through even warmer waters. Slight weakening occurred as Dennis approached the region, just before it made landfall. As a Category 4 hurricane with wind speeds between 140 mph (220 km/h) and 145 mph (230 km/h), the center of Hurricane Dean passed 90 mi (150 km) south of Haiti, and that evening passed 25 mi (40 km) south of Jamaica. August 6, 1989 – Category 2 Hurricane Dean his … Landfall was near the cruise ship port of Costa Maya where the concrete pier for the cruise ships was half demolished. At 2 a.m. Landfalls (with the eye partially or fully going over the island) are rare but not unheard of. Aug. 29, 2017: After two days of powerful storms and showers, stemming from the tropical wave, the system passed through the Cape Verde Islands, prompting the threat of a tropical depression. However, Dennis still made landfall as a Category 3 Hurricane near … Since 1995. When it reached Mexico, Hurricane Dean was a Category 5 storm, but it missed large cities and its exceptional Category 5 strength landfall caused no deaths and less damage than in the Caribbean islands it passed as a Category 2 storm. The pair, hurricanes Dean and Felix, shook the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season awake after a relatively slow start. The cloud tops cooled,[38] the minimum central pressure fell,[39] and its winds increased to 160 mph (260 km/h), making Hurricane Dean a Category 5 hurricane once again. The Cape Verde-type hurricane sped through the Caribbean Sea, rapidly intensifying before making landfall on Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. The Mexican government ordered the deployment of over 4,000 troops, and declared a state of emergency in the state of Campeche. [6], The depression was already exhibiting persistent deep convection in the western portion of its circulation. DEAN WILL WEAKEN AS IT TRAVERSES THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND THE AMOUNT OF WEAKENING WILL DEPEND ON HOW LONG THE CENTER REMAINS OVER LAND. Please note that due to our archival policy, we will not alter or update the content of articles that are archived, but will only accept requests to make grammatical and formatting corrections. Season ends Nov 30th. It hit the eastern state of Veracruz as a Category Two storm, with winds of up to 100mph (160km/h), but was then downgraded to Category One. After gaining strength in the western Caribbean last night, Hurricane Dean made landfall as a Category 5 storm on Mexico's Yucatán coast at about 4:30 a.m. this morning (EDT). [35] At 0100 UTC August 20, the storm passed 120 mi (190 km) to the south of Sea Buoy 42056, which recorded a significant wave height of 36 ft (11 m). https://www.sciencephoto.com/.../hurricane-dean-s-landfall-21-august-2007 NEWS. Over 14,000 workers in … [1][2] It encountered conditions favorable for gradual development, and on August 12 it gained organization and became a low. Although the spot where Dean's eye made landfall is rural, and not very populated, Dean came ashore as a Category 5 hurricane, packing maximum sustained winds of 165 mph. Hurricane Dean 1st Landfall. The winds were reduced in strength through this second landfall of Dean, but as with several other notable storms in this area, such as Hurricane Mitch, heavy rain was a major concern. [27] Hurricane Dean finished the eyewall replacement cycle early on August 19 with some trochoidal wobbles. — On Aug. 21, 2007, Hurricane Dean hit near Majahual, Mexico, killing at least 13 people. Hurricane DEAN. Hurricane Dean has been pounding offshore oil and gas platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, after weakening as it crossed the Yucatan peninsula. The pair, hurricanes Dean and Felix, shook the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season awake after a relatively slow start. [19], At 0930 UTC on August 17, the center of Hurricane Dean passed into the Caribbean Sea through the Saint Lucia Channel between the islands of Martinique and St. In the Atlantic, a dozen Category 5 hurricanes have come ashore. Hurricane Dean made landfall near Costa Maya on the Yucatan Peninsula on Aug. 21, packing sustained winds near 165 mph. Twelve days after Dean's first landfall, Hurricane Felix made landfall near Punta Gorda, Nicaragua on Sept. 2 with sustained winds of 160 mph. Hurricane Dean was the strongest tropical cyclone of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season.It was the most intense North Atlantic hurricane since Hurricane Wilma of 2005, tying for seventh overall.Additionally, it made the third most intense Atlantic hurricane landfall.A Cape Verde-type hurricane that formed on August 13, 2007, Dean took a west-northwest path from the eastern Atlantic … Dean was the ninth strongest cane in the atlantic and the third to make landfall while it was that strong. Even though Dean’s eye landed north of Belize early Tuesday, the hurricane battered the northern districts which are closer to our border with Mexico. On the morning of August 13, the National Hurricane Center recognized the system's organization and designated it Tropical Depression Four while it was still more than 1,500 mi (2,400 km) east of the Lesser Antilles. The following afternoon, Dean made a second landfall with 100-mile per hour winds at Tecolutla, Mexico, as a Category Two hurricane, and at last report it was surviving as a tropical depression over inland Mexico. As Irma traveled out of the Virgin Islands and to the north of Puerto Rico, an elliptical eye and double eyewalls was recorded. [11] The landfall itself occurred in a sparsely populated area of the Costa Maya region of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo near 18.7 N 87.8 W at 0900 UTC August 21 and brought with it a storm surge of 12–18 ft (3.7–5.5 m). 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