HURRICANE DEAN UPDATE - 05:30 Hrs USA CDT August 22, 2007
As Hurricane Dean made landfall in Mexico's Yucatan Penninsula on Tuesday, it encountered a mountainous region that shut down it's energy source; namely the warm Caribbean waters. Hurricane Dean emerged into the Bay of Campeche (Southern Gulf of Mexico) as a weak Category 1 storm with top winds at only 80 miles per hour. While some strengthening is possible before it's landfall into east central Mexico, the extreme winds that once accompanied this hurricane are all but gone.
Significant rainfall and a 6 foot storm surge will be felt at landfall later today. Some flooding is anticipated in the general area of east central Mexico. Since this hurricane is no longer a threat to US coastal areas, this will be our final SCHEDULED update for Hurricane Dean. We may post additional details at a later time.
PLEASE NOTE: We are closely watching a Tropical low pressure area between Haiti and Jamaica. This low pressure area has potential to strengthen and we will post data concerning it if it becomes an area of more interest. For up to the minute Tropical System information, please use the NOAA link below.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
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