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Tuesday, August 21

Dean Landfalls As Monster Category 5 Storm



Hurricane Dean made landfall today around 4:30 AM in Costa Maya, Mexico on the Yucatan Peninsula as a potentially catastrophic Category 5 hurricane. At landfall, Dean had winds of 165 mph, carrying a possible storm surge of 12 to 18 feet, and 5" to locally 20" of rain. The last storm to make landfall as a Category 5 in the Atlantic Basin was Andrew back in 1992!

Jonathan Myers

2 comments:

  1. ugh ugh a big fat bug
    another huricane is here
    oh fudge!

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  2. Lickity split, the same old zit
    Flashing across the screen
    The eye of the storm passes unseen
    Catagory 1, no joke
    Catagory 5, up in smoke

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