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Felix Reaches Category 5

Lucas Laursen — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 08:58:02 CDT

Hurricane Felix grew into a Category 5—the most dangerous—storm last night, packing winds of 127 mph as it roared west across the southern Caribbean, heading for Central America. Felix is predicted to brush the Honduras coastline tomorrow, and hit Belize on Wednesday, the AP reports.

Rain, Flooding Now Dean's Biggest Threat

Will McCahill — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 18:37:19 CDT

Hurricane Dean hit Mexico again today and poured heavy rains over flood-prone regions, the AP reports. Nobody died in the onslaught, which struck as a Category 2 hurricane and weakened into a tropical storm by evening. But Dean is raising water levels and fears of mudslides and flash floods as...

Dean to Make Last Stand

Jonas Oransky — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 09:16:25 CDT

Hurricane Dean gathered serious strength in preparation for its final landfall in the Mexican city of Tuxpan later today, and its 90mph winds may increase further before touchdown. The storm smashed the Yucatan yesterday, then moved across the Bay of Campeche and its oil rigs, which were evacuated ahead of...

Endeavour Returns Home

Sam Gale Rosen — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 15:11:36 CDT

Endeavour landed safely in Florida this afternoon, a day earlier than planned. Damage sustained during launch didn't affect the space shuttle's return from its 13-day mission, and neither did Hurricane Dean, CNN reports. "Welcome back. You give new meaning to the term 'higher education,' " Mission Control told the crew,...

Dean Lashes Mexican Coast

Wesley Oliver — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 11:03:07 CDT

Tearing into history as the most intense Atlantic storm to make landfall in two decades, Hurricane Dean today pounded the Yucatan peninsula, battering Mayan ruins and swinging toward oil rigs, the AP reports. Pummeling homes and trees in sparsely populated, mostly evacuated areas, the fierce Category 5 storm shrunk to...

Dean Makes Landfall in Mexico

Jason Farago — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 04:54:42 CDT

The ferocious Hurricane Dean struck Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula early this morning as it moved west from Jamaica. Winds of over 160mph, above the threshold for a Category 5 storm, are expected to batter seaside towns and tourist destinations on the Maya Riviera. Mexican officials have evacuated local residents, oil production...

Hurricane Dean Heads for Mexico

Kevin Spak — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 17:06:28 CDT

The Mayan Riviera emptied today as tens of thousands fled before Hurricane Dean, which has already killed nine and will likely be a Category 5 by the time it hits the Yucatan Peninsula tomorrow. Tourist destinations in the area are still recovering from 2005’s Hurricane Wilma, and beach resorts could...

Dean Plows Into Jamaica

M. Morris — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 20:48:14 CDT

Hurricane Dean struck Jamaica today, swamping the streets of Kingston and leaving devastation in its wake as it swept west across the Caribbean. The center of the Category 4 storm missed the island by a few miles, Reuters reports, but passed close enough to bring down numerous trees and utility...

Endeavour Heads Home, Dodging Dean

Wesley Oliver — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 17:50:00 CDT

To a chorus of ringing bells, space shuttle Endeavour undocked today from the international space station, skipping out a day early because of fears Hurricane Dean could disrupt its landing operations. Even though revised predictions show the storm poses almost no threat to Houston and Mission Control, the AP reports,...