Hurricane Dean was one of two storms in the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season to make landfall as a Category 5 hurricane. It was the seventh most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded, tied with Camille and Mitch. The storm made two landfalls in the Yucatán Peninsula and one in the Bay of Campeche. Dean then weakened to a remnant low before dissipating over the southwestern United States.
About Meteorological history of Hurricane Dean in brief
Hurricane Dean was one of two storms in the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season to make landfall as a Category 5 hurricane. It was the seventh most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded, tied with Camille and Mitch. Hurricane Dean was the first hurricane to be classified as a tropical cyclone. The storm made two landfalls in the Yucatán Peninsula and one in the Bay of Campeche. Dean then weakened to a remnant low before dissipating over the southwestern United States. It is the only hurricane to have made landfall in the U.S. since Hurricane Katrina in Katrina in 2005. Dean was a tropical depression when it became a hurricane on August 14, 2007. It became a tropical storm on August 16, 2007, and a Category 5 hurricane by August 17. It made landfall on August 18, 2007 in the Quintana Roo region of Mexico. Dean became a major hurricane when it passed directly over a buoy at 0800 UTC on August 18, 2007 with winds of 165mph. It then weakened into a remnant tropical depression before dissipated over the United States on August 19.
Dean is one of the most powerful hurricanes ever recorded in terms of sustained winds and maximum sustained winds of more than 100 mph (160 km/h) It is also the most intense hurricane to make a landfall in Mexico since Hurricane Camille in 1969. It has also been the most active hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean since Hurricane Ike in October, 2005. The strongest hurricane of all time, Hurricane Dean made a direct hit on the Dominican Republic on August 21, 2005, with winds reaching 145 mph (230 km/hr) and gusts of up to 155 mph (250 kph) Hurricane Dean is the most severe hurricane to ever make landfall in North America, with sustained winds up to 150 mph (240 kph). The storm is the second most powerful hurricane to hit the United Kingdom since Hurricane Wilma in 1961. The most powerful Atlantic hurricane of the 1980s, Hurricane Katrina made landfall near the coast of Mexico on August 17, 2005 with winds as high as 155 mph.
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