11pm Sunday Dean Update

It looks like Jamaica, especially the southern coastline, took a significant blow from Dean. It will be interesting to see what type of storm surge occurred in the bays on the southeast side of the islands. The path the hurricane took was almost perfect for producing a significant storm surge. While Jamaica is mountainous, there are some low-lying areas near the coast.

How the winds reacted around Kingston is very interesting....another blog post for another day.

Dean is pulling away from Jamaica tonight. Recon plane is indicating Dean has essentially maintained the same intensity as it scraped by Jamaica. So, it still looks like Dean has a decent chance of becoming a Category 5 as it approaches the Yucatan.