 The outer bands of Hurricane Dean produced heavy rainfall and winds up to 75 mph (121 km / h) across Antigua and Barbuda. There was no reported damage in the Leeward Islands or the Virgin Islands since the hurricane turned northward. In the Atlantic, a sailboat bound for Bermuda was caught off guard by the hurricane. The boat, which carried no radio equipment, was spotted by a hurricane hunter plane. The occupants of the boat suffered no injuries. In Bermuda, the hurricanes eastern eyewall produced 81 mph (130 km / h) sustained winds with gusts up to 113 mph (182 km / h). Bermuda highest rainfall total from Dean was 2.45 in (50.8 mm) while parts of the island received 3-5 in (76.2 – 127 mm) of rain.
