230px|Hurricane Dean satellite image as of 19:15 UTC on August 21, 2007. After gaining strength in the western Caribbean last night, Hurricane Dean made landfall as a Category 5 storm on Mexico's Yucatán coast at about 4:30 a.m. this morning (EDT). The storm struck just north of Chetumal , the capital of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo . However, hurricane-force winds were felt over 60 miles (~100 km) away from the center of the storm, and tropical storm conditions impacted areas 175 miles (280 km) away. Forecasters warn the storm could pick up strength as it crosses the Bay of Campeche and turn into an even more destructive hurricane before making a second landfall on Wednesday.
230px|Hurricane Dean satellite image as of 19:15 UTC on August 21, 2007. After gaining strength in the western Caribbean last night, made landfall as a Category 5 storm on Mexico's at about 4:30 a.m. this morning (EDT). The storm struck just north of , the capital of the Mexican state of . However, hurricane-force winds were felt over 60 miles (~100 km) away from the center of the storm, and tropical storm conditions impacted areas 175 miles (280 km) away. Forecasters warn the storm could pick up strength as it crosses the and turn into an even more destructive hurricane before making a second landfall on Wednesday.
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