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8.17.2007 12:00 AM

Hurricane Dean: Eye Of Storm Passes St. Lucia, Martinique

100 MPH Winds From Category 2 Hurricane Batter Islands, Move On To Others

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By Dan Shapley

Hurricane Dean passed between the islands of St. Lucia and Martinique early this morning, according to the latest report from the National Hurricane Center.

The Category 2 hurricane packs winds of 100 mph. National Hurricane Center Here is a list of islands threatened by the storm, the first Atlantic Hurricane of the season:

  • St. Lucia
  • Martinique
  • British Virgin Islands
  • U.S. Virgin Islands
  • Puerto Rico
  • Grenada
  • St. Vincent
  • The Grenadines
  • Barbados
  • Saba
  • St. Eustatius
  • Montserrat
  • Antigua
  • Nevis
  • St. Kitts
  • Barbuda
  • St. Maarten
  • Anguilla
  • Haiti's southwestern peninsula
  • Dominican Republic's south coast
  • Meanwhile in the Pacific, Typhoon Sepat packs 111 mph winds and was nearing Taiwan.

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