(Senior Storm Chaser)

Sun Aug 19 2007 02:37 AM

Re: Dean v. Louisiana?

New recon info (not a vortex)... 125 mph surface winds measured, and a pressure down to 916.

Well, I missed the vortex that Random Chaos posted below. So now the question, how strong IS Dean, really? 916-918 is Cat 5, but 125-135 winds based upon recon info so far.

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