Path: Dean passed between Martinique and St Lucia into the Caribbean Sea. It passed south of Jamaica, and eventually made its first land fall near the Belize-Mexico border. It entered the Gulf of Mexico then after making its second land-fall, it dissipated into a tropical depression in Mexico.
Saffir-Simpson Scale: Category 1 and 2 on Aug 16. Category 3 and 4 on Aug 17. Category 5 on Aug 21.
Countries seriously affected: Dominica, St Lucia, Jamaica, Belize, Martinique, Guadeloupe. Flooding, roofs blown off, downed trees. Infrastructure damaged and agriculture industry pummelled. A State of Emergency was declared in Jamaica and the general election, carded for Aug 27, was postponed.
Countries relatively affected: St Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Haiti, Cayman Islands