Hurricane Dean Stayed Well South of the U.S. Record Flooding was Prevalent in the Midwest; Stifling Heat and Humidity Persisted South.
Weekend Review (25-26 August 2007): After an unseasonably cool and wet week, the Northeast experienced a return to sultry summer conditions with heat index readings reaching 100 degrees in many locations. Showers and thunderstorms broke the unbearable heat late in the weekend.
The uncomfortable summer weather persisted across the Deep South as temperatures in the low 100s were commonplace. Some much needed rains did occur across Florida and the eastern Gulf.
Relief also came to the water-logged Midwest as cooler and much drier Canadian air overspread the area, giving residents an opportunity to clean up. Although the Pacific Northwest and western provinces experienced cooler and occasionally wet weather, much of the West was seasonably warm and pleasant with mountain showers and thunderstorms.
Last Week (week-ending 08/25/2007): Hurricane Dean reached dangerous Category 5 strength mid-week, but stayed well south of the U.S. striking Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula (although sparing major cities such as Cancun and Cozumel).
A week of persistent heavy rains, in part associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Erin that fed into a stationary frontal boundary, produced record flooding in the Midwest from southern Minnesota eastward into northern Ohio.
As a result, many locations toinclude places like Madison and Lacrosse, WI; Rochester MN; Rockford, IL; and Mansfield, OH received over 10 inches of rain for the week. Some locations received all-time record rains for the month. Up to 26 deaths have been reported across the region from the flooding.
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