The start of the Caribbean hurricane season brings the arrival of Hurricane Dean. Here, debris covers the John Compton Highway in Castries, St. Lucia, after Hurricane Dean passed, August 17, 2007.
Dean, which is gathering force and momentum and will probably be upgraded to a Category 5 storm, look set to do a repeat performce on Jamaica on Sunday, August 19, 2007.
A Category Five Hurricane, according to the The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, is the highest level bringing winds greater than 155 mph (135 kt or 249 km/hr).


