From the International Women’s Club of Cancun. Web Site: www.iwccancun.com
Friends - Apologies for this long email, but this is important! All of us here in Cancun are breathing a sigh of relief that Hurricane Dean did no property damage nearby. But many places were not so fortunate. Many people in Dean’s [...]

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One can only hope that this is the end. Often times, the last impression stays with people. One can only wonder what potential travelers to the area think now. Will the last impression cause people to decide not to travel to the area the rest of this summer and fall? Will people avoid the area [...]

I slept all night, didn’t lose power or internet service, and the sun is shining. Did a tropical storm really pass through Cancun last night? I woke this morning to find only a few leaves on my terrace. I didn’t see anything out of the ordinary in my neighborhood…not even broken tree [...]

I have had this report from mi Amiga Michelle at the Solymar. The Solymar is on the southern 3rd of Cancun’s Hotel Zone.
HELLO everybody…it was 7am when we went outside, and it just started to pour rain again.
There are three windows broken…one Succar restaurant…one a penthouse above Gabes and one on the top corner building [...]

Has the area dodged a bullet? The storm continues to move west at 20mph with hurricane category force 5 winds of 160mph. The main concern at this moment is between Tulum and Chetumal where the storm is expected to make landfall. Hurricane force winds extend out to 60 miles and tropical force winds extend out [...]

A Tropical Storm Warning has replaced the Hurricane Warning from Cancun north to Progresso. Dean continues to move west at 21mph with winds of 150mph. Hurricane force winds reach out 60 miles from the center. When the storm lands, storm surge is expected to be from 12 to 18 feet above normal tide levels. Dean [...]

All of the computer models including the National Hurricane Center show Hurricane Dean likely to land near Majahual, 190 miles south of Cancun. Hurricane force winds extend 60 miles from the center. Tropical force winds extend out to 205 miles. Of course, if the storm stregthens as expected, this may change. What does this mean [...]

Thanks, Tim! You have done a great job of picking up the slack while I have been busy finishing up some projects for work and preparing my home for hurricane Dean!
I think I am ready for Dean to arrive! I have boarded up my windows and purchased more [...]

While the location of Hurricane Dean has obviously changed, there has been little change in it’s status the last 12 hours. It remains a Category 4, with wind speeds of 145mph with a pressure of 926mb. It continues to track west at 18mph, with hurricane winds extending out from the center 60 miles. Storm surge [...]