Dean Prepares to Whack Mexico Again

World | August 22, 2007, Wednesday // 00:00

With Hurricane Dean hours away from a second dangerous encounter with Mexico, government officials warned residents of Veracruz and other coastal towns to prepare for its arrival, CNN reported.

Not only is the area particularly prone to flooding, a nuclear plant near the city supplies power to much of northern Mexico.

While the facility itself is safe, high winds could affect some pylons carrying electricity away from the plant, CNN's Karl Penhaul reported.

Winds were picking up and waves were growing higher as evening fell in Veracruz, he said, even though Dean's predicted landfall was 12 to 18 hours away.

After raking Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula earlier, making landfall as a Category 5 storm -- the most extreme level on the Saffir-Simpson scale of hurricane intensity -- Dean was back to Category 1 as it entered the Bay of Campeche later Tuesday.

It was forecast to build back up to Category 2 intensity before its second landfall.

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