大西洋颶風季提高警戒。美國維吉尼亞洲以及波多黎各紛紛發佈熱帶暴風警報，因為熱帶暴風狄恩（Dean）增強轉為颶風，正向加勒比海移動並以時速25英里的速度向西前進。
第二級颶風狄恩以最大風力每小時100英里的風速持續前進，而且根據美國國家氣象局(National Weather Service)表示，在接下來的24小時有可能持續增強。
同時，在颶風狄恩的西北方，熱帶暴風愛琳（Erin）17日下午從考派克裡斯迪（Corpus Christi）附近登陸。
這個熱帶暴風帶來的豪大雨讓德州汪洋一片，造成至少2人喪生，分別居住在聖安東尼市以及休士頓市。
The Atlantic hurricane season is accelerating. A tropical storm warning has been issued for the U.s. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico as Hurricane Dean blows westward across the Caribbean Sea at 25 miles per hour.
Classed as a category 2 hurricane, Dean is packing maximum sustained winds of 100 miles per hour with higher gusts. The hurricane is likely to gain strength over the next 24 hours, according to the National Weather Service.
Meanwhile, to the north and west of Hurricane Dean, Tropical Storm Erin made landfall near Corpus Christi this afternoon.
The storm deluged already soggy Texas, killing at least two people, one in San Antonio and one in Houston.
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