Storm history › Atlantic › 2001 season
Tropical Storm Dean (2001)
Dean was a tropical storm of the 2001 Atlantic season. It was tracked from August 22, 2001 to August 29, 2001, about 7 days, and covered 3,170 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 994 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 43 miles from San Juan, Puerto Rico.
- Peak wind
- 70 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 994 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 3,170 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 2.9
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| San Juan, Puerto Rico | 43 mi (69 km) |
| Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic | 144 mi (231 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 998th highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Fay (2026), Tropical Storm Bret (2023), Tropical Storm Ophelia (2023) and 58 more.
- Lowest pressure: 763rd lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Gaston (2022), Hurricane Nana (2020), Tropical Storm Melissa (2019) and 22 more.
- Energy: 3% of the 2001 Atlantic season's ACE.