Hurricane Dean was a strong tropical cyclone that affected the United States and Atlantic Canada while remaining offshore in early August 1989. The fourth named storm and second hurricane of the 1989 Atlantic hurricane season, Dean formed on July 31 and reached tropical storm status the following day east of the Leeward Islands. Dean brushed the northern Leeward Islands as a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale, bringing light rain but producing no damage, before turning northward and striking Bermuda as a Category 2 hurricane. It continued northward before making landfall in southeastern Newfoundland. Category 2 hurricane: peak winds of 105 mph (90 knots), lowest pressure 968 mb. July 31 – August 9, 1989. Landfall: August 8 at 65 mph, 46.9°N 55.9°W. Accumulated cyclone energy: 15.7. Wiki link Track: NOAA National Hurricane Center, HURDAT2 best track AL051989 (public domain).