The week seemed to be dominated by weather news, particularly all the coverage around Hurricane Dean as it tracked through the Caribbean and onto the Yucatan Peninsula. It was a Category 5 hurricane when it first made landfall on Tuesday, capable of catastrophic damage, but Dean didn't wreak the widespread devastation that initially was feared. However, relatively quiet by comparison, were the storms drenching the Upper Midwest, soaking counties in Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. Dean got most of the attention with blanket coverage, hourly check-ins with accompanying maps and storm path predictions.
But the rains that hit the Upper Midwest as well as flooding from the remnants of Tropical Storm Erin that swept Texas, Oklahoma and Missouri resulted in scenes like the one above, with more than 1,000 people being flooded out of their homes. The death toll from the storms over the past week rose to at least 26. That's more than was caused by Hurricane Dean, more than was caused by the bridge collapse in Minneapolis earlier in the month. It's odd, though, that it didn't get nearly as much media attention as either of those two stories.
Check out the Pictures of the Week gallery and don't forget to cast your vote for the image you think is most compelling. Which photo did you vote for and why?
- Gary
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