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&sq=Bangladesh&lang=en&file=File:Dolly_2008-07-21_1415Z.png) Dolly at peak intensity, just before landfall on July 23 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | July 20, 2008 |
| Remnant low | July 25, 2008 |
| Dissipated | July 27, 2008 |
| Category 2 hurricane | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS) | |
| Highest winds | 100 mph (155 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 963 mbar (hPa); 28.44 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 22 |
| Damage | $1.6 billion (2008 USD) |
| Areas affected | Cayman Islands, Honduras, Belize, Guatemala, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season | |
Hurricane Dolly was a strong tropical cyclone that made landfall in Deep South Texas in July 2008. Dolly was the fourth tropical cyclone and second hurricane to form during the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season. Dolly developed on July 20 from an area of disturbed weather in association with a strong tropical wave. It was named at that time, as the precursor wave already had tropical storm-force winds.
The tropical storm made landfall on the Yucatán Peninsula near Cancún early on July 21, leaving at least 17 people dead in Guatemala,[1][2] and one person in the Yucatán. It moved into the Gulf of Mexico and strengthened to become a Category 2 hurricane, before weakening some and making landfall as a Category 1 storm on July 23 in South Padre Island, Texas, with 85 mph (137 km/h) winds.[3] The storm caused 212,000 customers to lose power in Texas as well as 125,000 in Tamaulipas, and dropped estimated amounts of over 16 inches (410 mm) of rain in isolated areas.[4] Rip currents throughout the entire Gulf Coast resulted in one person drowning off the Florida Panhandle. Overall, Hurricane Dolly caused $1.6 billion in damage and 22 deaths. Despite the excessive damage and loss of life from the storm, the name Dolly was not retired and was used again in the 2014 season.
- ^ Staff writer (2008-07-21). "Tropical storm Dolly kills 12 in Guatemala". Radio Netherlands Worldwide. Archived from the original on 2008-07-27. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
- ^ Madrid, Waldemar (2008-07-22). "Lluvias causan al menos 17 muertes". Siglo XXI. Archived from the original on 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
- ^ National Hurricane Center (2009-01-22). "Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Dolly" (PDF). National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
- ^ National Weather Service Forecast Office, Brownsville, Texas.Dolly Rainfall Estimate Map. Retrieved on 2008-07-25.