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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 .
Hurricane Dolly made landfall approximately 80 miles south of Corpus Christi Texas on Wednesday July 23, 2008. Sustained tropical storm force winds spread as far north as the Corpus Christi Naval Air Station with tropical storm force wind gusts impacting nearly the entire Coastal Bend and Rio Grande Plains region.
Dolly made landfall in extreme southern Texas as a category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale and caused some significant wind and flood damage. a. Synoptic History. Dolly had its origins in a tropical wave that crossed the west coast of Africa early on 11 July.
Torrential rains slammed the 2008 Deep South Texas Drought out of the park, bringing monthly rain totals in some cases to at least three times average and shattering all time July records in the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
Moving west-northwest, Dolly strengthened into a category 2. hurricane before moving inland into Texas southeast of Port Mansfield. Weakening while moving inland, Dolly became a tropical depression on the 25th and moved into northern Mexico. Identifiable on surface.
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 is a category one hurricane on the saffir-simpson scale. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST BEFORE LANDFALL. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 15 MILES...30 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 160 MILES...260 KM.
dolly is a category one hurricane on the saffir-simpson scale. DOLLY IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM LATER TONIGHT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES...220 KM.
Monday, July 23 will mark the 10 th anniversary of Hurricane Dolly, which made landfall north of the City of South Padre Island at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, July 23, 2008. It was the first hurricane to make a direct hit on the Rio Grande Valley in many years.
This is a table of all of the storms that formed in the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season. It includes their name, duration, peak classification and intensities, areas affected, damage, and death totals.