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Hurricane Dolly

Aug 10, 1968 to Aug 17, 1968Peak 86 mph985 mb

Hurricane Dolly passed within 50 miles of 5 counties in FL. It was strongest near Dare County, NC, as a tropical storm on August 12, 1968.

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Hurricane Dolly · 1968

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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Date and time (UTC)—Historical replay — not a forecast
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The storm

Peak strength
Category 1
86 mph, 75 kt
Lowest pressure
985 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
5
FL
Counties within 100 miles
39
FL, GA, NC, SC
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Dare County, NC, 92.0 mi, Aug 12, 1968
Landfalls recorded
0
Anywhere on the track

Every county it passed

Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.

Counties within 100 miles
Volusia CountyFL14.7Tropical stormAug 10, 1968
Osceola CountyFL18.6Tropical stormAug 10, 1968
Orange CountyFL18.6Tropical stormAug 10, 1968
Seminole CountyFL27.6Tropical stormAug 10, 1968
Flagler CountyFL41.5Tropical stormAug 10, 1968
St. Johns CountyFL50.2Tropical stormAug 11, 1968
Lake CountyFL51.7Tropical stormAug 10, 1968
Putnam CountyFL60.8Tropical stormAug 10, 1968
Marion CountyFL70.2Tropical stormAug 10, 1968
Duval CountyFL71.3Tropical stormAug 11, 1968
Clay CountyFL74.7Tropical stormAug 11, 1968
Carteret CountyNC75.0Tropical stormAug 11, 1968
Brunswick CountyNC75.5Tropical stormAug 11, 1968
Nassau CountyFL79.9Tropical stormAug 11, 1968
New Hanover CountyNC80.0Tropical stormAug 11, 1968
Charleston CountySC80.5Tropical stormAug 11, 1968
Georgetown CountySC82.7Tropical stormAug 11, 1968
Sumter CountyFL83.0Tropical stormAug 10, 1968
Camden CountyGA84.1Tropical stormAug 11, 1968
Glynn CountyGA84.7Tropical stormAug 11, 1968
McIntosh CountyGA85.8Tropical stormAug 11, 1968
Liberty CountyGA87.7Tropical stormAug 11, 1968
Hillsborough CountyFL88.7Tropical stormAug 10, 1968
Pasco CountyFL88.7Tropical stormAug 10, 1968
Hernando CountyFL90.5Tropical stormAug 10, 1968
Berkeley CountySC90.6Tropical stormAug 11, 1968
Beaufort CountySC90.8Tropical stormAug 11, 1968
Hyde CountyNC90.9Tropical stormAug 12, 1968
Chatham CountyGA91.9Tropical stormAug 11, 1968
Dare CountyNC92.0Tropical stormAug 12, 1968
Colleton CountySC92.2Tropical stormAug 11, 1968
Bryan CountyGA93.5Tropical stormAug 11, 1968
Pender CountyNC94.6Tropical stormAug 11, 1968
Onslow CountyNC95.8Tropical stormAug 11, 1968
Craven CountyNC96.1Tropical stormAug 11, 1968
Jasper CountySC96.3Tropical stormAug 11, 1968
Horry CountySC96.6Tropical stormAug 11, 1968
Alachua CountyFL98.4Tropical stormAug 10, 1968
Citrus CountyFL99.7Tropical stormAug 10, 1968

Distances are measured from hourly positions interpolated between the National Hurricane Center’s six-hourly fixes to each county boundary. Strength is shown only where the storm was still tropical. Methodology.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2. Storm totals cover the Atlantic and Northeast and Central Pacific basins.