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Hurricane Dolly

Jul 20, 2008 to Jul 27, 2008Peak 98 mph963 mb

Hurricane Dolly passed within 50 miles of 13 counties in TX. It was strongest near Aransas County, TX, as a Category 1 on July 23, 2008.

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Watch how it happened

Hurricane Dolly · 2008

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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From space

Hurricane Dolly on July 22, 2008, about 26 hours before landfall in Cameron County, TX.

Hurricane Dolly on July 22, 2008, about 26 hours before landfall in Cameron County, TX.
True-colour image from MODIS, aboard NASA’s Terra satellite, with the gaps between its orbits filled from Aqua, on its late-morning pass, around 16:50 UTC. Imagery: NASA Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA’s Earth Observing System Data and Information System.

The storm

Peak strength
Category 2
98 mph, 85 kt
Lowest pressure
963 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
13
TX
Counties within 100 miles
22
TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Aransas County, TX, 99.9 mi, Jul 23, 2008
Landfalls recorded
3
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
Starr CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJul 24, 2008
Willacy CountyTX0.0Category 1Jul 23, 2008
Webb CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJul 24, 2008
Hidalgo CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJul 24, 2008
Jim Hogg CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJul 24, 2008
Cameron CountyTX0.5Category 1Jul 23, 2008
Brooks CountyTX1.4Tropical stormJul 24, 2008
Kenedy CountyTX3.6Tropical stormJul 24, 2008
Zapata CountyTX5.9Tropical stormJul 24, 2008
Duval CountyTX12.3Tropical stormJul 24, 2008
La Salle CountyTX29.2Tropical stormJul 24, 2008
Jim Wells CountyTX31.3Tropical stormJul 24, 2008
Kleberg CountyTX38.5Tropical stormJul 24, 2008
McMullen CountyTX51.6Tropical stormJul 24, 2008
Nueces CountyTX62.3Tropical stormJul 24, 2008
Frio CountyTX62.5Tropical stormJul 24, 2008
Live Oak CountyTX68.6Tropical stormJul 24, 2008
San Patricio CountyTX82.9Tropical stormJul 24, 2008
Atascosa CountyTX84.6Tropical stormJul 24, 2008
Medina CountyTX89.8Tropical stormJul 24, 2008
Bee CountyTX94.5Tropical stormJul 24, 2008
Aransas CountyTX99.9Category 1Jul 23, 2008

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.