But the torrential rains and fierce winds that lasted much of the day in south Texas still caught some by surprise. All market data delayed 20 minutes. Mailboxes barely peaked above murky, wind-swept waters where neighborhood loops met county roads. A curfew was imposed for 8 p.m., Zamora said. Federal forecasters predict a total of 12 to 16 named storms and six to nine hurricanes this season. "We're not experiencing any issues with the levees right now," Sally Spener, spokeswoman for the International Boundary and Water Commission, said late Wednesday. Hurricane Dolly near peak intensity approaching Cuba on July 20. Due to increasing wind shear, the system struggled to strengthen for a few days, trying to maintain being a tropical depression.

Traffic picked up on local roads littered with debris as people emerged for the first time in more than 24 hours after Dolly's soaking rains and punishing winds. One family was left huddling in their topless house after winds blew the roof off, Pena said. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Finally on July 14 at 12:00 UTC, it developed into Tropical Depression Four.

It then strengthened more rapidly and on July 19, 12:00 UTC, it became a hurricane. For several days, it advanced westward for several days, no change in organization. Hurricane Dolly made landfall approximately 80 miles south of Corpus Christi Texas on Wednesday July 23, 2008. Residents should stay at home "unless it's life or death," said Tony Pena, Hidalgo County emergency coordinator.

The island sustained some of the storm's heaviest damage and was still without power Wednesday night. So far this year, there have been four named storms, two of which became hurricanes. It became a Category 2 hurricane on July 20, 06:00 UTC, and reached its peak intensity 12 hours later right before landfall. Click to view live Doppler radar of the storm. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, The U.S. Census Bureau said that based on Dolly's projected path, about 1.5 million Texans could feel the storm's effects. It drifted slowly in the Caribbean, very gradually organizing. 1971 What-might-have-been Atlantic hurricane season (Fan/Nyssus Collab), 2020 Pacific typhoon season (HurricaneLucas4064), https://hypotheticalhurricanes.fandom.com/wiki/Hurricane_Dolly_(2020-Sandy156)?oldid=383962, Pages using duplicate arguments in template calls. Click to view photos of Dolly and affected Texas residents.

It turned northwest, gradually intensifying as the wind shear completely impacted the storm no more. Cuba, Bahamas, Lesser Antilles. Hurricane Dolly slammed ashore as a Category 2 hurricane midday Wednesday and then loitered over deep south Texas as a tropical storm, dumping as much as a … It weakened back to a tropical storm on July 26, 06:00 UTC, and then to a tropical depression again on July 27, 00:00 UTC. "The water is just not high enough.". After crashing ashore on South Padre Island, the storm ripped roofs from homes, flooded roads and downed power lines, but the Rio Grande levees officials had feared could breach held strong.

At one checkpoint on U.S. 77, smugglers were caught with nearly 10,000 pounds of marijuana. It eventually became a remnant low at 18:00 UTC that day, which dissipated the next day. All rights reserved. More than 5,000 people moved to public shelters in the three hardest-hit counties and the numbers were expected to grow Thursday as more people became stranded by floodwaters. It had maximum winds of 100 mph (155 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 984 mbar (hPa) at the time of its peak. Once it exited the Bahamas, however, it continued to abate, weakening to a tropical depression on July 23 at 18:00 UTC. Earlier in the day, Mexican soldiers made a last-minute attempt to rescue people at the mouth of the Rio Grande, using an inflatable raft to retrieve at least one family trapped in their home.

The last hurricane to hit the U.S. was the fast-forming Humberto, which came ashore in southeast Texas last September.

Click for more from MyFOXHouston.com | FOX Tropical Tracker. The busiest part of the Atlantic hurricane season is usually in August and September. Still, the danger had not passed as power lines hung across streets and water surrounded neighborhoods. The next day at 00:00 UTC, the depression finally became a tropical storm, named Dolly. Texas Gov. The river rose steadily through the day in Brownsville, but did not reach flood stage. ©2020 FOX News Network, LLC. Many Texans heading north were stopped at inland Border Patrol checkpoints, where agents opened extra lanes to ease traffic flow while still checking documentation and arresting illegal immigrants, said sector spokesman Dan Doty. In Hidalgo County, Pena said there were several incidents late Wednesday requiring emergency personnel to rescue people from homes. 12 hours later, it became a tropical storm again, while gradually intensifying abruptly. By Wednesday afternoon, the community of Laureles north of Los Fresnos had been reduced to a chain of sunken islands, separated from the main roads by floodwaters of two feet or more in places. 12 hours later, on July 21, 06:00 UTC, Dolly made landfall in the southern province of Ciego de Ávila. Many people farther inland refused to go to government shelters. "Strong winds are no longer the problem.

All market data delayed 20 minutes. Peering out the back door at the trailer he deemed too wobbly for his family, Zuniga said the water crossing his yard toward a canal behind was not as high as he had seen it a few years ago when it reached the base of his elevated trailer.

Map plotting the track and the intensity of the storm, according to the Saffir–Simpson scale.