Event narrative (NOAA)
The approach of Hurricane Dolly to the barrier shoreline of South Padre Island early on the morning of July 23rd brought sustained tropical storm force winds inland to the east side of Willacy County away from the immediate coast, at approximately 10 AM CDT on the 23rd. Prior rainbands may have produced frequent gusts to 40 mph, but the arrival of sustained tropical storm winds would be followed by wind damage and power outages, particularly during the afternoon. Prior to Dolly's landfall along the Cameron/Willacy County line, the western and southern eyewall intensified. The core of the eyewall traversed southern Willacy County, generally between 1230 PM and 6:30 PM, before weakening a bit while sliding into Hidalgo County. During this period, estimated and measured sustained winds bet
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.