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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Dolly (2008)
20 July 2008 · North Atlantic · Category 2
Hurricane Dolly formed in the North Atlantic basin on 20 July 2008 and lasted 7 days. Its sustained winds reached 157 km/h, Category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 963 hPa. It made landfall in the United States of America and Mexico.
- Formed
- 20 July 2008
- Dissipated
- 27 July 2008
- Duration
- 7 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 157 km/h (85 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 2
- Minimum Pressure
- 963 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1United States of America128 km/h
- TSMexico83 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Gustav250 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Ike232 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Paloma232 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Omar213 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Bertha204 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Hanna139 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Kyle139 km/h
- Cat. 1Tropical Storm Laura130 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth