Natural Hazards: Storm: Hurricane Dolly

Hurricane Dolly Tropical Storm Dolly formed in the Caribbean Sea between Honduras and Cuba on July 20, 2008. The storm system crossed the Yucatan peninsula, and re-organized as it crossed the Gulf of Mexico. As of the morning of July 23, it had strengthened to a minimal Category 1 storm. Dolly was expected to come ashore near Brownsville, Texas, which sits on the border between the United States and Mexico. This natural-color satellite image, obtained by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on NASA’s Terra satellite, shows Tropical Storm Dolly as it appeared at 12:35 p.m. local time (17:35 UTC) on July 22, 2008, a few hours before the storm reached hurricane status. While Dolly has the spiral structure of a hurricane, it still lacks the central eye (though traces of it can be seen here). The spiraling cloud... [read full story]