Track map & timeline · Atlantic · August 10–17, 1968
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Hurricane Dolly (1968) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1968 Atlantic season. It formed on August 10, 1968, 15 mi NE of Miami, Florida, reached its peak of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 985 mb on August 12, 1968, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 86 mph on August 12, 1968). The storm lasted 6.8 days and travelled about 3,368 miles (5,419 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami, Florida | 15 mi | Aug 10 · 06:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Hialeah, Florida | 18 mi | Aug 10 · 06:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Fort Lauderdale, Florida | direct hit | Aug 10 · 07:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Pembroke Pines, Florida | 11 mi | Aug 10 · 07:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Hollywood, Florida | direct hit | Aug 10 · 07:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Miramar, Florida | 12 mi | Aug 10 · 07:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Coral Springs, Florida | direct hit | Aug 10 · 08:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| West Palm Beach, Florida | 14 mi | Aug 10 · 10:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Port Saint Lucie, Florida | direct hit | Aug 10 · 13:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Orlando, Florida | 50 mi | Aug 10 · 19:00 UTC | TS 40 mph |
Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.
04 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 25.9°N 80.0°W | 15 mi NE of Miami, Florida |
| Aug 10 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1012 mb | 27.0°N 80.4°W | 14 mi SW of Palm City, Florida |
| Aug 10 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 28.2°N 80.6°W | near Satellite Beach, Florida |
| Aug 11 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1011 mb | 29.5°N 80.4°W | 43 mi ENE of Daytona Beach, Florida |
| Aug 11 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 30.9°N 79.9°W | 89 mi E of Saint Simons Island, Georgia |
| Aug 11 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 31.9°N 78.8°W | 88 mi SE of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina |
| Aug 11 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 32.9°N 77.3°W | 94 mi SSE of Masonboro, North Carolina |
| Aug 12 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 33.8°N 75.6°W | 105 mi SE of Havelock, North Carolina |
| Aug 12 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 34.4°N 73.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 994 mb | 35.0°N 71.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 35.7°N 69.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 985 mb | 36.4°N 66.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 37.0°N 64.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 995 mb | 37.6°N 62.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 996 mb | 38.2°N 59.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 999 mb | 38.8°N 57.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 39.3°N 54.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 986 mb | 39.8°N 51.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 40.2°N 48.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 40.5°N 46.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 40.7°N 44.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 40.8°N 41.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 40.9°N 38.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 41.3°N 36.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 42.0°N 34.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 12:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | — | 42.5°N 31.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 18:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 42.8°N 29.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 00:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | — | 42.8°N 27.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Dolly. Its closest approach to a major city was 5 miles from Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
At its peak on August 12, 1968, Dolly was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a central pressure of 985 mb.
6.8 days, from August 10, 1968 to August 17, 1968, including 60 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 3,368 miles.
The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.
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