Hurricane Dolly (1996)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · August 19–25, 1996

Peak wind
81 mph
130 km/h · Aug 23
Peak category
Cat 1
Saffir–Simpson
Lowest pressure
989 mb
Landfalls
2
Veracruz, Mexico · Quintana Roo, Mexico
Lifetime
5.8 d
Aug 19 – Aug 25
Distance
1,803 mi
2,901 km
ACE
4.3
storm energy

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

What happened with Dolly

Hurricane Dolly (1996) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1996 Atlantic season. It formed on August 19, 1996, 157 mi SSE of George Town, Cayman Islands, reached its peak of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 989 mb on August 23, 1996, and made landfall 2 times — first 40 mi SE of Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Quintana Roo, Mexico on August 20, 1996 as a Category 1 hurricane (75 mph). Later landfalls: 17 mi N of Naranjos, Veracruz, Mexico on August 23, 1996 as a Category 1 hurricane (81 mph). It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 63 mph on August 20, 1996). The storm lasted 5.8 days and travelled about 1,803 miles (2,901 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

Maximum sustained wind (mph) — hover or drag to scrub the map

03 · Impact

Landfalls and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)WhereStrengthPressure
August 20, 1996 · 18:00 UTC40 mi SE of Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Quintana Roo, MexicoCat 1 75 mph999 mb
August 23, 1996 · 12:00 UTC17 mi N of Naranjos, Veracruz, MexicoCat 1 81 mph989 mb

Closest approach to major cities

CityDistance to centerWhen (UTC)Storm strength then
Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico70 miAug 23 · 22:00 UTCTS 40 mph
San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico38 miAug 24 · 00:00 UTCTD 35 mph
Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico64 miAug 24 · 02:00 UTCTD 33 mph
León de los Aldama, Guanajuato, Mexico33 miAug 24 · 03:00 UTCTD 32 mph
Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico20 miAug 24 · 05:00 UTCTD 30 mph
Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico65 miAug 24 · 09:00 UTCTD 26 mph
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico68 miAug 24 · 09:00 UTCTD 26 mph
Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, Mexico70 miAug 24 · 09:00 UTCTD 26 mph
Tonalá, Jalisco, Mexico71 miAug 24 · 09:00 UTCTD 26 mph
Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico14 miAug 24 · 15:00 UTCTD 23 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

Every official fix 25 positions

Date · UTCStatusWindPressurePositionNearest place
Aug 19 06:00TD 29 mph1009 mb17.3°N 80.2°W139 mi WSW of Negril, Jamaica
Aug 19 12:00TD 35 mph1008 mb17.8°N 81.7°W105 mi SSW of George Town, Cayman Islands
Aug 19 18:00TS 52 mph1006 mb18.2°N 83.0°W130 mi SW of George Town, Cayman Islands
Aug 20 00:00TS 52 mph1006 mb18.6°N 84.4°Wopen ocean
Aug 20 06:00TS 63 mph1005 mb18.8°N 85.7°W143 mi SE of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Aug 20 12:00TS 69 mph1002 mb19.0°N 86.9°W85 mi ESE of Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Aug 20 18:00Cat 1 LANDFALL 75 mph999 mb19.1°N 87.7°W40 mi SE of Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Aug 20 18:00Cat 1 75 mph999 mb19.2°N 87.8°W31 mi SSE of Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Aug 21 00:00TS 46 mph1001 mb19.2°N 88.7°W38 mi S of José María Morelos, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Aug 21 06:00TS 40 mph1002 mb19.3°N 89.5°W60 mi WSW of José María Morelos, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Aug 21 12:00TD 35 mph1002 mb19.4°N 90.1°W41 mi SE of Campeche, Campeche, Mexico
Aug 21 18:00TD 35 mph1002 mb19.5°N 90.7°W11 mi N of Champotón, Campeche, Mexico
Aug 22 00:00TS 40 mph1002 mb19.7°N 91.4°W51 mi WNW of Champotón, Campeche, Mexico
Aug 22 06:00TS 52 mph1002 mb20.1°N 92.6°W112 mi NNW of Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico
Aug 22 12:00TS 52 mph999 mb20.4°N 93.7°W142 mi NNW of Paraiso, Tabasco, Mexico
Aug 22 18:00TS 58 mph993 mb20.6°N 94.2°W160 mi NE of Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico
Aug 23 00:00TS 63 mph990 mb20.9°N 94.9°W144 mi NE of Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico
Aug 23 06:00TS 69 mph991 mb21.3°N 96.1°W88 mi ENE of Túxpam de Rodríguez Cano, Veracruz, Mexico
Aug 23 12:00Cat 1 LANDFALL 81 mph989 mb21.6°N 97.7°W17 mi N of Naranjos, Veracruz, Mexico
Aug 23 18:00TS 52 mph997 mb21.6°N 99.3°W33 mi SW of Ciudad Valles, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Aug 24 00:00TD 35 mph1002 mb21.6°N 100.9°W14 mi S of Villa de Reyes, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Aug 24 06:00TD 29 mph1004 mb21.6°N 102.5°Wnear Villa Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico
Aug 24 12:00TD 23 mph1005 mb21.7°N 104.0°W45 mi W of Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román, Zacatecas, Mexico
Aug 24 18:00TD 23 mph1005 mb21.7°N 105.7°W31 mi WSW of Tuxpan, Nayarit, Mexico
Aug 25 00:00TD 23 mph1005 mb21.8°N 107.3°W113 mi SSW of Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico

⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Dolly make landfall?

Dolly made landfall 2 times: 40 mi SE of Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Quintana Roo, Mexico on August 20, 1996 at 18:00 UTC, as a Category 1 hurricane with 75 mph winds; 17 mi N of Naranjos, Veracruz, Mexico on August 23, 1996 at 12:00 UTC, as a Category 1 hurricane with 81 mph winds.

What category was Dolly?

At its peak on August 23, 1996, Dolly was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a central pressure of 989 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 1 hurricane.

How long did Dolly last?

5.8 days, from August 19, 1996 to August 25, 1996, including 12 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,803 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Dolly?

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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