Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · September 1–4, 2014
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. During the replay the shaded rings show the storm’s wind field as analysed by NHC — 39+, 58+ and 74+ mph winds, quadrant by quadrant. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Tropical Storm Dolly (2014) was a tropical storm of the 2014 Atlantic season. It formed on September 1, 2014, 49 mi NW of Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico, reached its peak of 52 mph (83 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1000 mb on September 2, 2014, and made landfall 19 mi SSE of Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico on September 3, 2014 as a tropical storm (46 mph). The storm lasted 2.5 days and travelled about 713 miles (1,148 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 3, 2014 · 04:00 UTC | 19 mi SSE of Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico | TS 46 mph | 1002 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico | 23 mi | Sep 3 · 04:00 UTC | TS 46 mph |
| Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico | 73 mi | Sep 3 · 21:00 UTC | TD 20 mph |
| Soledad de Graciano Sánchez, San Luis Potosí, Mexico | 41 mi | Sep 3 · 23:00 UTC | TD 18 mph |
| León de los Aldama, Guanajuato, Mexico | 55 mi | Sep 4 · 00:00 UTC | TD 17 mph |
| San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico | 38 mi | Sep 4 · 00:00 UTC | TD 17 mph |
| Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico | 68 mi | Sep 4 · 00:00 UTC | TD 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 19.2°N 92.3°W | 49 mi NW of Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico |
| Sep 1 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 20.0°N 93.2°W | 110 mi N of Paraiso, Tabasco, Mexico |
| Sep 2 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 21.3°N 93.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 22.3°N 94.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1005 mb | 22.8°N 95.6°W | 148 mi ENE of Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
| Sep 2 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 22.2°N 96.7°W | 73 mi E of Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
| Sep 3 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1001 mb | 22.0°N 97.3°W | 38 mi ESE of Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
| Sep 3 01:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1000 mb | 22.0°N 97.4°W | 33 mi ESE of Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
| Sep 3 04:00 | TS LANDFALL | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 22.0°N 97.7°W | 19 mi SSE of Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
| Sep 3 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 21.9°N 98.0°W | 16 mi SE of Pánuco, Veracruz, Mexico |
| Sep 3 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1005 mb | 21.8°N 98.8°W | 19 mi SE of Ciudad Valles, San Luis Potosí, Mexico |
| Sep 3 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1005 mb | 21.7°N 99.8°W | 20 mi SE of Rioverde, San Luis Potosí, Mexico |
| Sep 4 00:00 | TD low/wave | 17 mph | 1002 mb | 21.6°N 101.0°W | 16 mi ENE of San Felipe, Guanajuato, Mexico |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
Dolly made landfall once: 19 mi SSE of Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico on September 3, 2014 at 04:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 46 mph winds.
At its peak on September 2, 2014, Dolly was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 52 mph (83 km/h) and a central pressure of 1000 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.
2.5 days, from September 1, 2014 to September 4, 2014. It travelled about 713 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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