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Hurricane Dolly was a strong tropical cyclone that made landfall in Deep South Texas in July 2008. Dolly was the fourth tropical cyclone and second hurricane to form during the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season. Dolly developed on July 20 from an area of disturbed weather in association with a strong tropical wave. It was named at that time, as ...
July 23, 2008 – Hurricane Dolly makes landfall at South Padre Island with winds near 100 mph. A storm surge of 4 ft (1.2 m) is observed across much of the coast of southern Texas. [ 117 ] Dolly's remnants cause coastal and inland flooding and over 12 in (300 mm) of rain in some locations, peaking at 15 in (380 mm) in Harlingen . [ 118 ]
Due to the island being next to the ocean, temperatures above 100 °F (37.8 °C) are not common. South Padre Island went down to at least 25 °F (−4 °C) during the 2021 Texas freeze. Due to the fact that South Padre Island is surrounded by water, precipitation is a little higher than cities farther inland in the Rio Grande Valley. In March ...
Proponents of using unclaimed bodies for research — which is legal in most of the U.S. — have argued it makes good economic sense, saving local taxpayers thousands of dollars each year on ...
The 2008 Atlantic hurricane season was the most destructive Atlantic hurricane season since 2005, causing over 1,000 deaths and nearly $50 billion (2008 USD) in damage. [ nb 1 ] The season ranked as the third costliest ever at the time, but has since fallen to tenth costliest.
The Kleberg County Sheriff's Department and the Padre Island National Seashore Park Rangers found a body at PINs on Wednesday, according to a statement from the Corpus Christi Police Department ...
One week later, the brothers’ bodies were found, one day after Aly’s body was recovered, Lance wrote on Facebook. Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Flooding in Asheville, N.C. in the wake of Hurricane ...
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