Natural Disasters in Guatemala - Hurricanes in Guatemala, Hurricane Dolly, Hurricane Fifi, Hurricane Opal, Hurricane Mitch, Hurricane Felix (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 56. Chapters: Hurricanes in Guatemala, Hurricane Dolly, Hurricane Fifi, Hurricane Opal, Hurricane Mitch, Hurricane Felix, Tropical Storm Hermine, Tropical Storm Agatha, Hurricane Joan-Miriam, Hurricane Isidore, Hurricane Iris, Hurricane Richard, Hurricane Stan, Hurricane Keith, Hurricane Gordon, Hurricane Hattie, Tropical Storm Barbara, Hurricane Adrian, Santa Maria, 1976 Guatemala earthquake, Tropical Storm Olaf, Hurricane Paul, Hurricane Francelia, Hurricane Greta-Olivia, Panabaj, 1934 Central America hurricane. Excerpt: Hurricane Dolly was a tropical cyclone that made landfall in extreme southern Texas in July 2008. Dolly was the fourth tropical cyclone and second hurricane to form during the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season. It was the first U.S. landfalling hurricane of the 2008 season. Dolly developed on July 20 from an area of disturbed weather in association with a strong tropical wave. It was named Dolly at the same time it formed-skipping the tropical depression phase entirely as the precursor wave already had tropical storm-force winds. This marked the earliest time a fourth named cyclone has formed since the 2005 season, which holds the record. The tropical storm made landfall on the Yucatan Peninsula near Cancun early on July 21, leaving at least 17 people dead in Guatemala, and one person in the Yucatan. It moved into the Gulf of Mexico and strengthened to become a Category 2 hurricane, before weakening some and making landfall as a Category 1 storm on July 23 in South Padre Island, Texas, with 85 mph (140 km/h) winds. The storm caused 212,000 customers to lose power in Texas as well as 125,000 in Tamaulipas, and dropped estimated amounts of over 16 inches (410 mm) of rain in isolated areas . Rip currents throughout the entire Gulf Coast resulted in one person drowning off the Florida Panhandle. There were no deaths a...