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HURRICANE DOLLY. HOW IS A HURRICANE FORMED? STARTS AS A REGULAR THUNDERSTORM STARTS AS A REGULAR THUNDERSTORM MOSTLY FORMED WEST OF AFRICA MOSTLY FORMED.

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1 HURRICANE DOLLY

2 HOW IS A HURRICANE FORMED? STARTS AS A REGULAR THUNDERSTORM STARTS AS A REGULAR THUNDERSTORM MOSTLY FORMED WEST OF AFRICA MOSTLY FORMED WEST OF AFRICA GAINS STRENGTH OVER 80 DEGREE TROPICAL WATER GAINS STRENGTH OVER 80 DEGREE TROPICAL WATER NEEDS CONSTENT WARM,MOIST AIR NEEDS CONSTENT WARM,MOIST AIR

3 TRACK OF HURRICANE DOLLY TRACK OF HURRICANE DOLLY ON JULY 20 TH HURRICANE DOLLY WAS FORMED WEST OF AFRICA ON JULY 20 TH HURRICANE DOLLY WAS FORMED WEST OF AFRICA ON JULY 21 ST HURRICANE DOLLY ENETERED THE YUCATAN PENNINSULA NEAR CANCUN ON JULY 21 ST HURRICANE DOLLY ENETERED THE YUCATAN PENNINSULA NEAR CANCUN ON JULY 23 RD HURRICANE DOLLY ENTERED SOUTH PADRE ISLAND ON JULY 23 RD HURRICANE DOLLY ENTERED SOUTH PADRE ISLAND ON JULY 25 TH HURRICANE DOLLY DISSIPATED ON JULY 25 TH HURRICANE DOLLY DISSIPATED

4 ELEMENTS OF DESTRUCTION WIND WIND FLYING DEBRIS FLYING DEBRIS FLOODING FLOODING POWER OUTAGE POWER OUTAGE WATER SURGE WATER SURGE TORNADOS TORNADOS

5 STORM SURGE WATER RUSHED INTO LAND BY A STORM usually 6 TO 8 FEET ABOVE NORMAL WATER RUSHED INTO LAND BY A STORM usually 6 TO 8 FEET ABOVE NORMAL PORT ISABEL 2.95 PORT ISABEL 2.95 PORT MANSFIELD 3.06 PORT MANSFIELD 3.06 RINCON DE SAN JOSE 2.33 RINCON DE SAN JOSE 2.33

6 Damaged created by Hurricane Dolly ON JULY 24 TH PRESIDENT BUSH DECLEARED A MAJOR DISASTER FOR SOUTH TEXAS ON JULY 24 TH PRESIDENT BUSH DECLEARED A MAJOR DISASTER FOR SOUTH TEXAS 1 MILLION WERE AFFECTED BY THE STORM 1 MILLION WERE AFFECTED BY THE STORM 750 MILLION DAMAGES WERE OCCURRED BY DOLLY IN THE TEXAS COAST 750 MILLION DAMAGES WERE OCCURRED BY DOLLY IN THE TEXAS COAST TOTAL OF 1.52 BILLION WERE REPORTED FOR THE ENTIRE AFTERMATH OF HURRICANE DOLLY TOTAL OF 1.52 BILLION WERE REPORTED FOR THE ENTIRE AFTERMATH OF HURRICANE DOLLY

7 POWER OUTAGE AEP REPORTED 122,875 CUSTOMERS WERE WITHOUT POWER AEP REPORTED 122,875 CUSTOMERS WERE WITHOUT POWER 5 COUNTIES WERE AFFECTED: CAMERON,WILLACY,STARR,HIDALGO AND HOGG 5 COUNTIES WERE AFFECTED: CAMERON,WILLACY,STARR,HIDALGO AND HOGG CAMERON COUNTY HAD 85% OF ALL POWER OFF A TOTAL OF 68,000 CAMERON COUNTY HAD 85% OF ALL POWER OFF A TOTAL OF 68,000 1350 EXTRA WORKERS WERE BROUGHT IN TO HELP RESTORE POWER AND TRIM TREES 1350 EXTRA WORKERS WERE BROUGHT IN TO HELP RESTORE POWER AND TRIM TREES

8 HURRICANE DOLLY HURRICANE DOLLY’S EYE WAS 15 MILES WIDE THE EYE IS THE CALMEST PART OF THE STORM

9 SURVIVAL TIPS FOR A HURRICANE MOST IMPORTANT IS PLENTY OF WATER MOST IMPORTANT IS PLENTY OF WATER CANNED/READY TO EAT FOOD CANNED/READY TO EAT FOOD MEDICATIONS MEDICATIONS FLASHLIGHTS/BATTERIES FLASHLIGHTS/BATTERIES TRANSITOR RADIO TRANSITOR RADIO CANDLES/MATCHES CANDLES/MATCHES FULL TANK OF GASOLINE FULL TANK OF GASOLINE SOME CASH SOME CASH

10 BIBLIOGRAPHY WWW.BELLAONLINE.COM WWW.BELLAONLINE.COM WWW.BELLAONLINE.COM WWW.EXTENSION.ORG WWW.EXTENSION.ORG WWW.EXTENSION.ORG WWW.KRGV.COM WWW.KRGV.COM WWW.KRGV.COM WWW.REUTERS.COM WWW.REUTERS.COM WWW.REUTERS.COM WWW.FEMA.GOV WWW.FEMA.GOV WWW.FEMA.GOV WWW.FOXNEWS.COM WWW.FOXNEWS.COM WWW.FOXNEWS.COM WWW.PAMLICOL.NC.COM WWW.PAMLICOL.NC.COM WWW.PAMLICOL.NC.COM CLIP ART CLIP ART

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