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HURRICANE DOLLY

HURRICANE DOLLY. HOW IS A HURRICANE FORMED?. STARTS AS A REGULAR THUNDERSTORM MOSTLY FORMED WEST OF AFRICA GAINS STRENGTH OVER 80 DEGREE TROPICAL WATER NEEDS CONSTENT WARM ,MOIST AIR. TRACK OF HURRICANE DOLLY. ON JULY 20 TH HURRICANE DOLLY WAS FORMED WEST OF AFRICA

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HURRICANE DOLLY

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  1. HURRICANE DOLLY

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

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

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

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

  6. Damaged created by Hurricane Dolly • ON JULY 24TH PRESIDENT BUSH DECLEARED A MAJOR DISASTER FOR SOUTH TEXAS • 1 MILLION WERE AFFECTED BY THE STORM • 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

  7. POWER OUTAGE • AEP REPORTED 122,875 CUSTOMERS WERE WITHOUT POWER • 5 COUNTIES WERE AFFECTED: CAMERON,WILLACY,STARR,HIDALGO AND HOGG • 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

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

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

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

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