Hurricane Dolly caused flooding throughout Mexico in August 1996. The fourth named storm and third hurricane of the season, Dolly developed from a tropical wave to the west-southwest of Jamaica on August 19. Initially a tropical depression, the system strengthened into a tropical storm about twelve hours later. Dolly headed westward and intensified into a Category 1 hurricane late on August 20. It then made landfall near Chetumal, Quintana Roo. The system weakened to a tropical depression on August 21. Later that day or early on August 22, Dolly emerged into the Bay of Campeche and quickly re-strengthened into a tropical storm. The storm deepened further and was upgraded to a hurricane again by midday on August 23; Dolly simultaneously peaked with winds of 80 mph (130 km/h). Around that time, it struck between Tuxpan, Veracruz, and Tampico, Tamaulipas. Dolly quickly weakened to a tropical depression early on August 24, but remained intact while crossing Mexico and dissipated over the eastern Pacific Ocean on August 25. Category 1 hurricane: peak winds of 80 mph (70 knots), lowest pressure 989 mb. August 19 – August 25, 1996. Landfalls: August 20 at 75 mph, 19.1°N 87.7°W; August 23 at 80 mph, 21.6°N 97.7°W. Accumulated cyclone energy: 3.9. Wiki link Track: NOAA National Hurricane Center, HURDAT2 best track AL041996 (public domain).