Related Items Read a detailed report on Hurricane Dolly from the National Hurricane Center. View the storm tracking chart for every 1996 Atlantic storm (120K) from the NOAA. Go to Index of Post Stories Go to Hurricane Introduction Go to Hurricane Center front page.

Storms Drench Parched Texas From News Services Saturday, August 24 1996; Page A24 © The Washington Post Click above to view the storm track map. Hurricane Dolly spread storms across most of rain-starved Texas as it made landfall in northern Mexico, providing brief relief to areas of the state dried out by a prolonged drought. In Texas, a tornado touched down south of Brownsville, damaging several homes but causing no injuries as gusty winds and heavy rains in advance of the hurricane moved onshore along the Texas-Mexico border. Ranchers and farmers in Texas have lost an estimated $2.1 billion from the drought, and half the counties in the state are eligible for federal disaster relief because of a prolonged dry spell over the last three years. © Copyright 1996 The Washington Post Back to the Top

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