Tropical Storm Dolly makes landfall on the Yucatan Peninsula

Tropical Storm Dolly formed in the western Caribbean on 20 July 2008 and has made landfall on the Yucatan Peninsula. According to meteorologists at Wilkens Weather Technologies, Dolly is expected to cross the Yucatan Peninsula and enter the Gulf of Mexico on 21 July. As of 0900 UTC on 21 July, the storm was approximately 150 mi/240 km east of Progreso. The storm is moving west-northwest at 15 mph/13 kt and has maximum sustained winds of 50 mph/43 kt. A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the northern Yucatan Peninsula, including Cancun. The storm will likely produce rainfall of 4 in/10 cm to 6 in/15 cm across the peninsula. The storm, which may strengthen to hurricane status on 22 July, is expected to eventually make landfall near the Texas-Mexico border on 24 July.