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Hurricane Dolly Wind Table
Peak Sustained Wind and Wind Gusts (in mph)
City/Town
County
Type
Pk Sust
Time
Pk Gust
Time
Complete?
6 N South Padre Island
Cameron
R
78*
1320
94**
1321
Yes
2 NE Rio Hondo
Cameron
R
65*
1612
77**
1612
Yes
Rincon del San Jose
Willacy
B
63
1300
76
1400
No
5 NE Las Yescas
Cameron
R
61*
1539
78**
1537
Yes
7 SW Port Isabel
Cameron
R
60*
0741
74**
0848
Yes
Port Isabel/Cameron Arpt
Cameron
A
58
1103
79
1103e
No
8 NE Bayview
Cameron
R
58*
1430
77**
1437
Yes
Harlingen/Valley Intl Arpt
Cameron
A
57
1413
74
1350
No
2 W Boca Chica Beach
Cameron
R
57*
0843
72**
0751
Yes
4 N Bayview
Cameron
R
57*
1404
73**
1422
Yes
2 E San Benito
Cameron
R
56*
1559
72**
1557
Yes
2 E Olmito
Cameron
R
54*
1543
66**
1543
Yes
Los Fresnos
Cameron
R
52*
2245
66**
2156
Yes
Port Isabel/Cameron Arpt (Wind Stick)
Cameron
R
52*
1158
69**
1219
Yes
Brownsville/Intl Arpt
Cameron
A
51
1319
68
1330
Yes
Port Isabel Marine
Cameron
B
51
1312
N/A
N/A
No
2.5 NE Brownsville Arpt
Cameron
R
50*
1516
71**
1515
Yes
3.5 SW Port Isabel
Cameron
R
50*
1237
69**
1227
Yes
1 S South Padre Island
Cameron
R
50*
1358
72**
1203
Yes
6 N Los Fresnos
Cameron
R
49*
1514
65**
1426
Yes
1.5 S Bayview
Cameron
R
49*
1415
61**
1601
Yes
11 E Brownsville Intl Arpt
Cameron
R
47*
1013
65**
1217
Yes
Weslaco Arpt
Hidalgo
A
47
1925
71
1725
Yes
Edinburg Intl Arpt
Hidalgo
A
46
1905
60
1905
No
50NM SE Corpus Christi
Gulf
B
45
1250
58
1250
Yes
1.5 WNW Laguna Heights
Cameron
R
44*
1239
57**
1736
Yes
Hebbronville Arpt
Jim Hogg
A
38
0905/24
54
0925/24
Yes
Laguna Atascosa NWR
Cameron
W
38
1322
71
1330e
Yes
Mcallen/Miller Arpt
Hidalgo
A
35
1913
52
1923
No
Linn/San Manuel NWR
Hidalgo
W
34
1917
58
1917
Yes

Legend:
R = Texas Tech Hurricane Research Team Wind Stick (2.25 meters).
A = Automated Surface Observing System or Automated Weather Observing System (10 meters).
B = NOAA Buoy or other Marine Observation (height varies).
W = Remote Automated Weather System (height varies).
* 1 minute sustained wind.
** 3 second average wind gust.
e = estimated.
Note: Highest instantaneous peak wind was 107 mph at 6 N South Padre Island.

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