THG's Hurricane Dolly (2020)

Hurricane Dolly was a costly, destructive and deadly tropical cyclone in the Atlantic Basin. Hurricane Dolly was the most intense tropical cyclone in terms of wind speed since Hurricane Allen in 1980. While Dolly never directly impacted land, its enormous size and wind field still caused widespread damage in the Bahamas. Hurricane Dolly caused about $1.3 billion in damages, and a max wind speed of 102 mph was recorded in the easternmost island. Dolly formed on August 28, from a precursor disturbance over the western Atlantic Ocean. On August 30, Dolly received its name and quickly strengthened from a tropical storm to a hurricane. On September 2nd, Dolly rapidly intensified, and reached peak intensity on the 3rd with winds of 190 miles per hour and a pressure of 897 mbar. Shortly after peak intensity, Dolly made its closest pass to the Bahamas Islands on the 4th, albeit slightly weaker. Heavy rain and high winds battered the islands for a day until Dolly headed northeast, out to sea. Over the course of several days, Dolly weakened, until dissipating on September 10th.