Hurricane Dolores was a powerful and moderately damaging
tropical cyclone
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whose
remnants
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brought record-breaking heavy rains and strong winds to
California
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. The seventh
named storm
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, fourth hurricane, and third
major hurricane
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of the record-breaking
2015 Pacific hurricane season
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, Dolores formed from a
tropical wave
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on July 11. The system gradually strengthened, attaining hurricane status on July 13. Dolores
rapidly intensified
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as it neared the
Baja California
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peninsula, finally peaking as a
Category 4 hurricane on the
Saffir–Simpson scale
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with winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) on July 15. An
eyewall replacement cycle
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began and cooler sea-surface temperatures rapidly weakened the hurricane, and Dolores weakened to a tropical storm two days later. On July 18, Dolores degenerated into a remnant low west of the Baja California peninsula.
The proximity of Dolores to Mexico led to
tropical storm watch
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es being issued for parts of the coastline. Those were later discontinued as Dolores began tracking westward away from land areas. Hurricane conditions were reported on
Socorro Island
Socorro Island ( es, Isla Socorro) is a small volcanic island in the Revillagigedo Islands, a Mexican possession lying off the country's western coast. The size is 16.5 by 11.5 km (10.25 by 7.15 miles), with an area of . It is the largest ...
, an island in the open Pacific owned by Mexico. Though the hurricane itself brought minimal damage to Baja California, its remnants caused major damage to some Californian cities and surrounding areas in the
Southwestern United States
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. Heavy rain totaling up to four inches in
San Diego
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and
Los Angeles
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counties broke historic records. High rainfall rates caused a bridge on
Interstate 10
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to collapse and injure one person, and a road was washed out on
California State Route 78
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near the California–
Arizona
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border. One person was killed by a lightning strike in
Kern County, California
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Kern County comprise ...
. The heavy rains also caused flooding and mudslides. Three tornadoes were reported, and damage totaled more than $50 million.
Meteorological history
The possibility of
tropical cyclogenesis
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from a tropical disturbance south of
Mexico
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was first mentioned by the
National Hurricane Center
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(NHC) on July 6. A westward-moving tropical wave crossed
Central America
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and entered the Eastern Pacific on July 8.
The next day, the wave spawned a weak
area of low pressure
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while south of
Guatemala
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. On July 10, the disturbance quickly organized, with
convection
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, or thunderstorms, more concentrated near the center of the low. Early on July 11, satellite images showed that the disturbance was consolidating into a tropical depression. Consequently, at 12:00
UTC, the NHC declared the system Tropical Depression Five-E while located roughly 345 mi (555 km) south-southeast of Acapulco, Mexico. The depression gradually organized, developing banding features around the eastern portion of the system. Late that day, the depression attained tropical storm intensity and received the name ''Dolores'', as a small
central dense overcast
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developed near the
low-level circulation center
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. Additionally, a ship near northeastern quadrant reported sustained winds at .
Despite environmental conditions that were nearly ideal and largely favorable for strengthening, moderate northwesterly
wind shear
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caused by an upper-level
trough
Trough may refer to:
In science
* Trough (geology), a long depression less steep than a trench
* Trough (meteorology), an elongated region of low atmospheric pressure
* Trough (physics), the lowest point on a wave
* Trough level (medicine), the l ...
initially prevented much intensification. The storm slowly strengthened on July 11 while moving northwestward, several hundred miles off the coast of Southwestern
Mexico
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.
The cloud pattern of the storm grew more and more organized throughout July 12, with symmetric and organized convection over the center, signalling less impediment from the shear, though
outflow
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* Outflow ...
remained restricted over the western portion of the system.
![Hurricane Dolores (2015) IR](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/Hurricane_Dolores_%282015%29_IR.png)
Dolores attained hurricane status at 21:00 UTC on July 13 as it turned westward away from the Mexican coastline, with a ragged
eye developing alongside more convective banding. As wind shear northwest of the storm began relaxing, spiraling bands began developing over the western portion of the storm's center. Dolores continued to gradually organize and intensify, though dry air entrainments briefly halted intensification. However, soon afterward, at 00:00 UTC on July 15, Dolores
rapidly intensified
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into a Category 2 hurricane, with the eye becoming more apparent on satellite imagery and very cold cloud tops developing near the center of circulation. Six hours later, Dolores peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 946 mbar (hPa; 27.94 inHg). Dolores became the earliest occurrence of the third Category 4 hurricane in the
Pacific basin
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, overcoming
Hurricane Frank, which became a Category 4 hurricane on July 17, 1992.
The strengthening trend was short-lived, however, as the cloud tops in the eyewall began to warm soon after it achieved peak intensity. As Dolores approached
Socorro Island
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, the cyclone underwent an eyewall replacement cycle and began to steadily weaken. The storm exhibited winds of as it passed within of the island. After completing the cycle on July 16, Dolores exhibited
annular characteristics, with a symmetric and wide eye. The NHC described the eyewall as thick and "donut-shaped". Re-strengthening did not commence, as Dolores had moved over cooler
sea surface temperatures
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. Cloud tops briefly cooled, usually signaling the redevelopment of strong thunderstorms, but dry air had started to mix into the circulation. Throughout the early hours of July 17, Dolores's structure continued to decay, with an eye no longer apparent and convection waning. By 12:00 UTC, Dolores had deteriorated into a tropical storm, with no convection near its center. With increasing northerly shear, the system eventually degenerated into a post-tropical remnant low about 300 mi (480 km) west of the
Baja California
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coast on July 18. The remnant low slowly curved southward, before dissipating on July 22, a few hundred miles west of
San Diego, California
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.
Preparations and impact
Mexico
![Dolores 2015-07-12 1725Z](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/Dolores_2015-07-12_1725Z.jpg)
Due to the threat of tropical storm-force winds reaching the coast,
Tropical Storm Watch
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es were issued by the
Government of Mexico
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for parts of the southwestern coast of the country, from
Lázaro Cárdenas
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Born in Jiquilpan, Michoacán, to a working-class family, Cárdenas joined the M ...
to
Cabo Corrientes. These watches were discontinued on July 13 when Dolores pulled out to sea.
Rainbands occasionally reached the coast of Mexico, causing some heavy rain.
Twenty-four hour rainfall amounts up to were reported in the states of
Jalisco
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and
Nayarit
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along the coast, while even recorded as far north as
Chihuahua, peaking at around on the southwestern border of Chihuahua and
Sonora
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. However, rainfall amounts were lower on the
Baja California Peninsula, where only of rain fell.
As the eye of Dolores passed just northeast of Socorro Island, an automated weather station on the island recorded sustained hurricane-force winds. The station reported 1-minute sustained winds of 79 mph (128 km/h), with a wind gust of 115 mph (185 km/h).
United States
![Hurricane Dolores (2015) rainfall map](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8f/Hurricane_Dolores_%282015%29_rainfall_map.png)
As a tropical cyclone, Dolores produced no impacts in the United States. However, a surge of moisture associated with the remnants of the cyclone moved northward ahead of a
trough
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off the Californian coast between July 17 and 18.
The interaction of the moisture with the trough brought record–breaking rainfall and heavy thunderstorms to
Southern California
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, including major cities such as
San Diego
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and
Los Angeles
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. Record monthly rainfall totals include in San Diego, in
Los Angeles
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, and in
Paso Robles
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. In the foothills and mountains of east
San Diego County
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, rainfall exceeded . This rain assisted firefighters in containing the
North Fire, but also resulted in debris flows and rock slides that damaged about 90 homes and submerged cars.
The San Diego River reached levels of —just below flood stage—and overflowed its banks in a few areas.
Flash flooding occurred in
Moreno Valley
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,
Perris
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, and
La Mesa, while a
microburst occurred in
Tierrasanta
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. A
haboob
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...
was also recorded in
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
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.
The
Los Angeles Angels
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game against the
Boston Red Sox
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on July 19 was rained out, marking the first occurrence of an Angels game being rained out since 1995. The
San Diego Padres
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also postponed their baseball game against the
Colorado Rockies
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, their first ever rainout in July. Strong winds blew over a
semi truck
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as well as power poles and lines on
Interstate 40
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near the California-Nevada border, obstructing the road in both directions and causing $75,000 in damage. Three
EF0
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The Enhanced Fujita scale repla ...
tornadoes were also reported, including one in
San Bernardino County
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and another in
Lassen County
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, although they produced no damage. In
Kern County
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Kern County comprises the Bakersfield, California, Metropolitan statistical area. The county sp ...
, a 62-year-old man was killed by a lightning strike. A bridge along
Interstate 10
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near
Desert Center was washed out, injuring one; damage to the bridge was placed at $50 million.
Urban flooding
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in the Moreno Valley caused more than $100,000. In
Reche Canyon, residents were unable to leave their homes due to flooded roadways. Portions of
California Highway 60 were also impassable.
A portion of
State Route 78 southwest of
Cibola was washed out, with damage totaling $50,000. Hail the size of golf balls was recorded in
Bear Valley, Alpine County, damaging a police vehicle. Overall, losses across California reached more than $50 million.
See also
*
Weather of 2015
*
Tropical cyclones in 2015
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*
List of Category 4 Pacific hurricanes
*
Other storms with the same name
*
List of Arizona hurricanes
*
List of California hurricanes
A California hurricane is a tropical cyclone that affects the state of California. Usually, only the remnants of tropical cyclones affect California. Since 1900, only two still-tropical storms have hit California, one by direct landfall from offsho ...
*
Hurricane Kathleen (1976)
Hurricane Kathleen was a tropical cyclone that had a destructive impact in California. On September 7, 1976, a tropical depression formed; two days later it accelerated north towards the Baja California Peninsula. Kathleen brushed the Pacific c ...
– Caused flooding in much of the Southwestern United States
*
Hurricane Doreen (1977) – Affected much of the Southern California as a tropical depression, with heavy rain.
*
Hurricane Ismael (1983) – Affected much of the Southern California as a remnant low with heavy rain.
*
Hurricane Darby (1992)
Hurricane Darby was a large and powerful tropical cyclone that caused minor damage in Mexico and California, despite remaining offshore. Darby was the sixth named storm, third hurricane, and third major hurricane of the extremely active 1992 Pacif ...
– Remnants brought record heavy rain and fog in Southern California.
*
Hurricane Nora (1997)
Hurricane Nora was the first tropical cyclone to enter the Continental United States from the Pacific Ocean since Hurricane Lester in 1992. Nora was the fourteenth named tropical cyclone and the seventh hurricane of the 1997 Pacific hurricane se ...
– Affected much of the Southwestern United States with heavy rain and flooding.
*
Hurricane Linda (2015)
Hurricane Linda was a strong tropical cyclone in September 2015 that resulted in heavy rains across portions of Mexico and the Southwestern United States. The seventeenth named storm, eleventh hurricane, and eighth major hurricane of the se ...
– Occurred 2 months after Dolores, and also brought heavy rain to Southern California
*
Hurricane Genevieve (2020)
Hurricane Genevieve was a strong tropical cyclone that almost made landfall on the Baja California Peninsula in August 2020. The twelfth tropical cyclone, seventh named storm, third hurricane, and second major hurricane of the 2020 Pacific hur ...
– Took an identical track and its remnants brought heavy rain to southern California.
References
External links
The National Hurricane Center's Advisory archive on Hurricane Dolores
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Tropical cyclones in 2015
Hurricanes in California
Hurricanes in Arizona
Pacific hurricanes in Mexico
2015 Pacific hurricane season