Tropical Storm Dolly is building strength in the Gulf of Mexico after dumping up to a half-foot of rain on the northern tip of the Yucatan Peninsula and taking 12 lives.

The National Weather Service said it expected Dolly to reach hurricane status late today or tomorrow, coming ashore at the Texas and Mexico boarder sometime tomorrow.

Dolly has reached maximum sustained winds of 70 mph. A Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale has sustained wind speeds of 74-95 mph.

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