Claims News Service, July 22, 11:14 a.m. EST — Tropical Storm Dolly, which as of 5 a.m. EST today was located in the Gulf of Mexico, about 295 miles southeast of Brownsville, Texas, is forecasted to reach Category 1 hurricane status sometime tomorrow morning.

“Tropical storm Dolly is currently heading towards the Gulf of Mexico, with maximum sustained winds of nearly 50 miles per hour (85 km/hr). Reports suggest that it will continue in a northwest direction, making landfall in southern Texas or the northern gulf coast of Mexico in the next few days,” said Neena Saith, catastrophe response manager at Risk Management Services (RMS).

“While most forecast models suggest favorable environmental conditions for the storm to intensify over the Gulf of Mexico, there are wide discrepancies in its estimated strength, ranging from a weak tropical storm to a strong Category 1 hurricane. About half of the models suggest Dolly will reach hurricane status within 48 hours, and the National Hurricane Center (NHC) is forecasting Dolly to become a hurricane in about 36 hours, reaching its maximum intensity just before making landfall in northern Mexico in around 72 hours,” continued Saith.

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