The Atlantic hurricane season's fourth named storm, Dolly, headed for Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula on Sunday unleashing heavy rains and winds.
At 7 p.m. CDT Sunday, the center of Dolly was located about 125 miles southeast of Cozumel, Mexico, moving northwest at 22 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Forecasts called for the storm to make landfall near on the Yucatan Peninsula early Monday.
If the storm continues on its projected path and enters the Gulf of Mexico, chances are favorable it will regain strength.
A tropical storm warning was in effect from Campeche, Mexico, to the Belize border.
With Dolly's landfall imminent Sunday, the governor of Quintana Roo state, where Cancun and most of Mexico's Caribbean coast are located, ordered the evacuation of small, low-lying islands Banco Chinchorro and Punta Allen.
Cancun residents were stocking up on food and fuel, while some nearby hotels still were monitoring the storm closely before taking any measures.
Dolly is the fourth tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, which runs through Nov. 30.
Source:Xinhua
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