Hurricane Dora (1999)

Hurricane Dora (1999)

Hurricane Dora (JTWC designation: 07E, international designation: 9911) was one of few tropical cyclones to track across all three north Pacific basins. The fourth named storm, third hurricane, and second major hurricane of the 1999 Pacific hurricane season, Dora developed on August 6 from a tropical wave to the south of Mexico. Forming as a tropical depression, it gradually strengthened and was upgraded to Tropical Storm Dora later that day. Thereafter, Dora began heading in a steadily westward, before becoming a hurricane on August 8. Under warm sea surface temperatures (SST's) and low wind shear, the storm continued to intensify, eventually peaking as a 140 mph (220 km/h) Category 4 hurricane on August 12. While passing south of Hawaii, Dora significantly fluctuated in intensity, ranging from winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) to a low-end Category 1 hurricane. While crossing the International Dateline on August 20, Dora weakened to a tropical storm. After weakening to a tropical depression on August 22, the storm dissipated on August 23 while centered several hundred miles north of Wake Island.

Although it never made landfall, Dora produced high surf, gale force winds and light rain across southeastern Hawaii and Johnston Island. There were no reported deaths or injuries from the hurricane.