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|name=. Remove this parameter; the article title is used as the name by default. Tropical Storm Dottie prior to its South Carolina landfall on August 21, 1976 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | August 18, 1976 |
| Dissipated | August 21, 1976 |
| Tropical storm | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS) | |
| Highest winds | 50 mph (85 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 996 mbar (hPa); 29.41 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 4 |
| Damage | Southeast United States, Bahamas |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 1976 Atlantic hurricane season | |
Tropical Storm Dottie was the ninth tropical cyclone and fourth named storm of the 1976 Atlantic hurricane season. The precursor to Dottie formed in the Gulf of Mexico on August 17 and organized into a tropical depression on August 18. The storm drifted towards the east, and, after peaking as a moderate tropical storm, it accelerated northeastward and made landfall on Florida. Upon re-emerging in the Atlantic, Dottie turned northward and moved ashore near Charleston, South Carolina. Damage from the storm was primarily insignificant and limited to gusty winds, heavy rainfall, and high tides; however, a fishing boat capsized in the Bahamas, resulting in the deaths of four people.