Tropical Storm Dolly heads for Mexico’s coast

This NOAA satellite image taken Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014 at 02:00 p.m. EDT shows newly formed Tropical Storm Norbert off of the western coast of central Mexico with maximum winds of 40 miles per hour moving north-northeast at 14 miles per hour. This storm is not currently expected to impact the coast. This image also shows lower stratiform cloud coverage along the California coast with clear skies over the southwestern United States as high pressure is pushing through the intermountain west. (AP Photo/Weather Underground) This NOAA satellite image taken Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014 at 02:00 p.m. EDT shows newly formed Tropical Storm Norbert off of the western coast of central Mexico with maximum winds of 40 miles per hour moving north-northeast at 14 miles per hour. This storm is not currently expected to impact the coast. This image also shows lower stratiform cloud coverage along the California coast with clear skies over the southwestern United States as high pressure is pushing through the intermountain west. (AP Photo/Weather Underground)

By Associated Press September 2, 2014 2 min read

MEXICO CITY (AP) – Tropical Storm Dolly headed Tuesday for a soggy collision with Mexico’s Gulf coast, where authorities suspended school classes and readied shelters.

The storm’s maximum sustained winds were near 45 mph (75 kph) and some strengthening was possible as Dolly’s center approached the coast in the evening and moved over land overnight, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

The storm was expected to bring 5 to 10 inches (12 to 25 centimeters) of rain to states of Tamaulipas and Veracruz, along the Gulf coast and inland.

A tropical storm warning for Mexico’s coast covered an area from Cabo Rojo to Barra el Mezquital.

Dolly was centered about 40 miles (65 kilometers) east of the port city of Tampico by Tuesday evening. It was moving to the west at 10 mph (17 kph).