Complex sentence: The depression made landfall near Barahona, Dominican Republic, with winds of 35 mph (55 km/h); it became increasingly disorganized over land, prompting the NHC to declassify it as a tropical cyclone on August 17.
Split into simpler sentences: The depression made landfall near Barahona, Dominican Republic, with winds of 35 mph (55 km/h). It became increasingly disorganized over land, prompting the NHC to declassify it as a tropical cyclone on August 17.