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2008-07-22 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

T.S. (soon may be Hurricane) Dolly to Strike near Brownsville Texas

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Posted by mhw 2008-07-22 09:00|| || Front Page|| [11 views ] Top

#1 at 1000 am CDT July 22, it is still not quite at Hurricane strength; probably will reach it within 3 hours or so. Also, the long range radar from Brownville will show whether a true eyewall has formed.

Posted by mhw">mhw 2008-07-22 11:14|| http://hypocrisy-incorporated.blogspot.com/]">[http://hypocrisy-incorporated.blogspot.com/] 2008-07-22 11:14|| Front Page Top

#2 At 1200 noon CDT a closed eye evident on the radar but the eye is oval and recent movement makes a landfall south of the border more likely.

Posted by mhw">mhw 2008-07-22 13:04|| http://hypocrisy-incorporated.blogspot.com/]">[http://hypocrisy-incorporated.blogspot.com/] 2008-07-22 13:04|| Front Page Top

#3 at 400 pm CDT it was upgraded to Hurricane status

it may strengthen a bit more before landfall tomorrow morning but probably won't get to major status; some people will, however, get a ton of rain

Posted by mhw">mhw 2008-07-22 17:08|| http://hypocrisy-incorporated.blogspot.com/]">[http://hypocrisy-incorporated.blogspot.com/] 2008-07-22 17:08|| Front Page Top

#4 McALLEN, Texas (AP) - Coastal officials worried Tuesday that Tropical Storm Dolly may bring so much rain that flooding could break through the levees holding back the Rio Grande. Officials urged residents to move away from the levees because if Dolly continues to follow the same path as 1967's Hurricane Beulah, "the levees are not going to hold that much water," said Cameron County Emergency Management Coordinator Johnny Cavazos.

Forecasters say Dolly was expected to dump 15 to 20 inches of rain and bring coastal storm surge flooding of 4 to 6 feet above normal high tide levels.

Hurricane warnings were in effect from Brownsville north to Corpus Christi, and in Mexico, from Rio San Fernando north to the U.S. border. Tropical storm warnings were issued for surrounding areas and the governor has declared 14 counties disaster areas, allowing state resources to be used to send equipment and emergency workers needed to the areas in the storm's path.

Forecasters said Dolly was expected to make land late Tuesday or early Wednesday as a hurricane with sustained winds of 74 to 95 mph. The storm combined with levees that have deteriorated in the 41 years since Beulah swept up the Rio Grande pose a major flooding threat to low-lying counties along the border. Beulah spawned more than 100 tornadoes across Texas and dumped 36 inches of rain in some parts of South Texas, killing 58 people and causing more than $1 billion damage.

Posted by tu3031 2008-07-22 17:12|| 2008-07-22 17:12|| Front Page Top

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