Tropical Storm Dolly

NOAA/NHC ^ | 20 July 2008 | NOAA/NHC

[NautiNurse]

Newly formed Tropical Storm Dolly over the NW Caribbean Sea near 18.4N 84.2W. 1008 MB at 11AM this morning. Max sustained winds 40KT, gusts 50KT, moving NW at 15KT.

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[SouthTexas]

Glad you could make it for this one!

Actually having to work right now. :(

[steveegg]

Serious westward (specifically west-southwest) movement this time around...

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URNT12 KNHC 231320
VORTEX DATA MESSAGE AL042008
A. 23/13:17:40Z
B. 25 deg 53 min N
  096 deg 47 min W
C. 700 mb 2785 m
D. 70 kt
E. 175 deg 10 nm
F. 265 deg 071 kt
G. 174 deg 009 nm
H. 965 mb
I. 10 C/ 3048 m
J. 17 C/ 3048 m
K. 9 C/ NA
L. C20
M. CLOSED
N. 12345/7
O. 0.02 / 1 nm
P. AF302 1904A DOLLY        OB 22
MAX FL WIND 86 KT NE QUAD 10:31:20 Z
MAX FL WIND OUTBOUND 83 KT N QUAD 13:23:00 Z
SMALL BREAKS IN EYEWALL S SIDE
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I suspect the previous fix was a bit north of where it should have been.

[steveegg]

‘Tis why I didn’t run with the prelim.

[NautiNurse]

Northern eyewall is breaking open.

[steveegg]

Wish I had good news for South Padre Island - TMA suggests a late-afternoon landfall at South Padre Island.

[steveegg]

That’s somewhat encouraging.

[NautiNurse]

FOX News is reporting an apartment roof collapse on So. Padre Island.

Unfortunately, they have a weather babe outside in the storm reporting.

[steveegg]

If it’s not merely attenuation; there is a band over the radar station.

[steveegg]

9 am position estimate from the NHC...

At 9 am CDT the center of Hurricane Dolly was estimated near
latitude 25.9 north...longitude 96.9 west or about 40 miles...65
km...east of Brownsville Texas.

$$
Forecaster Avila

[SouthTexas]

Off to Corpus for some "on scene" reporting from the top of the harbor bridge!

No, I'm not going over that bridge today.

[steveegg]

Don’t get blown away.

[CindyDawg]

The rain and the wind seem to be easing up some.

[NautiNurse]

Safe travels...

[NautiNurse]

The break in the eyewall is visible on Corpus Christi radar.

[don-o]

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[CindyDawg]

Stay safe.

[NautiNurse]

Thanks for your local update. Dolly is taking her sweet time today.

[steveegg]

So sing already :-)

[steveegg]

Dolly is definitely taking her time. She’s also jinking like a P-51 in a dogfight.

[eastforker]

Looks like DSolly is making a move to the north looking at the radar.