Posted on 07/20/2008 8:36:53 AM PDT by 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.
Is your local news online?Glad you are safe.
Me too. You have some bad stuff coming. We are getting pounded. The rain is still coming from the north. bbl. Take care.
Yup. They'll likely be the ones who say, "We got beat-up a lot more than was reported."
Great-thanks They’reGone2000:)
Here is a link to local news chanel 5.
http://web.live.weatherbug.com/StormCentral/1/StormCentral.aspx?no_cookie_zip=78577&no_cookie_stat=PHRTX&no_cookie_world_stat=&zcode=z4766&lid=NAV9
It’s getting radical out there and looks like it’s going to get worse.
Just had another tree go down. Lucked out again with it doing no damage.
Spoke with a freind on the north side of town. She reports many trees down in her neighborhood with one falling on a car. She is without power.
Thanks RGVTx,they are showing nothing on major stations-up close and personal.I pray this will be over for all of you soon.
Local news reporting 53 mph sustained winds with gusts to 75 in Harlingen. Brownsville with 44 mph sustained winds.
Not yet, there have been some that were though. Of course, it’s not over either. LOL
I expect to lose power soon becaue we have a tree top laying across our power line near the transformer.
It will be a miricle if it doesn’t take the line down.
Dish just blinked.
Wind is blowing hard.
Can hear things hitting the roof.
Wish us luck!!
Here’s luck and of course, prayers.
Good luck from Mission! Waiting...
Keeping you in our prayers. Thanks for checking in here.
Statement as of 4:00 PM CDT on July 23, 2008
...Dolly continues to weaken as it moves farther inland...
A Hurricane Warning remains in effect for the coast of Texas from
Brownsville to just south of Baffin Bay...and for the northeastern
coast of Mexico from Rio San Fernando northward to the border
between Mexico and the United States. Preparations to protect life
and property should have been completed.
At 4 PM CDT...2100 UTC...the Hurricane Warning from Baffin Bay
northward to Corpus Christi has been replaced by a Tropical Storm
Warning. A Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect from Baffin Bay
to Port O’Connor.
At 4 PM CDT...2100 UTC...the Tropical Storm Warning and Hurricane
Watch from La Pesca to south of Rio San Fernando have been
discontinued.
For storm information specific to your area...including possible
inland watches and warnings...please monitor products issued
by your local weather office.
At 400 PM CDT...2100z...the eye of Hurricane Dolly was located
near latitude 26.6 north...longitude 97.6 west or about 50 miles...
80 km...north of Brownsville Texas.
Dolly is moving toward the northwest near 8 mph...13 km/hr. A
gradual turn to the west-northwest and west is expected during the
next day or so. This will bring Dolly farther inland over souther
Texas.
Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 85 mph...140
km/hr...with higher gusts. Dolly is a category one hurricane on
the Saffir-Simpson scale. Further weakening is forecast during the
next 24 hours.
Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 35 miles...55 km...from
the center...and tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 140
miles...220 km.
Estimated minimum central pressure is 970 mb...28.64 inches.
Dolly is expected to produce total rainfall accumulations of 8 to 12
inches...with isolated amounts of 20 inches...over portions of
south Texas and northeastern Mexico over the next few days.
These rains will likely cause widespread flooding across portions
of south Texas and northeast Mexico.
Coastal storm surge flooding up to 6 to 8 feet above normal tide
levels...along with large and dangerous battering waves will
continue for the next few hours in areas of onshore flow but will
subside later tonight.
Isolated tornadoes are possible over portions of south Texas today
and tonight.
Repeating the 400 PM CDT position...26.6 N...97.6 W. Movement
toward...northwest near 8 mph. Maximum sustained winds...85 mph.
Minimum central pressure...970 mb.
An intermediate advisory will be issued by the National Hurricane
Center at 700 PM CDT followed by the next complete advisory at 1000
PM CDT.
$$
Forecaster Avila
Seven big trees down and counting.
Last one just missed my car parked in a carport.
I think most of the west and north sides of my home are lined with fallen trees.
Power keeps flashing, but still have power for the most part.
Guess I won’t be baking ribs tonight in my electric oven.
Going to plan 2, hamburgers skillet cooked on the little propane one burner stove.
Thanks to everyone for your thoughts and prayers.
Prayers for all my fellow Valley FReepers.
Good luck from a former RGV resident.
Thanks, Eaker.
Tree #8 went down on the southeast side of our home. We are nearly surrounded with downed trees. Wind seems to be changing, variable but mostly coming from the southwest now. Still blowing hard.
Trees 9 and 10 just went down. Power is still flckering...amazing to me.
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