000 WTUS84 KCRP 220558 HLSCRP URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM DOLLY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1258 AM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE NOW POSTED FROM BROWNSVILLE TO PORT O'CONNOR TEXAS AS TROPICAL STORM DOLLY CONTINUES TO APPROACH SOUTH TEXAS... TXZ242>247-221200- /O.UPG.KCRP.HU.A.1004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCRP.HU.W.1004.080722T0558Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KCRP.HI.A.0001.080723T0600Z-080724T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KCRP.HI.W.0001.080722T0558Z-080723T2300Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN- 1258 AM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008 ...HURRICANE WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... ...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT... ...HURRICANE WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM DOLLY CONTINUES TO SHOW SIGNS OF BECOMING MORE ORGANIZED...AND IS EXPECTED TO BE A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE AS IT MAKES LANDFALL NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE RIO GRANDE LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING OR EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...SINCE MOST OF THE AREA REMAINS WITHIN THE CONE OF ERROR OF WHERE DOLLY MAY TRACK AND MAKE LANDFALL WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS...HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE NOW POSTED FOR THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF SOUTH TEXAS. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS ALONG THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF THE COASTAL BEND. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING AND HURRICANE WIND WARNING ARE NOW IN EFFECT FOR KLEBERG...NUECES...SAN PATRICIO...ARANSAS...REFUGIO...AND CALHOUN COUNTIES UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 10 PM CDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 92.8 WEST OR ABOUT 435 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS. DOLLY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 17 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN AROUND 50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 999 MB. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS SHOULD BEGIN COMPLETING ANY FINAL ACTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. MAKE SURE TO DOUBLE CHECK ITEMS IN YOUR EMERGENCY SUPPLY KIT INCLUDING HAVING ENOUGH FOOD AND WATER FOR THREE OR MORE DAYS. MAKE SURE YOUR VEHICLE HAS A FULL TANK OF GAS. SECURE MOBILE HOME TIE DOWNS. STORE LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND GARDEN TOOLS. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE PLENTY OF CASH IN CASE POWER GOES OUT AND ATMS DO NOT WORK. FINALLY...MAKE SURE TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS. IN A CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE...UNSECURED LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND PERHAPS INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL HAVE POWER OUTAGES...HUNDREDS OF WIRES WILL FALL...TRANSFORMERS WILL POP...AND SOME POWER POLES WILL BE PULLED DOWN. ROTTING LARGE TREES WILL BE UPROOTED. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... SWELLS FROM DOLLY WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT MIDDLE TEXAS COAST BEACHES TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF AREA BEACHES ESPECIALLY DURING PEAK HIGH TIDE. WATER LEVELS 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL CAN BE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. WATER LEVELS 2 TO 3 ABOVE NORMAL ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. HOWEVER...THESE VALUES COULD BE HIGHER OR LOWER DEPENDING ON THE TRACK AND INTENSITY OF DOLLY. HIGH TIDES AT PORT ARANSAS ON TUESDAY ARE EXPECTED AT 740 AM AND AT 619 PM. AT PORT O'CONNOR...HIGH TIDE IS PREDICTED AT 607 PM TUESDAY EVENING. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE COASTAL BEND BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING SHOULD THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF DOLLY BE FARTHER NORTH OR SHOULD DOLLY INTENSIFY MORE THAN ANTICIPATED. ...INLAND FLOODING... LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TUESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY...AS SHOWERS...SQUALLS AND RAIN BANDS FROM DOLLY MOVE INLAND. FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES OVER SOUTH TEXAS AND SOILS BECOME SATURATED. RAINFALL AMOUNTS AVERAGING BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. ...TORNADOES... ONCE DOLLY MOVES INLAND...ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY IN THE OUTER RAIN BANDS LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND OR BEFORE 6 AM CDT. $$ GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-221200- /O.UPG.KCRP.HU.A.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCRP.HU.W.0001.080722T0558Z-000000T0000Z/ BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR- COASTAL WATERS BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM- WATERS BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 TO 60 NM- 1258 AM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT... ...HURRICANE WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM DOLLY CONTINUES TO SHOW SIGNS OF BECOMING MORE ORGANIZED...AND IS EXPECTED TO BE A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE AS IT MAKES LANDFALL NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE RIO GRANDE LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING OR EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...SINCE MOST OF THE AREA REMAINS WITHIN THE CONE OF ERROR OF WHERE DOLLY MAY TRACK AND MAKE LANDFALL WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS...HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE NOW POSTED FOR ALL MARINE INTERESTS OVER THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY THOSE WITH INTERESTS IN THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT O'CONNOR. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ALL MARINE INTERESTS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT O'CONNOR UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 10 PM CDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 92.8 WEST OR ABOUT 435 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS. DOLLY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 17 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN AROUND 50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 999 MB. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS SHOULD BE COMPLETING THEIR PREPARATIONS FOR DOLLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. MAKE SURE TO PROPERLY SECURE VESSELS OR MOVE THEM INLAND. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTHERN COASTAL WATERS LATE TUESDAY EVENING OR SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OVER ALL MARINE INTERESTS BY SUNRISE WEDNESDAY MORNING. GUSTS NEAR HURRICANE FORCE CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. ALSO...SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR HURRICANE FORCE ARE STILL POSSIBLE BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING SHOULD THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF DOLLY BE FARTHER NORTH OR SHOULD DOLLY INTENSIFY MORE THAN ANTICIPATED. ...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS... THE PROBABILITY FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF WATERS IS IN EXCESS OF 50 PERCENT BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WHILE THE PROBABILITY FOR SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS IS MUCH LOWER AT THIS TIME...IF DOLLY MOVES FARTHER NORTH AND STRENGTHENS THE PROBABILITY FOR HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL INCREASE. ...TORNADOES... AS THE OUTER RAIN BANDS FROM DOLLY APPROACH THE WESTERN GULF COAST LATE TUESDAY EVENING AND WEDNESDAY MORNING...THE POTENTIAL FOR WATERSPOUTS WILL INCREASE. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND OR BEFORE 6 AM CDT. $$ TXZ229>234-239>241-221200- /O.EXT.KCRP.TI.A.0001.080722T0435Z-080724T1100Z/ LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-WEBB-DUVAL- JIM WELLS- 1258 AM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM DOLLY CONTINUES TO SHOW SIGNS OF BECOMING MORE ORGANIZED...AND IS EXPECTED TO BE A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE AS IT MAKES LANDFALL NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE RIO GRANDE LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING OR EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS ACROSS INLAND AREAS OF SOUTH TEXAS. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR LA SALLE... MCMULLEN...LIVE OAK...BEE...GOLIAD...VICTORIA...WEBB... DUVAL...AND JIM WELLS COUNTIES FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 10 PM CDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 92.8 WEST OR ABOUT 435 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS. DOLLY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 17 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN AROUND 50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 999 MB. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO TAKE ACTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. MAKE SURE YOUR VEHICLE HAS A FULL TANK OF GAS. SECURE MOBILE HOME TIE DOWNS. STORE LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND GARDEN TOOLS. HAVE PLENTY OF EXTRA CASH IN CASE POWER GOES OUT AND ATMS DO NOT WORK. FINALLY...MAKE SURE TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS INLAND COUNTIES OF SOUTH TEXAS STARTING LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON EAST OF A FREER TO BLOOMINGTON LINE...AND OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE INLAND COUNTIES WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WINDS SHOULD BE BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE BEFORE SUNRISE THURSDAY MORNING. ...INLAND FLOODING... LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AS SHOWERS...SQUALLS AND RAIN BANDS FROM DOLLY MOVE INLAND INTO SOUTH TEXAS. FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES OVER THE AREA AND SOILS BECOME SATURATED. RAINFALL AMOUNTS AVERAGING BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS MAINLY SOUTH OF A MATHIS TO ENCINAL LINE...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND OR BEFORE 6 AM CDT. $$ WILK