000 WTUS84 KCRP 221005 HLSCRP URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE DOLLY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 505 AM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FROM BROWNSVILLE TO PORT O'CONNOR TEXAS AS TROPICAL STORM DOLLY CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN AS IT APPROACHES SOUTH TEXAS... TXZ242>247-231015- /O.CAN.KCRP.HI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080723T2300Z/ /O.CON.KCRP.HU.W.1004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN- 505 AM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS 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 WILL REMAIN 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 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR KLEBERG...NUECES...SAN PATRICIO...ARANSAS...REFUGIO...AND CALHOUN COUNTIES UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 4 AM CDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 93.8 WEST OR ABOUT 380 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS. DOLLY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 15 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE AROUND 60 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 997 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 THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF AREA BEACHES ESPECIALLY DURING PEAK HIGH TIDE. WATER LEVELS 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. 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 TODAY ARE EXPECTED AT 740 AM AND AT 619 PM. AT PORT O'CONNOR...HIGH TIDE IS PREDICTED AT 607 PM THIS 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 8 AM CDT. $$ TXZ229>234-239-221115- /O.CAN.KCRP.TI.A.0001.000000T0000Z-080724T1100Z/ LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-WEBB- 505 AM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... ...NEW INFORMATION... THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK SHOWS DOLLY MAKING LANDFALL IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING OR EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO REACH THE WESTERN BRUSH COUNTRY AND AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 59. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR LA SALLE... MCMULLEN...LIVE OAK...BEE...GOLIAD...VICTORIA...AND WEBB COUNTIES. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 4 AM CDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 93.8 WEST OR ABOUT 380 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS. DOLLY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 15 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE AROUND 60 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 997 MB. ...INLAND FLOODING... LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AS SHOWERS...SQUALLS AND RAIN BANDS FROM DOLLY MOVE INLAND INTO SOUTH TEXAS. FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES OVER THE AREA AND SOILS BECOME SATURATED. RAINFALL AMOUNTS AVERAGING BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS MAINLY SOUTH OF A MATHIS TO ENCINAL LINE...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. ...TORNADOES... ONCE DOLLY MOVES INLAND...ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY IN THE OUTER RAIN BANDS LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND OR BEFORE 8 AM CDT. $$ TXZ240-241-231015- /O.UPG.KCRP.TI.A.0001.000000T0000Z-080724T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KCRP.TI.W.0001.080723T0900Z-080723T2300Z/ DUVAL-JIM WELLS- 505 AM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... ...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...A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR JIM WELLS AND DUVAL COUNTIES. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS IN JIM WELLS AND DUVAL COUNTIES. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 4 AM CDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 93.8 WEST OR ABOUT 380 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS. DOLLY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 15 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE AROUND 60 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 997 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 TROPICAL STORM...UNSECURED LIGHT WEIGHT OUTDOOR ITEMS COULD BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING DAMAGE AND PERHAPS INJURY. SOME AREAS COULD HAVE POWER OUTAGES...SOME POWER POLES COULD BE PULLED DOWN. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING TO WEDNESDAY EVENING. ...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. ...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 8 AM CDT. $$ GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-231015- /O.CON.KCRP.HU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-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- 505 AM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS 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 REMAIN IN EFFECT 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 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL MARINE INTERESTS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT O'CONNOR UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 4 AM CDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 93.8 WEST OR ABOUT 380 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS. DOLLY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 15 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE AROUND 60 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 997 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 LATER THIS 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 8 AM CDT. $$ MERRIMAN/TINSLEY