000 WTUS84 KCRP 231956 HLSCRP URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE DOLLY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 256 PM CDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...DOLLY MADE LANDFALL OVER SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND IS EXPECTED TO MOVE FARTHER INLAND OVER SOUTHERN TEXAS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... GMZ230-250-270-242100- /O.CON.KCRP.HU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS- COASTAL WATERS BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM- WATERS BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS 20 TO 60 NM- 256 PM CDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DOLLY IS NOW LOCATED OVER THE LAGUNA MADRE... AROUND 35 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY THOSE WITH INTERESTS IN THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO CORPUS CHRISTI. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO CORPUS CHRISTI UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM FOR THE BAYS AND NEARSHORE WATERS. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 200 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DOLLY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 97.3 WEST OR ABOUT 35 MILES NORTH- NORTHEAST OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS. MOVEMENT IS TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 95 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 967 MILLIBARS. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED THEIR PREPARATION FOR HURRICANE DOLLY. SMALL CRAFT ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN IN PORT. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD FROM THE EYE UP TO 120 MILES. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED...WITH HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS POSSIBLE...THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS IN THE OUTER BANDS OF DOLLY WILL CONTINUE TODAY. A POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE POSSIBLE IN OUTER BANDS THURSDAY AS THE CENTER OF DOLLY MOVES INTO INLAND AREAS OF SOUTH TEXAS AND MEXICO. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 400 PM CDT. $$ TXZ242-243-242100- /O.CON.KCRP.HU.W.1004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES- 256 PM CDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DOLLY IS NOW LOCATED OVER THE LAGUNA MADRE... AROUND 35 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS IN NUECES AND KLEBERG COUNTIES. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR KLEBERG AND NUECES COUNTIES UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR KLEBERG AND NUECES COUNTIES UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR KLEBERG AND NUECES COUNTIES FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 200 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DOLLY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 97.3 WEST OR ABOUT 35 MILES NORTH- NORTHEAST OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS. MOVEMENT IS TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 95 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 967 MILLIBARS. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS SHOULD BE COMPLETED WITH THEIR PREPARATIONS FOR DOLLY. 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 ATM'S DO NOT WORK. 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. FINALLY...MAKE SURE TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... SWELLS FROM DOLLY HAVE ALREADY STARTED TO AFFECT THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST BEACHES. TIDES REMAIN AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL AT BOB HALL PIER. THIS IS CAUSING FLOODING OF AREA BEACHES. IN ADDITION... DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. BEACH ACCESS ROADS IN NUECES COUNTY HAVE BEEN CLOSED TO VEHICLES. WATER LEVELS 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY ALONG NORTH PADRE AND MUSTANG ISLANDS. HIGH TIDE AT PORT ARANSAS WILL BE AT 842 PM TONIGHT. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD FROM THE EYE UP TO 120 MILES. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE REMOTELY POSSIBLE TODAY. ...INLAND FLOODING... LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AS SHOWERS...SQUALLS AND RAIN BANDS FROM DOLLY MOVE INLAND INTO SOUTH TEXAS. FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES OVER THE AREA AND SOILS BECOME SATURATED. STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS THROUGH THURSDAY WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS KLEBERG AND NUECES COUNTIES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS HIGHER AMOUNTS. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES IN THE OUTER BANDS OF DOLLY WILL CONTINUE TODAY. A POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL ONCE AGAIN BE POSSIBLE IN OUTER BANDS THURSDAY AS THE CENTER OF DOLLY MOVES INTO INLAND AREAS OF SOUTH TEXAS AND MEXICO. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 400 PM CDT. $$ GMZ235-255-275-242100- /O.CON.KCRP.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR- COASTAL WATERS PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM- WATERS PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 TO 60 NM- 256 PM CDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DOLLY IS NOW LOCATED OVER THE LAGUNA MADRE... AROUND 35 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY THOSE WITH INTERESTS IN THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM FOR THE BAYS AND NEARSHORE WATERS. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 200 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DOLLY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 97.3 WEST OR ABOUT 35 MILES NORTH- NORTHEAST OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS. MOVEMENT IS TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 95 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 967 MILLIBARS. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED THEIR PREPARATIONS FOR DOLLY TO COMPLETION. SMALL CRAFT ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN IN PORT. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS IN THE OUTER BANDS OF DOLLY WILL CONTINUE TODAY. A POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE POSSIBLE IN OUTER BANDS THURSDAY AS THE CENTER OF DOLLY MOVES INTO INLAND AREAS OF SOUTH TEXAS AND MEXICO. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 400 PM CDT. $$ TXZ244>247-242100- /O.CON.KCRP.TR.W.1004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN- 256 PM CDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DOLLY IS NOW LOCATED OVER THE LAGUNA MADRE... AROUND 35 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS IN SAN PATRICIO...ARANSAS...REFUGIO...AND CALHOUN COUNTIES. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SAN PATRICIO... ARANSAS...REFUGIO...AND CALHOUN COUNTIES UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR SAN PATRICIO COUNTY. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SAN PATRICIO...ARANSAS... REFUGIO...AND CALHOUN COUNTIES UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 200 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DOLLY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 97.3 WEST OR ABOUT 35 MILES NORTH- NORTHEAST OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS. MOVEMENT IS TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 95 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 967 MILLIBARS. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 ATM'S DO NOT WORK. WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...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. FINALLY...MAKE SURE TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... SWELLS FROM DOLLY WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST BEACHES THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF AREA BEACHES ESPECIALLY DURING PEAK HIGH TIDE. IN ADDITION... DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS CAN BE EXPECTED. WATER LEVELS 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. HIGH TIDE AT PORT ARANSAS WILL BE AT 842 PM TONIGHT. HIGH TIDES AT PORT O'CONNOR WILL BE AT 948 PM TONIGHT. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. ...INLAND FLOODING... LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY...AS SHOWERS...SQUALLS AND RAIN BANDS FROM DOLLY MOVE INLAND. LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY AS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES OVER SOUTH TEXAS AND SOILS BECOME SATURATED. RAINFALL AMOUNTS AVERAGING BETWEEN 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY ACROSS THIS AREA WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES IN THE OUTER BANDS OF DOLLY WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 400 PM CDT. $$ TXZ240-241-240500- /O.CON.KCRP.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080724T0500Z/ DUVAL-JIM WELLS- 256 PM CDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT... ...NEW INFORMATION... THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DOLLY IS NOW LOCATED OVER THE LAGUNA MADRE... AROUND 35 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS IN JIM WELLS AND DUVAL COUNTIES. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 200 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DOLLY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 97.3 WEST OR ABOUT 35 MILES NORTH- NORTHEAST OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS. MOVEMENT IS TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 95 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 967 MILLIBARS. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION. 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 ATM'S DO NOT WORK. WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...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. FINALLY...MAKE SURE TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD FROM THE EYE UP TO 120 MILES. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL EXTEND INTO JIM WELLS AND DUVAL COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS DOLLY MOVES INLAND. ...INLAND FLOODING... LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AS SHOWERS...SQUALLS AND RAIN BANDS FROM DOLLY MOVE INLAND INTO SOUTH TEXAS. FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES OVER THE AREA AND SOILS BECOME SATURATED. STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS THROUGH THURSDAY WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS JIM WELLS AND DUVAL COUNTIES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES IN THE OUTER BANDS OF DOLLY WILL CONTINUE TODAY. A POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL ONCE AGAIN BE POSSIBLE IN OUTER BANDS THURSDAY AS THE CENTER OF DOLLY MOVES INTO INLAND AREAS OF SOUTH TEXAS AND MEXICO. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 400 PM CDT. $$ 87