000 WTUS84 KCRP 241551 HLSCRP URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM DOLLY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1051 AM CDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM DOLLY CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AND MOVE SLOWLY TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST TOWARD THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS... ...HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTH TEXAS TODAY... GMZ230-250-270-241700- /O.CAN.KCRP.TR.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- 1051 AM CDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES WEST- NORTHWEST ALONG THE RIO GRANDE TODAY. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO BAFFIN BAY. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS AND THE COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM UNTIL 6 PM CDT. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 10 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 99.3 WEST...NEAR LAREDO. MOVEMENT IS TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO AROUND 45 MPH. A CONTINUED MOTION TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. ...TORNADOES... WITHIN THE HEAVIER RAIN BANDS FROM TROPICAL STORM DOLLY...THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS TODAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS IS THE LAST STATEMENT FOR THIS EVENT. $$ TXZ242>244-241700- /O.CAN.KCRP.TR.W.1004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO- 1051 AM CDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES WEST- NORTHWEST ALONG THE RIO GRANDE TODAY. ...AREAS AFFECTED... KLEBERG...NUECES AND SAN PATRICIO COUNTIES. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 6 PM CDT. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 10 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 99.3 WEST...NEAR LAREDO. MOVEMENT IS TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO AROUND 45 MPH. A CONTINUED MOTION TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION TODAY AS HEAVY RAINFALL FROM THE OUTER BANDS OF DOLLY MAY CAUSE SOME ROADS TO FLOOD TODAY. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... TIDES WILL AVERAGE AROUND 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TODAY. AS A RESULT...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING DUE TO THESE TIDAL LEVELS AND INCOMING SWELLS. TRAVEL ALONG THE BEACHES IS NOT RECOMMENDED AT THIS TIME. HIGH TIDE AT PORT ARANSAS WILL BE AT 1105 PM CDT TONIGHT. ...INLAND FLOODING... AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY. ISOLATED HIGHER RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. THIS ADDITIONAL AMOUNT OF RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS AND SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY AS RAIN BANDS FROM TROPICAL STORM DOLLY AFFECT THE AREA. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS IS THE LAST STATEMENT FOR THIS EVENT. $$ TXZ239-240-241900- /O.NEW.KCRP.TI.W.0003.080724T1600Z-080724T1900Z/ WEBB-DUVAL- 1051 AM CDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES WEST- NORTHWEST ALONG THE RIO GRANDE TODAY. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS IN WEBB AND DUVAL COUNTIES. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 6 PM CDT. FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 10 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 99.3 WEST...NEAR LAREDO. MOVEMENT IS TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO AROUND 45 MPH. A CONTINUED MOTION TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION TODAY AS HEAVY RAINFALL FROM THE OUTER BANDS OF DOLLY MAY CAUSE SOME ROADS TO FLOOD TODAY. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. IN ADDITION...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ...WINDS... WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WITH RAIN BANDS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS WILL BE INTERMITTENT THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. ...INLAND FLOODING... AS DOLLY PROGRESSES FURTHER INTO THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS...THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL INCREASE TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER SOUTHERN POTIONS OF WEBB AND DUVAL COUNTIES. RAINFALL RATES OF TWO OR MORE INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES. ISOLATED AMOUNTS 10 TO 15 INCHES ALSO CANNOT BE RULED OUT. AS A RESULT...LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER FLOOD PRONE AREAS AND OVER LOCATIONS RECEIVING THESE HIGH RAINFALL RATES. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY AS RAIN BANDS FROM DOLLY AFFECT THE AREA. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 2 PM CDT. $$ MERRIMAN