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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...

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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...HURRICANE WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT...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.

$$

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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.

$$

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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

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