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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...

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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.

$$

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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.

$$

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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.

$$

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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-
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

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