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WTUS84 KCRP 230726
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE DOLLY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
226 AM CDT WED JUL 23 2008

...DOLLY CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTHWEST TOWARD THE TEXAS AND
MEXICAN BORDER...

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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-
226 AM CDT WED JUL 23 2008

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DOLLY IS NOW LOCATED ABOUT 190 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS. THE CENTER OF DOLLY IS ON A
TRACK TO MAKE LANDFALL EITHER ALONG THE COAST OF EXTREME
NORTHEASTERN MEXICO OR ALONG THE SOUTHERNMOST TEXAS COAST
DURING THE LATE MORNING TODAY.

...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.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 1 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 96.3 WEST OR ABOUT 190 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS. MOVEMENT IS TO THE NORTHWEST
NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 80 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE IS 982 MB.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MARINERS SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED THEIR PREPARATION FOR HURRICANE
DOLLY. SMALL CRAFT ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN IN PORT.

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORMS FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY MORNING TODAY.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE REMOTELY POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...

THE PROBABILITY FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OVER THE MIDDLE
TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS IS NEAR
66 PERCENT. THE PROBABILITY FOR HURRICANE FORCE WINDS OVER THE
MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS IS 5
PERCENT OR LESS.

...TORNADOES...

AS THE OUTER RAIN BANDS FROM DOLLY CONTINUE TO APPROACH THE
WESTERN GULF COAST THIS EARLY MORNING AND DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS
WEDNESDAY...THE POTENTIAL FOR WATERSPOUTS WILL INCREASE
SIGNIFICANTLY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 5 AM CDT.

$$

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KLEBERG-NUECES-
226 AM CDT WED JUL 23 2008

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

A TORNADO WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM THIS MORNING. THE
CENTER OF HURRICANE DOLLY IS NOW LOCATED ABOUT 190 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS. THE CENTER OF DOLLY IS ON A TRACK TO MAKE
LANDFALL EITHER ALONG THE COAST OF EXTREME NORTHEASTERN MEXICO OR
ALONG THE SOUTHERNMOST TEXAS COAST DURING THE LATE MORNING TODAY.

...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 IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 AM THIS MORNING.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 1 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 96.3 WEST OR ABOUT 190 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS. MOVEMENT IS TO THE NORTHWEST
NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 80 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE IS 982 MB.

...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 THIS EARLY MORNING. TIDES HAVE ALREADY INCREASED TO
1.5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. THIS WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF AREA BEACHES
ESPECIALLY DURING PEAK HIGH TIDE. IN ADDITION...DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS CAN BE EXPECTED. BEACH ACCESS ROADS IN NUECES COUNTY HAVE
BEEN CLOSED TO VEHICLES SINCE 6 PM TUESDAY EVENING.

WATER LEVELS 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY ALONG
NORTH PADRE AND MUSTANG ISLANDS. HIGH TIDES AT PORT ARANSAS ARE
EXPECTED AT 746 AM THIS MORNING AND AT 842 PM TONIGHT.

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NUECES AND KLEBERG
COUNTIES TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS
ARE STILL REMOTELY POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY MORNING MAINLY CONFINED
ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COASTLINE OF KLEBERG AND NUECES COUNTIES.
HURRICANE WINDS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED INLAND.

...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...

THE PROBABILITY FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OVER KLEBERG AND
NUECES COUNTIES IS AROUND 55 PERCENT. THE PROBABILITY FOR
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS OVER KLEBERG AND NUECES COUNTIES IS LESS
THAN 5 PERCENT.

...INLAND FLOODING...

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TODAY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THURSDAY...AS SHOWERS...SQUALLS AND RAIN BANDS FROM DOLLY MOVE
INLAND. FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY TODAY THROUGH
THURSDAY AS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES OVER SOUTH TEXAS AND
SOILS BECOME SATURATED. RAINFALL AMOUNTS AVERAGING BETWEEN 4 AND 6
INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS ACROSS NUECES AND
KLEBERG COUNTIES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

...TORNADOES...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS CONTINUING TORNADO WATCH 732. THIS
WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT FOR KLEBERG AND NUECES COUNTY.
THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY
THIS LATE MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING AS THE OUTER RAIN BANDS
FROM DOLLY MOVE INLAND. THE THREAT OF ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL
CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 5 AM CDT.

$$

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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-
226 AM CDT WED JUL 23 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 1 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 96.3 WEST OR ABOUT 190 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS. MOVEMENT IS TO THE NORTHWEST
NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 80 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE IS 982 MB.

...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.

...STORM INFORMATION...

T 1 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 96.3 WEST OR ABOUT 190 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS. MOVEMENT IS TO THE NORTHWEST
NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 80 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE IS 982 MB.

...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 AND WEDNESDAY.
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THIS MID MORNING
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON TODAY.

...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...

THE PROBABILITY FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OVER THE MIDDLE
TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR RANGES
FROM AROUND 27 PERCENT NEAR PORT O'CONNOR TO NEAR 45 PERCENT OVER
THE OFFSHORE WATERS.

...TORNADOES...

AS THE OUTER RAIN BANDS FROM DOLLY APPROACH THE WESTERN GULF
COAST TODAY AND TONIGHT...THE POTENTIAL FOR WATERSPOUTS WILL
SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 5 AM CDT.

$$

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SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN-
226 AM CDT WED JUL 23 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 1 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 96.3 WEST OR ABOUT 190 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS. MOVEMENT IS TO THE NORTHWEST
NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 80 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE IS 982 MB.

...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.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 1 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 96.3 WEST OR ABOUT 190 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS. MOVEMENT IS TO THE NORTHWEST
NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 80 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE IS 982 MB.

...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 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 TIDES AT PORT ARANSAS ARE EXPECTED AT 746 AM
THIS MORNING AND AT 842 PM TONIGHT. AT PORT O'CONNOR...HIGH TIDE
ARE PREDICTED AT 1013 AM THIS MORNING AND AT 948 PM TONIGHT.

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT.
SUSTAINED TROPICAL FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...

THE PROBABILITY FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS RANGES FROM AS
HIGH AS AROUND 39 PERCENT OVER SAN PATRICIO COUNTY TO AS LOW AS
AROUND 23 PERCENT OVER CALHOUN COUNTY.

...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
WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES OVER
SOUTH TEXAS AND SOILS BECOME SATURATED. RAINFALL AMOUNTS AVERAGING
BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS ACROSS
THIS AREA.

...TORNADOES...

THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY
TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING AS THE OUTER RAIN BANDS
FROM DOLLY MOVE INLAND. THE THREAT OF ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 5 AM CDT.

$$

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DUVAL-JIM WELLS-
226 AM CDT WED JUL 23 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT
THIS AFTERNOON...

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 1 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 96.3 WEST OR ABOUT 190 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS. MOVEMENT IS TO THE NORTHWEST
NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 80 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE IS 982 MB.

...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
TODAY.

...STORM INFORMATION...

T 1 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 96.3 WEST OR ABOUT 190 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS. MOVEMENT IS TO THE NORTHWEST
NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 80 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE IS 982 MB.

...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.

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE WEDNESDAY
MORNING TO WEDNESDAY EVENING.

...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...

THE PROBABILITY FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OVER JIM WELLS AND
DUVAL COUNTIES IS AROUND 50 PERCENT.

...INLAND FLOODING...

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TODAY AND 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. RAINFALL AMOUNTS AVERAGING BETWEEN 3 AND 6
INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER JIM WELLS AND DUVAL COUNTIES...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

...TORNADOES...

THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE
THIS LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON IN OUTER RAIN BANDS FROM DOLLY.
THIS POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL ONCE AGAIN OCCUR ON
LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 5 AM CDT.

$$

CORDERO



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