[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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Wed Jul 23 11:17:16 CDT 2008
WTUS84 KCRP 231614
HLSCRP
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE DOLLY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1114 AM CDT WED JUL 23 2008
...DOLLY STRENGTHENS AND IS VERY NEAR THE TEXAS COAST...
TXZ240-241-232215-
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DUVAL-JIM WELLS-
1114 AM CDT WED JUL 23 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
TONIGHT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DOLLY IS NOW LOCATED ABOUT 120 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS. THE CENTER OF DOLLY IS ON
A TRACK TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST LATER TODAY.
A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED THROUGH THIS EVENING.
...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 10 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 26.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 97.0 WEST OR ABOUT 120 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS. MOVEMENT IS TO THE
NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 100 MPH. MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 964 MB.
...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 2 PM CDT.
$$
GMZ230-250-270-232215-
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BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS-
COASTAL WATERS BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM-
WATERS BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS 20 TO 60 NM-
1114 AM CDT WED JUL 23 2008
...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DOLLY IS NOW LOCATED ABOUT 120 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS. THE CENTER OF DOLLY IS ON
A TRACK TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE LOWER COAST LATER TODAY. A
TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED THROUGH THIS EVENING.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY THOSE WITH
INTERESTS IN THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO
CORPUS CHRISTI.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO CORPUS CHRISTI UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE.
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM FOR THE BAYS AND NEARSHORE
WATERS.
...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 10 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 26.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 97.0 WEST OR ABOUT 120 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS. MOVEMENT IS TO THE
NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 100 MPH. MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 964 MB.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED THEIR PREPARATION FOR HURRICANE
DOLLY. SMALL CRAFT ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN IN PORT.
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD FROM THE EYE UP TO 120
MILES. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS. SUSTAINED HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS ARE REMOTELY POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS IN THE OUTER BANDS OF DOLLY WILL CONTINUE
TODAY. A POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE
POSSIBLE IN OUTER BANDS THURSDAY AS THE CENTER OF DOLLY MOVES INTO
INLAND AREAS OF SOUTH TEXAS AND MEXICO.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 2 PM CDT.
$$
TXZ242-243-232215-
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KLEBERG-NUECES-
1114 AM CDT WED JUL 23 2008
...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DOLLY IS NOW LOCATED ABOUT 130 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS. THE CENTER OF DOLLY IS
ON A TRACK TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST LATER
TODAY. A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH THIS EVENING.
...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 10 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 26.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 97.0 WEST OR ABOUT 120 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS. MOVEMENT IS TO THE
NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 100 MPH. MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 964 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. TIDES HAVE ALREADY INCREASED TO 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 2 PM CDT.
$$
GMZ235-255-275-232215-
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BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR-
COASTAL WATERS PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 TO 60 NM-
1114 AM CDT WED JUL 23 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DOLLY IS NOW LOCATED ABOUT 120 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS. THE CENTER OF DOLLY IS ON
A TRACK TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE LOWER COAST LATER TODAY. A
TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED THROUGH THIS EVENING.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY THOSE WITH
INTERESTS IN THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO
PORT O'CONNOR.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE.
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM FOR THE BAYS AND NEARSHORE
WATERS.
...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 10 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 26.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 97.0 WEST OR ABOUT 120 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS. MOVEMENT IS TO THE
NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 100 MPH. MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 964 MB.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED THEIR PREPARATIONS FOR DOLLY TO
COMPLETION. SMALL CRAFT ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN IN PORT.
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. SUSTAINED
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS IN THE OUTER BANDS OF DOLLY WILL CONTINUE TODAY.
A POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE POSSIBLE
IN OUTER BANDS THURSDAY AS THE CENTER OF DOLLY MOVES INTO INLAND
AREAS OF SOUTH TEXAS AND MEXICO.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 2 PM CDT.
$$
TXZ244>247-232215-
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SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN-
1114 AM CDT WED JUL 23 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DOLLY IS NOW LOCATED ABOUT 120 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS. THE CENTER OF DOLLY IS ON
A TRACK TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST LATER TODAY.
A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED THROUGH THIS EVENING.
...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 10 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 26.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 97.0 WEST OR ABOUT 120 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS. MOVEMENT IS TO THE
NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 100 MPH. MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 964 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 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
TODAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 2 PM CDT.
$$
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