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WTUS84 KCRP 241015
HLSCRP

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM DOLLY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
515 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 IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY...

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WEBB-DUVAL-JIM WELLS-
515 AM CDT THU JUL 24 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS
MORNING...

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 4 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 98.6 WEST...87 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
CORPUS CHRISTI. MOVEMENT WAS TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE 60 MPH. TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WILL
CONTINUE TO MAKE A SLOW MIGRATION THROUGH THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS
TODAY.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
WEBB...DUVAL...AND JIM WELLS COUNTIES.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS
MORNING.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING.

FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 4 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 98.6 WEST...87 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
CORPUS CHRISTI. MOVEMENT WAS TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE PERSISTING AT 60 MPH. TROPICAL STORM
DOLLY WILL CONTINUE TO SLOW TRACK ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS
TODAY AND THIS EVENING.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RESIDENTS SHOULD BE VERY COGNIZANT OF THEIR DRIVING CONDITIONS
TODAY AND THIS EVENING. SEVERAL AREAL ROADS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO
HAVE PONDING WATER OR COULD FLOOD WITH HEAVY RAIN PERSIST TODAY
AND THIS EVENING. INTERMITTENT TROPICAL FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL ALSO
OCCUR WILL THE RAIN BANDS FROM DOLLY TODAY AND THIS EVENING.

...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 MARKEDLY 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...DUVAL AND JIM WELLS 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 THROUGH THIS MORNING AS RAIN
BANDS FROM DOLLY AFFECT THE AREA.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 800 AM CDT.

$$

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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-
515 AM CDT THU JUL 24 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM DOLLY IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT
MOVES FURTHER INLAND TODAY INTO THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY THOSE WITH
INTERESTS IN THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO
BAFFIN BAY.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO BAFFIN BAY.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 4 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 98.6 WEST...87 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
CORPUS CHRISTI. MOVEMENT WAS TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE PERSISTING AT 60 MPH. TROPICAL STORM
DOLLY WILL CONTINUE TO SLOW TRACK ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS
TODAY AND THIS EVENING.

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE LIKELY THROUGH THIS MORNING.

...TORNADOES...

WITHIN THE HEAVIER RAIN BANDS FROM TROPICAL STORM DOLLY...THERE WILL
BE THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS TODAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 800 AM CDT.

$$

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KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-
515 AM CDT THU JUL 24 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM DOLLY IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT
MOVES FURTHER INLAND TODAY.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS LIVING
IN KLEBERG...NUECES AND SAN PATRICIO COUNTIES.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR KLEBERG...NUECES
AND SAN PATRICIO COUNTIES.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING.

A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 4 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 98.6 WEST...87 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
CORPUS CHRISTI. MOVEMENT WAS TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE PERSISTING AT 60 MPH. TROPICAL STORM
DOLLY WILL CONTINUE TO SLOW TRACK ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS
TODAY AND THIS EVENING.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RESIDENTS OF THE SOUTHERN COASTAL BEND SHOULD BE VERY COGNIZANT OF
THEIR DRIVING CONDITIONS TODAY. SEVERAL AREAL ROADS HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO HAVE PONDING WATER OR FLOODING WITH HEAVY RAIN
PERSISTING TODAY. INTERMITTENT TROPICAL FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL
PERSIST WITH THE RAIN BANDS FROM DOLLY TODAY.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

TIDES WILL AVERAGE AROUND 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL THIS MORNING.
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.
THE NEXT HIGH TIDE AT PORT ARANSAS WILL BE AT 744 AM CDT THIS
MORNING.

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE LIKELY THROUGH THE MORNING.
WINDS WILL REMAIN IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE THIS MORNING WITH
INTERMITTENT GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WITH THE RAIN BANDS.

...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 THROUGH THIS MORNING AS RAIN
BANDS FROM TROPICAL STORM DOLLY AFFECT THE AREA.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 800 AM CDT.

$$

CORDERO




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