... Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect...
... New information...
The center of Hurricane Dolly is now located about 110 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 12 PM CDT... the center of Tropical Storm Dolly was located near
latitude 26.2 north... longitude 97.0 west or about 110 miles
south-southeast of Corpus Christi Texas. Movement is to the
west-northwest near 7 mph. Maximum sustained winds are 100 mph.
Minimum central pressure is 967 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.
