Dolly becomes hurricane, targets Texas
Ξ July 23rd, 2008 | → 1 Comments | ∇ Uncategorized |
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (CNN) — Dolly became a Category 1 hurricane Tuesday afternoon as it moved levitra de toward southern Texas and northeastern Mexico, the National Hurricane Center said.
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At 5 p.m. ET, the storm, with sustained winds near 75 mph, was centered in the Gulf of Mexico about 165 miles east-southeast of Brownsville, Texas.
Residents in that city were preparing for the storm, according to police spokesman Jimmy Manrrique.
"The citizens here are reacting very well. They’ve stocked up on their supplies," Manrrique said. "At this point, we’re preparing for a lot of rain and some wind damage."
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Dolly should be very near Brownsville and other cities on the western coast of the Gulf of Mexico by Wednesday, forecasters said.
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The storm was moving to the northwest at about 10 mph, and that motion should bring its core to extreme southern Texas or northeastern Mexico by Wednesday, the hurricane center said. Dolly’s forward motion was forecast to slow, giving it more time to intensify over the warm Gulf waters.
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Forecasters said hurricane warnings were in effect for the coast of Texas from Brownsville to Corpus Christi, and for the northeast coast of Mexico from Rio San Fernando to the Texas-Mexico border.
A hurricane warning means hurricane conditions are expected in the warning area within the next 24 hours.
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Hurricane warnings that were in effect from north of Corpus Christi, Texas, to Port O’Connor were downgraded to tropical storm warnings by 11 a.m.
Tropical storm warnings were issued for residents living north of Corpus Christi to San Luis Pass, Texas. The region from Rio San Fernando to La Pesca is under a hurricane watch as well as a tropical storm warning.
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