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Tropical Storm Dolly
NOAA/NHC ^ | 20 July 2008 | NOAA/NHC

Posted on 07/20/2008 8:36:53 AM PDT by NautiNurse

Newly formed Tropical Storm Dolly over the NW Caribbean Sea near 18.4N 84.2W. 1008 MB at 11AM this morning. Max sustained winds 40KT, gusts 50KT, moving NW at 15KT.

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KEYWORDS: dolly; hurricane; tropical
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To: CindyDawg

No thanks. Had to go around some small lakes on the way to work this morning and it’s rained since then. Think the corn is all in, but it needs to dry up to pick cotton.


801 posted on 07/24/2008 3:57:27 PM PDT by SwinneySwitch (US Constitution Article 4 Section 4..shall protect each of them against Invasion...domestic Violence)
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To: CindyDawg

LOL. Good one.

Power is back up! Rejoice Evermore!


802 posted on 07/24/2008 4:33:52 PM PDT by Pebcak
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To: Pebcak
Hallelujah!
803 posted on 07/24/2008 4:52:19 PM PDT by CindyDawg
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To: Pebcak; CindyDawg

Yoohoo! Electricity is a wonderful thing, isn’t it?


804 posted on 07/24/2008 4:59:23 PM PDT by Freedom'sWorthIt (Tony Snow founnd out - to live is Christ, to die is gain....Thanks be to God for Tony's life!)
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To: CindyDawg; Pebcak

The first thing I did when the power came back on was get a hot shower. It was much nicer than the cold shower this morning. Pebcak, good to see you and hope you get power back soon.

It was the same story here, standing on the porch watching the trees dance and fall down. Sometimes it was just too rough to venture outside. As I was counting the trees going down hubby was adding up the hours of work ahead. I stopped counting at 13 trees. Some are uprooted and others are broken off above ground. I’ve talked with several friends on the east side of Harlingen and they are all without power. I heard the electric poles are down on a stretch of Morgan Blvd. The west side of town seems to be doing better with a few businesses open. All the businesses are packed with lines of traffic.

There doesn’t seem to be many flooding or pomding problems on the roadways here. Although there is some standing water in low lying areas.

Cell phone service is still sporadic, but getting better. I can get service outside and sometimes inside. Had to bring my laptop outside to get online. The mesquitos are coming out so it’s time for me to go inside.
Later, ya’ll!


805 posted on 07/24/2008 6:14:59 PM PDT by RGVTx
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To: Pebcak

Oh, I just saw your good news.
Electricity and water....we are blessed!


806 posted on 07/24/2008 6:18:24 PM PDT by RGVTx
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To: RGVTx

You don’t realize how much you depend on it until it’s off.


807 posted on 07/24/2008 6:31:21 PM PDT by CindyDawg
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To: RGVTx; CindyDawg; Pebcak

Glad you are all safe and starting to regain some semblence of normality.


808 posted on 07/24/2008 6:36:50 PM PDT by SouthTexas (Invert the 5-4 and you have no rights.)
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To: SouthTexas

Normality but restocking too. Keeping an eye on the Gulf.


809 posted on 07/24/2008 6:45:43 PM PDT by CindyDawg
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To: RGVTx; CindyDawg; SouthTexas; NautiNurse; All
Thanks everyone for all the prayers, and glad to see the Valley guys and girls here, checked in and safe.

NN: Thanks for the excellent work, as always
CD: Restocking, you bet. (Swim goggles!) Eye on the gulf, check.
RGVTx: Hot shower, clean hair...aaaah!
ST: Thanks.

ALL: Thanks and take care

810 posted on 07/24/2008 7:27:13 PM PDT by Pebcak
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To: SouthTexas; NautiNurse

Check this out and what the heck is going on with it.? http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/east/gmex/loop-wv.html


811 posted on 07/25/2008 9:07:39 AM PDT by eastforker (Get-R-Done and then Bring-Em- Home)
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To: eastforker

Looks like a big pocket of dry air moving westward.


812 posted on 07/25/2008 9:45:14 AM PDT by NautiNurse (Plants are people too)
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To: Pebcak; RGVTx; CindyDawg; SouthTexas; Dog Gone
The rain fall totals are stunning. The speckles of light blue indicate >25", while the big purple streak illustrates 20-25". Yowser!


813 posted on 07/25/2008 9:56:30 AM PDT by NautiNurse (Plants are people too)
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To: eastforker; NautiNurse

It’s a BIG eye!


814 posted on 07/25/2008 9:56:40 AM PDT by SouthTexas (Invert the 5-4 and you have no rights.)
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To: NautiNurse
There is a lot of talk that what goes up must come down and the water from Mexico is going to drain into the Rio Grande. It's still at least 10 feet from flooding the banks and the local weather people say not a worry but people are....concerned.
815 posted on 07/25/2008 1:11:53 PM PDT by CindyDawg
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To: NautiNurse

It could have been much worse. By striking north of Brownsville instead of just south of the Mexican border, the damage, and certainly the casualty toll, was much reduced.

This is especially true with the final strengthening into the unexpected Category 2 storm.


816 posted on 07/25/2008 1:48:58 PM PDT by Dog Gone
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To: Dog Gone
True. Strange storm. Brownsville is kind of slanted. On the South side we have a beach and it's a pretty good distance to town...the older part. On the north side, the port area, where I live...new development has blossomed the last few years. We only received minor damage but central Brownsville, which is further inland got hit harder. I saw roofs off of small buildings.... Signs torn up...siding gone. Where I work they got roof damage and flooded.
817 posted on 07/25/2008 2:04:58 PM PDT by CindyDawg
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To: CindyDawg

The rush of water should make crossing the Rio Grande a tad more difficult than usual.


818 posted on 07/25/2008 2:08:35 PM PDT by NautiNurse (Plants are people too)
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To: NautiNurse

It wasn’t all that long ago that the Rio Grande didn’t quite make it all the way to the ocean. Flushing it out is probably a good thing.


819 posted on 07/25/2008 2:24:30 PM PDT by Dog Gone
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To: Dog Gone

Up towards Big Bend it is pretty. Here, it’s just a mud hole.


820 posted on 07/25/2008 3:36:51 PM PDT by CindyDawg
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