Yesterday, Hurricane Dolly made landfall in Southern Texas in the town of South Padre Island, with 120 mph winds ripping roofs off homes, pouring down rain, and sending residents looking for shelter. Contact with land brought the winds down from category 2 speeds to category 1, and now flooding along the Rio Grande has become the main concern over the next few days, thanks to Dolly's "sluggish nature."
Over 3,000 residents of low-lying areas by the river and the coast went to crowded schools for shelter. One school had 800 evacuees, including children and babies. Insurance experts estimate the Dolly's insurance company price tag to be $1.2 billion. Damage caused in Mexico will be about a quarter of that. While avoiding the valuable oil rigs in the Gulf, the heavy rain and wind most likely destroyed the cotton fields in the region.
Meteorologists see indications that the rest of this year's hurricane season could be very active — so hold on!
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Paul Smith
I think it should be South Padre Island, right? Not Parade?
1yep, South Padre.
2We felt a bit of Dolly last night over in South La.
3well there's hardly been a smidgeon of rain in A-town. how annoying! I was hoping for a nice downpour and it hasn't even gotten to us yet.
4oh it came down hard yesterday here. But it only lasted for about 10 minutes but there was some wind and major rain. Then we had about an hour of that "eternal" rain where it just drizzles and sizzles.
Oh yea, I was playing a soccer game the whole time through it!
5Oh, I am waiting for the call to go over there, got my bags packed. Overtime baby!
6Padre! Thanks divinelight! Oops, fixing now
7Though South Parade Island sounds fun too...
Good ol South Padre. I tend to go to Port Aransas myself. Also I like the beach at Rockport. It's always clean and more family friendly. ie, empty.
8it finally poured here Sy, about an hour ago, for 5 minutes. what a crock!
9Can't we get some of this rain to head to North Carolina? I'm sick of listening to my sis complain about the water levels in a nearby lake...
10When southern states get hurricane action, the weather here in Ontario, Canada is also usually affected.
11We get the whole wind and rain, green/yellow skies and stormy weather.
Hurricanes are serious business. They are so unpredictable and scary!
12I love this..
13Barbara
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