The old saying goes, "Everything in Texas is Bigger".

I don't think they had Hurricane Dolly in mind when they said that.

Latest composite reflectivity showing the 'eye' area still somewhat intact.

Latest Doppler Radar Rainfall estimates. Gray stripe to the North of Brownsville and through Harlingen is estimated at over 20.00 inches, storm total rainfall in inches.

images courtesy of College of DuPage~danielw

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
725 PM CDT JUL 23 2008

THE FOLLOWING ARE PRELIMINARY RAINFALL TOTALS FROM TODAY DUE TO
HURRICANE DOLLY

CITY/TOWN COUNTY RAINFALL (INCHES)

AIRPORTS (THROUGH 6 PM TODAY):

WESLACO/MID COUNTY HIDALGO 3.02
HARLINGEN/VALLEY CAMERON 3.42*
BROWNSVILLE/INTL CAMERON 5.54
EDINBURG HIDALGO 1.77
MCALLEN/MILLER HIDALGO 1.85
PORT ISABEL/BAYVIEW CAMERON 2.27*

*ESTIMATED DATA

THE FOLLOWING ARE PRELIMINARY PEAK SUSTAINED WINDS AND WIND GUSTS
DUE TO HURRICANE DOLLY

CITY/TOWN COUNTY WIND

AIRPORTS (THROUGH 6 PM TODAY):

PORT ISABEL/BAYVIEW CAMERON 58 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70*
HARLINGEN/VALLEY CAMERON 56 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 74*
BROWNSVILLE/INTL CAMERON 51 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 68
RINCON (TCOON) KENEDY 59 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 76
BAYVIEW (TCOON) CAMERON 48 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 68
BAHIA GRANDE (TCOON) CAMERON 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 74
MCALLEN/MILLER HIDALGO 33 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 47
BUOY020 39 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 51

*ESTIMATED DATA
Estimated data at Harlingen is due to the AWOS/ ASOS requiring maintenance. ( As Most all AWOS do after a hurricane passes nearby)~danielw