Christine Hudnall

Update: 02:16PM (1816z) - We have landfall!

DOLLY…A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR/SIMPSON HURRICANE
SCALE MADE LANDFALL ON SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AT 23/1800 UTC. ITS
POSITION WAS ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.3 NORTH…LONGITUDE 97.2
WEST…ABOUT 35 MILES…60 KM…NORTHEAST OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS
OR 40 MILES…65 KM…EAST-SOUTHEAST OF RAYMONDVILLE. BEFORE THE
LANDFALL…THE MINIMUM PRESSURE DROPPED TO 964 MB. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WIND SPEED IS 85 KT WITH GUSTS TO 105 KT.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATWDAT+shtml/231808.shtml?text

Updated: 08:22AM -

Since the beginning of July, the tropics have been working hard, and they aren’t slowing down now.

Tropical Storm Cristobal is still hanging in there as he heads toward the North Atlantic at 35mph - 44N 59W.

Hurricane Dolly will be heading on shore in southeastern Texas / northeastern Mexico later this morning, her bands are already reaching out and touching them. In the 2:00AM CDT update, Dolly’s center was estimated to be at 25.4N 96.3W.

Can I just say - Uncle Stuart and Aunt Jeanne - ya’ll better have headed to Houston already! Be safe!

http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/TC.html

And while you go and check out Dolly, why not take a look at 97L Invest - and what is behind it coming off of Africa.

I’d say the NHC will be hopping for awhile! :)