Hurricane Dolly: July 23 Update B

Her eye is currently (~1pm EST) crossing South Padre Island, about 35
miles NE of Brownsville, TX. They have her listed as a weak category 2
storm with winds near 100 mph (cat 2: 96-110 mph). She looks weaker than
that to me, but as I said earlier, there is very little difference
between a really strong cat 1 and a very weak cat 2. She's moving NW at
7mph. The really strong convection has decreased quite a bit since this
morning and her eye is looking even more ragged, although there is still
some strong "stuff" (technical term :) ) in the system. Hurricane force
winds extend out 25 miles from the eye.

J.

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These remarks are just what I think/see regarding tropical storms - not
the opinion of any organization I represent. If you are making an
evacuation decision, please heed your local emergency management and
the National Hurricane Center's official forecast and the National Weather
Service announcements. This is not an official forecast. If I "run away,
run away" (Monty Python), I'll let you know.
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