Dolly Prepares to Land on Tex/Mex Border
Dolly is getting ready to land on the US coastline at the Texas/Mexico border, near the mouth of the Rio Grande. The image below, taken at 9:15 on Wednesday clearly shows the hurricane’s eye:
She will be the first hurricane to affect the US coastline this year, and is likely to cause intense flooding along the Rio Grande valley. Maximum winds have reached 95 MPH, and the storm is likely to be border Category 2 when landfall occurs late this morning. Most areas will get 6-10 inches of rain with over a foot of precipitation in some locations.
Moist tropical air from Dolly is affecting Georgia, and was responsible for many of yesterday’s thunderstorms. As usual, amounts varied widely, with 1.19 inches in Marietta, .29 inches at Peachtree DeKalb, .28 inches at my Lawrenceville weather station and only .16 inches at Hartsfield airport. Athens remained dry.
Even though the rain amounts were less than what one might have hoped for in a drought, the sudden drop in temperatures–eight degrees in 11 minutes here–very gusty winds and at least five tornado warnings issued in Gwinnett County made it an interesting evening. Look for more of the same this afternoon as a cold front passes through.
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