As of midday, the eyewall of Hurricane Dolly is crossing South Padre Island in South Texas. While it has been meandering the last couple of hours, it is expected to move onshore during the afternoon. Maximum sustained winds are near 100 mph, although those winds are in a small core near the center over the extreme southern part of Texas.
Notice on the wind speed probabilities that the main effect from Dolly will be limited to the extreme southern part of Texas. Dolly is expected to produce rainfall totals of 8 to 12 inches, with isolated amounts near 20 inches over South Texas and Northeast Mexico over the next couple of days. This will likely cause widespread flooding. Isolated tornadoes are possible over South Texas through tonight.
A developing ridge over the western United States should force the storm on a more westward track as it gradually weakens over the next 24 hours.
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