Hurricane Dolly - 7 PM Update. 75 MPH

Dolly finally did it. She found her groove late in life just before the biggest act she has yet to undertake.. that of becoming a landfalling hurricane!

To be stacked means she is properly aligned and she can intensify even more as she is sitting over an area of low wind shear and relatively warm water.

Watch her progress below on this long but wonderful loop.

http://weather.hawaii.edu/satellite/satanim.cgi?res=4km&banner=uhmet&chnl=ir&domain=
gmx&size=large&period=2880&incr=60&rr=900&satplat=goeseast&overlay=off

From the last Storm Discussion I want to highlight the last lines "IT SHOULD BE
RE-EMPHASIZED THAT...DUE TO THE INHERENT UNCERTAINTIES...ONE MUST
NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT LANDFALL POINT IN THIS FORECAST.

DUE TO THE SLOW MOTION AT LANDFALL...DOLLY COULD DUMP VERY HEAVY
RAINS IN THE AREA."

A slow moving storm like this can and will do immense damage over a large area and in an area that has not seem a hurricane in a while. In some areas people remember Beulah and the damage she did but that was a long time ago and this is no small tropical storm any longer.

Here is the track of Beulah which explains why so many people in the media are mentioning it.. similar track.



It's been a while since that area had a direct hit but a real hurricane.. which is surprising in ways but here is a list of some Texas Canes.

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/hurricane/history/whtexas.htm

Be well... stay safe, run from the water and hide from the wind!

Be back with more details later this evening...