Hurricanes.

I am SO glad to not be in Corpus anymore!! I hope my friends stay okay! Here's from the National Weather Service for Corpus (Corpus is Nueces County):

Hurricane Local Statement
KLEBERG-NUECES- 801 PM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008
...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS IN NUECES AND KLEBERG COUNTIES.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR KLEBERG AND NUECES COUNTIES UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RESIDENTS SHOULD BE RUSHING PREPARATIONS FOR DOLLY TO COMPLETION. MAKE SURE TO DOUBLE CHECK ITEMS IN YOUR EMERGENCY SUPPLY KIT INCLUDING HAVING ENOUGH FOOD AND WATER FOR THREE OR MORE DAYS. MAKE SURE YOUR VEHICLE HAS A FULL TANK OF GAS. SECURE MOBILE HOME TIE DOWNS. STORE LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND GARDEN TOOLS. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE PLENTY OF CASH IN CASE POWER GOES OUT AND ATMS DO NOT WORK.

FINALLY...MAKE SURE TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

SWELLS FROM DOLLY WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT MIDDLE TEXAS COAST BEACHES THIS EVENING. THIS WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF AREA BEACHES ESPECIALLY DURING PEAK HIGH TIDE. IN ADDITION...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS CAN BE EXPECTED. BEACH ACCESS ROADS IN NUECES COUNTY WILL BE CLOSED TO VEHICLES BEGINNING AT 6 PM THIS EVENING.

WATER LEVELS 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND ON WEDNESDAY ALONG NORTH PADRE AND MUSTANG ISLANDS. HIGH TIDES AT PORT ARANSAS ARE EXPECTED AT 746 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING AND AT 842 PM WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NUECES AND KLEBERG COUNTIES LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE STILL REMOTELY POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...

THE PROBABILITY FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OVER KLEBERG AND NUECES COUNTIES IS AROUND 70 PERCENT. THE PROBABILITY FOR HURRICANE FORCE WINDS OVER KLEBERG AND NUECES COUNTIES IS LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.

...INLAND FLOODING...

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY...AS SHOWERS...SQUALLS AND RAIN BANDS FROM DOLLY MOVE INLAND. FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES OVER SOUTH TEXAS AND SOILS BECOME SATURATED. RAINFALL AMOUNTS AVERAGING BETWEEN 4 AND 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS ACROSS NUECES AND KLEBERG COUNTIES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

...TORNADOES...

THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE OUTER RAIN BANDS FROM DOLLY MOVE INLAND.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 11 PM CDT.