Jul 23, 2008 1
Hello, Dolly!
Hurricane Dolly Hits Rio Grande Valley
Hurricane Dolly made landfall earlier today over the Rio Grande Valley, where I grew up. I spoke to mom and everyone seems to be doing fine. Fortunately, Dolly has been downgraded from a Category 2 to a Category 1. She also hit North enough to keep the Rio Grande River from flooding. But Dolly is moving slowly across the Valley, so flooding is still a concern. Let’s hope the levees hold. The Valley is below sea level.
In the image above, the eye of the hurricane is about 30-45 minutes Northeast of McAllen. San Juan, my hometown, is just East of McAllen.
