Hurricane Dolly Update 4
According to the 10pm NOAA Update it looks like Hurricane Dolly has slowed a bit over the Gulf, is picking up strength, and land fall has been delayed from 7 am to approximately 1 pm. According to the weather.com hour-by-hour forecast we should anticipate scattered thunderstorms and growing wind starting at midnight and squalls beginning [...]
Hurricane Dolly Update 2
Today things have gotten much more active for hurricane preparations. Since my last post the Rio Grande Valley has fallen under hurricane warnings, the cities are offering sandbags, more people are boarding their windows, and companies are announcing closure plans. Currently, my wife is reporting increased winds and some light rain at our home in [...]
Mexican Travel Alert Extended to October
The US State Department has extened their travel alert for the Mexican border region until October 15th, 2008. According to a recent artical in The Brownsville Herald the alert has been extended due to on-going security concerns in the border region. “Earlier this year, the Mexican government ordered the deployment of military police to Matamoros, [...]
