Dolly strengthens to Category 2 on Tex-Mex coast
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BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Hurricane Dolly churned into a Category 2 storm as its eye neared the Texas-Mexico border Wednesday, bringing fierce winds and heavy rains that blew down signs, damaged an apartment complex and knocked out electricity to thousands.
Forecasters warned of up to 15 inches of rain that could produce flooding and breach levees in the heavily populated Rio Grande Valley. Thunderstorms were attributed to Dolly as far away as Houston, 400 miles up the Texas coastline.
The sign outside Bahia Mar Resort sits on the ground after being blown over as Hurricane Dolly makes landfall Wednesday, July 23, 2008 ...
