Hurricane moving north west across Texas

Hurricane Dolly continues to move toward the Texas-Mexico border on 23 July 2008. As of 1300 UTC, the storm was located approximately 55 mi/89 km east-southeast of Brownsville, Texas. It is moving northwest at 8 mph/7 kt and has winds of 75 mph/65 kt with gusts up to 104 mph/90 kt. According to meteorologists at Wilkens Weather Technologies, Hurricane Dolly may reach Category 2 status before landfall, which is expected between 1000 and 1200 local time (1500 and 1700 UTC) on 23 July. Hurricane Dolly will weaken as it travels over the Rio Grande Valley. The hurricane will likely cause significant flooding in portions of South Texas and northeastern Mexico. The hurricane has shut down approximately 5 percent of oil and natural gas production in the Gulf of Mexico.