Powerful Hurricane Emily was nearly stalled tonight at a position 135 miles SE of Brownsville, Texas.
The hurricane eye can clearly be seen on doppler radar from Brownsville.
She is a dangerous Category 3 hurricane with sustained winds of 125. The NHC expects Emily to resume a westward movement again and the favor landfall is on the northern Mexican Gulf Coast.
She may increase to a Category 4 before landfall later tonight.
Spiral bands are already pounding the Mexican Coast with high winds and heavy rain. A lot of rain also will occur over South Texas.
A few spot reports from Extreme South Texas...
Brownsville...light rain, wind NE gusts 24 mph
Port Isabel...cloudy, wind NE gusts 35
McAllen...cloudy, wind north gusts 24 mph.
The hurricane eye can clearly be seen on doppler radar from Brownsville.
She is a dangerous Category 3 hurricane with sustained winds of 125. The NHC expects Emily to resume a westward movement again and the favor landfall is on the northern Mexican Gulf Coast.
She may increase to a Category 4 before landfall later tonight.
Spiral bands are already pounding the Mexican Coast with high winds and heavy rain. A lot of rain also will occur over South Texas.
A few spot reports from Extreme South Texas...
Brownsville...light rain, wind NE gusts 24 mph
Port Isabel...cloudy, wind NE gusts 35
McAllen...cloudy, wind north gusts 24 mph.