Emily Almost Stalled

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.