Thread: Tropical Depressio Don - Over TEXAS

Evaporated is right!
Tropical Depression Don
Landfall about 10 - 10:30 pm

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tropical depression don advisory number 10
nws national hurricane center miami fl al042011
1000 pm cdt fri jul 29 2011

...don weakening fast as it reaches the texas coast near baffin
bay...

Summary of 1000 pm cdt...0300 utc...information
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location...27.2n 97.5w
about 40 mi...65 km s of corpus christi texas
about 90 mi...145 km n of brownsville texas
maximum sustained winds...35 mph...55 km/h
present movement...wnw or 290 degrees at 14 mph...22 km/h
minimum central pressure...1006 mb...29.71 inches


watches and warnings
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changes with this advisory...

The tropical storm warning for the texas coast has been
discontinued.

Summary of watches and warnings in effect...

There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.

For storm information specific to your area in the united states
...please monitor products issued by your local national weather
service forecast office.


Discussion and 48-hour outlook
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tropical depression don is currently crossing the texas coast near
baffin bay and at 1000 pm cdt...0300 utc...the center was located
near latitude 27.2 north...longitude 97.5 west. The depression is
moving toward the west-northwest near 14 mph...22 km/h...and this
general motion is expected to continue through saturday.

Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 35 mph...55 km/h...
With higher gusts. Don is forecast to dissipate in a day or so as
it moves farther inland.

Estimated minimum central pressure from a reconnaissance plane was
1006 mb...29.71 inches.


Hazards affecting land
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wind...wind gusts to tropical storm force could still be experienced
over water to the north and east of the center for the next several
hours.

Storm surge...storm surge and tides will keep water levels elevated
by as much as 1 to 2 feet above GROUND LEVEL...MAINLY IN AREAS OF
ONSHORE FLOW ALONG THE SOUTH TEXAS COAST. THESE WATER LEVELS
SHOULD BEGIN TO SUBSIDE AS THE CENTER MOVES FARTHER INLAND.

RAINFALL...DON IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF
1 TO 2 INCHES FROM SOUTH TEXAS INTO EXTREME NORTHEASTERN MEXICO...
WITH POSSIBLE ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 3 INCHES.

NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...400 AM CDT.

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FORECASTER AVILA

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Don did an amazing disappearing act as he was coming ashore ... not only weakening, but essentially evaporating in the extreme dry air that is palaguing the Lone Star State ...

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post-tropical cyclone don advisory number 11
nws national hurricane center miami fl al042011
400 am cdt sat jul 30 2011

...don rapidly weakens to a remnant low...this is the last
advisory...


Summary of 400 am cdt...0900 utc...information
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location...27.9n 98.8w
about 85 mi...140 km w of corpus christi texas
maximum sustained winds...30 mph...45 km/h
present movement...wnw or 295 degrees at 14 mph...22 km/h
minimum central pressure...1009 mb...29.80 inches


watches and warnings
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there are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.


Discussion and 48-hour outlook
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at 400 am cdt...0900 utc...the center of post-tropical cyclone don
was located near latitude 27.9 north...longitude 98.8 west. Don is
moving toward the west-northwest near 14 mph...22 km/h...and this
general motion is expected today.

Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 30 mph...45
km/h...with higher gusts. The circulation of don is expected to
dissipate later today.

Estimated minimum central pressure is 1009 mb...29.80 inches.


hazards affecting land
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none.


Next advisory
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this is the last public advisory issued by the national hurricane
center on this system.

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forecaster blake

HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE

Not even the badly needed rain everyone was hoping for. Don, we were pulling for you, but you just didn't have the strength to fight what you encountered . . .

Originally Posted by canarymoon

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Not even the badly needed rain everyone was hoping for. Don, we were pulling for you, but you just didn't have the strength to fight what you encountered . . .

The state is so dry that the storm evaporated when it came ashore. We were very fortunate to get some rain a few days beforehand, so that when the outer bands reached us, it did rain a little.

And now for Invest 91L!