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Victoria Spared The Damage Of Hurricane Dolly
Written by Steve Broussard
Wednesday, 23 July 2008
ONE OF THOSE CONFERENCE CALLS WITH THE CITY OF VICTORIA AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE , WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR 9:30 THIS MORNING. BUT IT WAS MOVED UP TO 8:30 IN ANTICIPATION OF HURRICANE DOLLY MAKING LANDFALL..
THE SHOWERS BEGAN IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. JUST AS VICTORIANS WERE WAKING UP.
ALTHOUGH THE RAIN IS A WELCOME SITE TO OUR AREA, THE DAMAGING EFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH A HURRICANE IS ONE THAT REALLY NO ONE WANTS FOR VICTORIA.
NEWSCENTER 25 METEOROLOGIST DAVID HARKER AND SARA MCKENNA WERE ON 24 HOUR CALL, GIVING UPDATES LIVE ON THE AIR .
MEANWHILE EMERGENCY RESPONDERS AND OTHER CITY OFFICIALS, MET AT 700 MAIN, AND WERE UPDATED IN CONFERENCE CALLS WITH THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OF THE STORM.
STATE EMERGENCY STAFF WERE ASSESSING WHAT RESOURCES WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN NEAR BY COMMUNITIES.
"We have rescue teams, all kinds of things available, even though the state has some people in there ready to go. But they were taking a survey as to what would be 2 to 3 hours away from the valley, to run down there and help with the recovery efforts.">O.C. Garza\Public Information Officer, Victoria
AT NOON TIME, THE RAIN STOPPED AND THE SKY BEGAN TO CLEAR. INDICATING THAT WE HAD MISSED THE BRUNT OF HURRICANE DOLLY. ALTHOUGH VICTORIA WAS SPARED ALL THE DAMAGING EFFECTS OF THE HURRICANE, WE'RE STILL NOT FINISHED YET. MORE RAIN IS EXPECTED FOR OUR AREA AS DOLLY BRINGS IN GULF MOISTURE.
