Hurricane Dolly hit the Gulf shores of south Texas and northern Mexico this afternoon. Downpours of rain and gusty winds lead to evacuations  but a slight change in the Hurricane’s path eased fears of possible levees breaking along the Rio Grande.

100 miles per hour winds placed Dolly as a category 2 storm but the winds dropped slightly and the storm become a category 1as it touched on land in southern Texas.

As of 3pm local time, about 61,000 customers in southern Texas were without power.

See Hurricane Dolly’s projected path.

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