Hurricane Emily slows down as South Texas prepares; Category 3 Emily hours from second landfall in Mexico; Emily tears off luxury hotel roofs, strands thousands of tourists, leaves hundreds homeless in Yucatan; 11 people in Phoenix die of heat-related ailments as temps soar; California’s Southland temperatures top 100 degrees; Monday’s high temp for Mojave River Sink, CA: 125 degrees; Arizona utilities taxed; Mass China evacuation as storm nears; NASA still stumped by fuel gauge problem; NASA studies Hurricane Dennis
Hurricane Emily Update: Hurricane Emily is expected to hit Mexico just south of the Texas border Wednesday morning as a major hurricane. In the 6 p.m. CDT update, Emily was upgraded to a Category 3 storm with 125 mph maximum sustained winds. The worst for South Texas will include flooding as some areas could see 10 to 15 inches of rain, and tropical storm-force winds. I’ve noticed this evening that Emily appears to be slowing down to a crawl — at least it looks that way in the latest NWS radar loop. A big slow-down would not be good news, as it would lead to additional flooding. Get the latest images and data in the red box to the right. Here are some other resources:
Total chance for landfall within 65 nautical miles of Brownsville, Texas, was at 44-percent in the 6 p.m. CDT strike probabilities update
Record Heat: 11 people in Phoenix die of heat-related ailments as temps soar | California’s Southland temperatures top 100 degrees | Check out Monday’s high temp for Mojave River Sink, CA: 125 degrees! | Las Vegas temps in mid-110s | Arizona utilities taxed | Current temps map
Mass China evacuation as storm nears
Space News: NASA still stumped by fuel gauge problem | NASA studies Hurricane Dennis
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