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Early Tuesday the storm was about 85 miles (135 kilometers)
southeast of Cameron, Louisiana, and 115 miles (185 kilometers)
southeast of Port Arthur, Texas, with maximum sustained winds of
40 mph (65 kph) while moving west-northwest at 7 mph (11 kph).
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said the biggest problem expected from
the storm is flooding. Forecasters are anticipating 3-6 inches
(7-15 centimeters) of rain in the greater Houston area, with
some areas of the state's upper coast getting up to 9 inches (22
centimeters). More than 4 inches (10 centimeters) per hour could
fall and will likely cause flash flooding in low-lying and urban
areas, according to the National Hurricane Center.
“This is our first big storm of the season, and I’ll tell you,
Texas is prepared,” Orlando Alanis of the Texas Division of
Emergency Management said during a news conference.
Crews worked Monday to clear dry vegetation that could ignite
from a lightning strike and cause fast-spreading fires, Abbott
said.
Meanwhile, the remnants of Hurricane Dolly brought rain and
thunderstorms to parts of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, the
Turks & Caicos, and the Bahamas, the hurricane center said.
In the Pacific Ocean on Monday evening, Tropical Storm Lowell
was about 690 miles (1,110 kilometers) southeast of Hilo,
Hawaii, and moving west with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph
(110 kph) while moving west at 10 mph (17 kph). Forecasters said
Lowell could rapidly intensify and become a major hurricane by
Wednesday.
Elsewhere in the Pacific, Hurricane Karina became a hurricane
Sunday, fueled by warm waters far from any shore, and
strengthened Monday into a powerful Category 4 storm. But it did
not threaten land, forecasters said.
On Monday evening, Karina remained a Category 4 hurricane and
was centered 1,135 miles (1,830 kilometers) west-southwest of
the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula of Mexico with
maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (215 kph) while moving
west-northwest at 9 mph ((15 kph), the center said.
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