SelectPlusDolly Pummels Texas Gulf CoastDolly Pummels Texas Gulf CoastThe Associated PressResidents of South Padre Island, Texas stayed inside as Hurricane Dolly roared ashore, flooding roadways and tearing up roofs and stop lights. The AP's Rich Matthews says the storm came ashore with more force than some anticipated. (July 23)[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE] It was a true heavy weight fight, with hurricane dolly pummeling the popular tourist destination south padre island for hours Wednesday...By the time the storm made landfall it was an impressive category 2 hurricane.. Much stronger than most people had anticipated..Those winds took their toll tearing the roofs off of several buildings.. And forcing storm surge into the road ways...By midday padre boulevard the main drag through town was completely underwater... and nearly every stoplight looked like this one....Power is out to the entire island and dozens of transformers blew up...While many people stayed on the island during the storm, most stayed inside during it's height.. (standup)Needless to say it's going to take a lot more time and money to clean this place up than anyone expected..Rich matthews the ap south padre island texas. ___ ___, The Associated Press.(****END****) ANCHOR VOICE:-------------------------VIDEO PRODUCER: Lee Powell/Rich Matthews------------------------------VIDEO SOURCE: AP--------------------------VIDEO APPROVAL:------------------------------VIDEO RESTRICTIONS:----------------------------------SCRIPT/WIRE SOURCE:------------------------------------ Author: AssociatedPress Keywords: dolly latest pummels texas gulf coast Added: July 23, 2008
