Water covers Padre Boulevard as Hurricane Dolly makes landfall on South Padre Island, Texas on Wednesday, July 23, 2008. Dolly lost strength after making landfall, and forecasters say it is on a track taking it farther inland over southern Texas.
These people are among the over 300 families seeking shelter at Santiago Garcia Elementary in Edcouch, Texas, Wednesday, July 23, 2008, as Hurricane Dolly makes its way inland from South Padre Island.
Andre Nicoli walks on Gulf Boulevard as Hurricane Dolly bears down on South Padre Island, Texas on Wednesday, July 23, 2008. Dolly is the first hurricane to hit the U.S. since the fast-forming Humberto came ashore in South Texas last September.
Palm trees blow in the wind as Hurricane Dolly makes landfall in Matamoros, Mexico, Wednesday, July 23, 2008. Dolly's leading edge blew down signs, damaged an apartment complex and knocked out electricity to thousands as it hit the Gulf Coast on either side of the Texas-Mexico border early Wednesday.
A man holds on to a sign as the eyewall of Hurricane Dolly bears down on South Padre Island, Texas on Wednesday, July 23, 2008. Communities in the Rio Grande Valley are bracing for flooding and possible levee breaks and tornado watches are in effect for coastal counties between Corpus Christi and Houston.
Senior hurricane specialist Lixion Avila charts the path of Hurricane Dolly Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Hurricane Dolly's leading edge blew down signs, damaged an apartment complex and knocked out electricity to thousands as it hit the Gulf Coast on either side of the Texas-Mexico border early Wednesday.
Police patrol the streets as Hurricane Dolly bears down on South Padre Island, Texas on Wednesday, July 23, 2008. The leading edge of the storm reached the Texas Gulf Coast early Wednesday -- with heavy rain and strong winds. Dolly strengthened to a Category 2 storm with maximum sustained winds near 100 mph, before losing strength after making landfall.
Louis Balderas Jr. takes a picture of the waves as Hurricane Dolly makes landfall Wednesday, July 23, 2008, in South Padre Island, Texas. The center of the hurricane was expected to make landfall later in the day and dump up to 15 inches of rain, threatening flooding that could breach levees in the heavily populated area of the Rio Grande valley.
A sign lies against a store as Hurricane Dolly makes landfall in Matamoros, Mexico, Wednesday, July 23, 2008. Hurricane Dolly's leading edge blew down signs, damaged an apartment complex and knocked out electricity to thousands as it hit the Gulf Coast on either side of the Texas-Mexico border early Wednesday.
Ren Garcia walks his dog, Buddy, through downtown Brownsville, Texas, as Hurricane Dolly approaches the Rio Grande Valley, Wednesday, July 23, 2008. Dolly closed in on towns straddling the Texas-Mexico border, packing 85 mph winds.
The sign outside Bahia Mar Resort sits on the ground after being blown over as Hurricane Dolly makes landfall Wednesday, July 23, 2008, in South Padre Island, Texas.
A hotel sign lies on the ground after being blown over by high winds as Hurricane Dolly makes landfall, Wednesday, July 23, 2008, in South Padre Island, Texas. Hurricane Dolly churned into a Category 2 storm as its eye neared the Texas-Mexico border Wednesday, bringing fierce winds and heavy rains that blew down signs, damaged an apartment complex and knocked out electricity to thousands.
Levi Stephenson and Lisa Perez watch Stephenson's husband, Bud, surf in the Gulf of Mexico as Hurricane Dolly churns up the water Tuesday, July 22, 2008, in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Mexican Navy sailors walk at the Playa Bagdad beach near the border city of Matamoros, Mexico, Tuesday, July 22, 2008, as fishermen prepare for the arrival of Tropical Storm Dolly.
Zhaira Escamilla rides a wave as Hurricane Dolly approaches the South Texas coast Tuesday, July 22, 2008, in South Padre Island, Texas.
Rick Snowden carries his surf board along the beach as Tropical Storm Dolly approaches the South Texas coast Tuesday, July 22, 2008, in South Padre Island, Texas. Dolly strengthened into a hurricane Tuesday afternoon.