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« on: July 22, 2008, 05:56:50 PM »Storm Alert is for category 3+ hurricanes, not tropical storms or even a category one.Hurricane Isabel made landfall in the US as a Cat 2 in 2003, but they still went into Storm Alert mode.
Even though Dolly's only a Cat 1, it still is expected to have major flooding impacts in South Texas, which IMO is necessary for Storm Alert.
