Dolly spins closer to Texas coast

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) - Rain is already falling along the Gulf Coast of Texas and Mexico, and the center of Hurricane Dolly is less than 100 miles away from Brownsville, Texas.

Officials in the heavily populated Rio Grande Valley are worried Dolly's heavy rains could result in massive flooding and burst levees.

An emergency manager in Cameron County, Johnny Cavazos, says if Dolly follows the same path as Hurricane Beulah in 1967, "the levees are not going to hold that much water."

Hundreds of residents already have moved into shelters.

In Mexico, the government plans to evacuate 23,000 people to shelters.

Forecasters expect Dolly's eye to reach the coast about mid-day.

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