As you all know, Hurricane Dolly has hit the southern tip of Texas today, orginially as a category 2 hurricane, but has since dropped to a category 1. There has been some building damage, however the biggest concern is going to be the rainfall. This area has been in a drought, so the ground is like cement and the rain will have no where to go. Some ares could get up to 20 inches of rain in the next 24 hrs.
Obviously, working with the Salvation Army, that means that we will be responding to this disaster. Valerie left this afternoon with the other PR person and they made it to San Antonio, where they will spend the night. Due to where the storm is going, if they tried to make it down to McAllen, they would be going right in the middle of the storm. At this point, I am staying in Dallas and will be working on things from here.
As of right now, The Salvation Army has 12 mobile canteens ready to move into the hurricane area after it passes. We have already begun to feed evacuees and are preparing to feed disaster workers and those affected by the storm. It is such a cool thing to work with an organization, more importantly a ministry, that is able to assist so many people when they are in need.
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