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donny and Mary Jones walk down a pier in the rain as tropical storm don approaches the texas Gulf coast.
Texas remains parched after tropical system pointment for ranchers who have been selling off cattle at a rapid clip because their pastures are barren. But it was a huge relief for cotton growers, who are in the middle of their harvest. Double the amount of cotton was planted this year in the state’s four southernmost counties, and the fields along many rural roads are still dotted with white bolls. The area got the most rain from Don, but it still wasn’t much. “I think it was pretty much a non-event,” said Sally Ross at the Ross Gin Company in Mercedes on Saturday morning. They received less than one-half inch of rain at the gin. Some of their truckers reported showers as they brought the fluffy white bales to the gin Friday, but nothing intense. “The wind blows, and the sun’s out, they may be able to get back in the field in a day or two,” Ross said. Don was never predicted to be a punishing storm, but by the time it neared the Texas coast Friday evening the little anxiousness there had been, evaporated. The National Hurricane Center downgraded Don to a depression as what remained of it came ashore over sparsely populated ranch lands near Baffin Bay.
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McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The storm that many had hoped would bring some relief to parched areas of South Texas passed Saturday after dropping less than an inch of rain — good news only for the cotton farmers who were ready to resume their harvest. The National Hurricane Center said what was once known as Tropical Storm Don would fall apart as the remnants passed into northern Mexico. Don had failed to live up to even low expectations by tropical storm standards and was downgraded earlier to a tropical depression. “There’s really not much left of it,” said Barry Goldsmith, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Brownsville. “It’s a done deal.” With dry air falling in behind Don, a hot and sunny weekend was forecast with only a chance of showers. “That great beach weather we had last week is coming right back,” Goldsmith said. Most of Texas has been suffering an extreme drought, and Don was seen as South Texas’ best hope for widespread rain in months. But totals from various sites in the Rio Grande Valley and coastal Willacy County failed to rise to even an inch. The storm was a disap-
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WEATHER UNDERGROUND’S NATIONAL WEATHER A cold front will move across the Upper Midwest, cooling that area slightly while keeping the Plains seasonally hot. Some scattered rain showers are possible in Minnesota and Wisconsin from this front. Farther to the south, scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop once again in the Southeast, keeping humdity and heat index values high. The southern half of the country has experienced a long-lasting heat wave that has provided temperatures over 100 degrees for many straight days. In addition, Texas has suffered through an epic drought that continues to show no sign of letting up. In the West, monsoon moisture will continue to creap into the Desert Southwest, sparking scattered showers and thunderstorms mainly in the afternoon. Some of these thunderstorms will move into southern California as well, resulting in high humidity that will keep overnight low temperatures uncomfortable for parts of the Central Valley of the Golden State. The Northeast will rise into the 80s and 90s, while the Southeast and Plains will see temperatures in the 90s and 100s. The Southwest will rise into the 90s and 100s, while the Northwest will see temperatures in the 80s and 90s.
Shaun Tanner Wunderground Meteorologist
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