Satellite shows flooding from Hurricane Dolly

Sensors on NASA's Aqua satellite picked up the flooding caused by Hurricane Dolly last week.  Up to a foot of rain fell in some parts of south Texas where the eye made landfall. Many roads and streets, fields and yards were flooded by the heavy, tropical showers.

In the image to the left, vegetation is green and the water is dark blue and black. Flooding was reported around Brownsville, along South Padre Island and throughout the counties near the Rio Grande River. Flooding is also evident in northern Mexico.

The eye of Hurricane Dolly tracked parallel to the coast for several hours. The high winds and torrential rain scoured the west side of South Padre Island. This actually altered the shape the island as seen by satellite.

Even though flooding occurred in many spots, the Rio Grande River stayed below floodstage in the days following the hurricane.