Remembering Dolly - One Year Later

This time last year we were amidst a "Hurricane Party". We'd prepared for a small, weak hurricane - it was a category 1 and the forecast was that she may build to a category 2. No one was too concerned. After all, spring winds around here can reach near-hurricane strength. Mainly, at the nursery, we'd secured things and prepared for the possibility of no electricity for a while. But Dolly had something else in mind for us. Although she didn't have much strength, Dolly stalled over Harlingen for three hours. Those three hours of constant relentless winds took their toll. With the exception of a few that broke, the small trees fared the best. It was easy to go into a young field, pull them upright and tie them to a new stake.

Big trees were another story - Since their in-ground bags were fully rooted , the big uns laid over just as if they'd been harvested. Some could be saved but most were a total lost or became "Dolly Specials".

Flooded fields, mosquitoes, and weed seed like we've never seen were some of the other fun effects of Hurricane Dolly. For a small storm, she sure caused alot of trouble!