Dolly bears down on Mexico

Hurricane Dolly blew into Mexico packing winds of 100 miles per hour and torrential rain that lashed the flood-prone area near the U.S.-Mexico border.

Hurricane Dolly blew into Mexico packing winds of 100 miles per hour and torrential rain that lashed the low-lying state of Tamaulipas near the U.S.-Mexico border.

City streets of Matamoros flooded as strong gusts of wind pulled out street signs and bent palm trees to the ground.

Health officials say 1700 residents turned to local shelters to ride out the storm.

Dolly, the second hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season, was downgraded to a Category 1 storm as the storm's leading edge barreled into Texas.

Katharine Jackson, Reuters.