Cameron County officials on alert for Hurricane Ike

Cameron County officials are keeping watch on Hurricane Ike, which is expected to be a more powerful storm once it makes landfall this weekend.

Although some hurricane storm tracks have Ike heading toward Corpus Christi, Cameron County could receive "Dolly type" rains that could cause additional problems in areas still flooded by recent rains.

"We are still pumping out water in some of these flooded areas, assuming a similar Dolly type rainstorm it's going to be worst than Dolly because the ground is already saturated," Cameron County Judge Carlos H. Cascos said today.

Hurricane Dolly dumped rainfall of up to 15 inches in some parts of the county in July.

County officials are participating in conference calls with the Governor's Division of Emergency Management receiving updates on the state's preparations for Ike.