Dolly becomes hurricane, churns toward Texas

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Dolly became a hurricane on Tuesday and bore down on southern Texas, but forecasters don't expect it to pack too much of a punch when it comes ashore near the Mexican border on Wednesday.

Dolly intensified from a tropical storm and became the second hurricane of 2008 Atlantic storm season after gathering strength over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and reaching nearly 75 miles per hour (120 km per hour).

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