 In most extreme cases, parts of Texas could see more than a foot of rain and winds approaching 100 miles an hour, plus dangerous storm surge and flash flooding. Along the Texas coast, many residents and business owners took the tropical storm precautions but also expressed uncertainty about the storm's intensity. The Associated Press says in Port Lavaca, Jimmy May fastened plywood over the windows of his electrical supply company and said he wasn't concerned about the possible storm surge. He recalled his business had escaped flooding in a previous hurricane that brought a 20-foot