Ever valiant, she falters

This just in from the National Weather Service:

TENACIOUS EMILY HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A
TROPICAL STORM...EMILY SHOULD CONTINUE TO RAPIDLY WEAKEN OVERNIGHT AS THE CYCLONE
MOVES OVER INCREASINGLY HIGHER TERRAIN AND COULD BECOME A
DEPRESSION LATER THIS EVENING. COMPLETE DISSIPATION SHOULD OCCUR BY
24-30 HOURS WHEN EMILY IS OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN MEXICO.

At least I hit Texas. I was planning on becoming a depression this evening anyway. I like that they use words like "tenacious" in National Weather Service discussions.