RIO GRANDE VALLEY - Hurricane Dolly ravaged large parts of coastal areas of South Texas causing heavy damages on South Padre Island and in Port Isabel and causing serious flooding throughout many parts of the Valley. But area RV park owners and operators report most of the damage they received as a result of the storm has already been repaired, and say they are not only ready but anxious for the start to the winter travel season. A random check of RV parks across the Valley indicate storm damage ranged from downed limbs and trees to some building damage, mostly to roofs of administrative or club house buildings. The biggest inconvenience was the disruption of electrical, cable and other utility services. In some areas, electrical service was disrupted for more than a week. The day of and the after Dolly made landfall just north of South Padre island, nearly 220,000 customers were without power. Ten days after the storm, about 2,000 homes and buisinesses are still without power. On South Padre Island, the hardest hit community where winds were clocked as high as 120 MPH, a number of hotels and commercial buildings were seriously damaged, including the Radisson Island Resort and at the Bahia Mar Resort, one of the Island's oldest resort hotels. Winds were so strong that the Bahia Mar Hotel received significant building damage including a part of the roof that was torn off and several holes punched into the side of the masonary building large enough to drive an RV through. Hotel operators at both the Bahia Mar and the Radisson say they will be closed for at least two months while repairs take place. Also seriously damaged was the South Padre Island Convention Center, hard hit by the strong, gusty winds of Dolly. CVB Executive Director Dan Quandt says assessment and some repairs have already begun, but says it will be some time before repairs are complete. Valleywide Dolly caused severe flooding in Harlingen, San Benito and areas just to the north, including the communities of Combes, Sebastion and Lyford. "The fields where cotton usually grows looked like a lake," reports John Perez, deputy emergency operations shelter manager in Harlingen. The Valley agriculture industry may have taken the largest hit by the storm. The Valley cotton crop has been 100% destroyed, causing an estimated economic loss of nearly $200 million. About 20% of the Valley's citrus crop was destroyed, and other crops were severely affected by Dolly's ravaging winds. While RV parks are generally more vulnerable to storm winds and flooding, most park operators report they "fared well" under the circumstances. Damage ws reported at most every facility, but was limited mostly to debris and loss of trees and vegetation. While Dolly's strong winds lifted rooftops and toppled large highway billboards, RVs parked in area parks "did surprising well." In Port Isabel, for example, RVers who opted to remain behind and face the storm report mostly only minor damage. There were insances of a few RVs being blown into other units and widespread report of broken windows and damaged awnings and carports. But considering the intensity of the storm, most agree that the parks avoided the most serious damage problems. There were a few exceptions. Winter Texans are encouraged to contact the RV park where they plan to stay this season to make certain all facilities are operating again at 100% capacity. But a random check indicates almost all parks are reporting they are ready once again to receive the influx of thousands of travelers who will be making their way down to South Texas when the season arrives.