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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
... away from the flood walls."We're not experiencing any issues with the levees right now," said Sally Spener, spokeswoman for the International Boundary and Water Commission. "The water is just not high enough. We are not experiencing flood conditions (on the Rio Grande)."Dolly was downgraded to a tropical storm late Wednesday night, and authorities in Texas and Mexico were watching...
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
... but did not reach flood stage. “We're not experiencing any issues with the levees right now,” Sally Spener, spokeswoman for the International Boundary and Water Commission, said late Wednesday. “The water is just not high enough.” But the torrential rains and fierce winds that lasted much of the day in south Texas still caught some by surprise. By Wednesday afternoon, the community...
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Kansas City Star (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
... did not reach flood stage.
"We're not experiencing any issues with the levees right now," Sally Spener, spokeswoman for the International Boundary and Water Commission, said late Wednesday. "The water is just not high enough."
But the torrential rains and fierce winds that lasted much of the day in south Texas still caught some by surprise.
By Wednesday afternoon,...
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CBS 4 - South Florida's Source for (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
... but did not reach flood stage. "We're not experiencing any issues with the levees right now," Sally Spener, spokeswoman for the International Boundary and Water Commission, said late Wednesday. "The water is just not high enough." South Padre Emergency Manager Dan Quandt told CBS New Early Show meteorologist Dave Price that Dolly's initial fierceness was surprising. "It's amazing...
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ABC News (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
... but did not reach flood stage."We're not experiencing any issues with the levees right now," Sally Spener, spokeswoman for the International Boundary and Water Commission, said late Wednesday. "The water is just not high enough."But the torrential rains and fierce winds that lasted much of the day in south Texas still caught some by surprise.By Wednesday afternoon, the community of...
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LA Times (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
... but did not reach flood stage."We're not experiencing any issues with the levees right now," Sally Spener, spokeswoman for the International Boundary and Water Commission, said late Wednesday. "The water is just not high enough."But the torrential rains and fierce winds that lasted much of the day in south Texas still caught some by surprise.By Wednesday afternoon, the community of...
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Los Angeles Times (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
... but did not reach flood stage."We're not experiencing any issues with the levees right now," Sally Spener, spokeswoman for the International Boundary and Water Commission, said late Wednesday. "The water is just not high enough."But the torrential rains and fierce winds that lasted much of the day in south Texas still caught some by surprise.By Wednesday afternoon, the community of...
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Examiner (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
... but did not reach flood stage."We're not experiencing any issues with the levees right now," Sally Spener, spokeswoman for the International Boundary and Water Commission, said late Wednesday. "The water is just not high enough."But the torrential rains and fierce winds that lasted much of the day in south Texas still caught some by surprise.By Wednesday afternoon, the community of...
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Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
... but did not reach flood stage."We're not experiencing any issues with the levees right now," Sally Spener, spokeswoman for the International Boundary and Water Commission, said late Wednesday. "The water is just not high enough."But the torrential rains and fierce winds that lasted much of the day in south Texas still caught some by surprise.By Wednesday afternoon, the community of...
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Denver Post (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
... one official cautioned that the danger had not passed. "It's still very early in the storm," said Sally Spener, a spokeswoman with the International Boundary and Water Commission. Small communities just north of Brownsville were taking the brunt of the storm, including low-lying colonias, small villages of immigrants who live without sewer and water service. Most of the destruction...
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Examiner (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
... away from the flood walls."We're not experiencing any issues with the levees right now," said Sally Spener, spokeswoman for the International Boundary and Water Commission. "The water is just not high enough. We are not experiencing flood conditions (on the Rio Grande)."Dolly was downgraded to a tropical storm late Wednesday night, and authorities in Texas and Mexico were watching...
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Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
... but did not reach flood stage."We're not experiencing any issues with the levees right now," Sally Spener, spokeswoman for the International Boundary and Water Commission, said late Wednesday. "The water is just not high enough."But the torrential rains and fierce winds that lasted much of the day in south Texas still caught some by surprise.By Wednesday afternoon, the community of...
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Examiner (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
... massive flooding on both sides of the border. But "it's still very early in the storm," cautioned Sally Spener, a spokeswoman with the International Boundary and Water Commission.Most of the destruction was on South Padre Island, a beach resort town on a barrier island off the Texas coast. Numerous roofs were ripped off and windows were smashed. The roadways and yards were strewn...
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CityNews: Top Stories (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
... massive flooding on both sides of the border.But "it's still very early in the storm," cautioned Sally Spener, a spokeswoman with the International Boundary and Water Commission.Most of the destruction was on South Padre Island, a beach resort town on a barrier island off the Texas coast. Part of an apartment complex roof collapsed, and a hotel sign blew off. The causeway linking...
