Tag: Tropical Storm Ingrid

WEB EXCLUSIVE: County to continue distributing sand, empty sandbags

Special to the NEWS Cameron County will be making available sand and empty sandbags for county residents to fill today until 7:00 PM at its County Precinct Warehouse Barns in Brownsville, San Benito, and Harlingen. Each vehicle will be allowed to pick up six (6) sandbags. Businesses are being allowed ten (10) bags. Residents are …

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Flooding anticipated in Ingrid’s wake; city to issue sandbags Saturday

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com San Benito city officials are making preparations for Tropical Storm Ingrid, which is expected to make landfall approximately 100 miles south of Brownsville. While the storm is not expected to make landfall near the Rio Grande Valley, city officials are still taking every precaution for the abundance of …

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