Patricia Causes More Inconvenience Than Storm Damage
October 25 2015 - 9:10PM
Dow Jones News
DALLAS—Patricia, the fiercest hurricane recorded in the region,
fizzled over Mexico and limped into the U.S., causing more
inconvenience than storm damage in Texas and Louisiana over the
weekend.
In Texas, remnants of Patricia merged with another storm working
its way across the state.
Weekend rain caused some street flooding around Houston, but by
Sunday afternoon, Houston Mayor Annise Parker said in a tweet that
"the storm has largely passed w/ minor problems." Harris County
Flood Control District, which covers the area around Houston, said
bayous and creeks were draining efficiently.
On Saturday, flooding caused a Union Pacific freight train to
derail south of Dallas. No injuries were reported.
Meanwhile, heavy rain fell in Louisiana on Sunday, with tornado
warnings issued for some areas.
The Mexican government lifted its storm alert late on Saturday
and said no major damage was caused by the storm, which landed in a
sparsely populated area of Jalisco state.
Thousands of tourists and residents had moved into shelters, and
there were no reports of casualties. The tourist resorts of
Manzanillo and Puerto Vallarta were spared a direct hit, as
Patricia reached land late on Friday as a Category 5 hurricane, but
broke up quickly over the Sierra Madre mountains.
The Mexican government estimated that between 3,000 and 3,500
homes were damaged, partially or totally, and around 8,750 acres of
farmland were affected. State and federal authorities on Sunday
continued taking stock of homes and infrastructure. Agriculture
ministry staff were touring the region to assess damage.
The country's seaports, airports and highways were al
functioning normally. Electricity was cut to around 235,000 users,
of which half had service restored by late on Saturday, and the
state-owned power utility estimated that service would be
completely restored Monday.
Write to Anthony Harrup at anthony.harrup@wsj.com and Tamara
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(END) Dow Jones Newswires
October 25, 2015 20:55 ET (00:55 GMT)
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