August 16, 2007
Corpus Christi, Texas
Photographer states :: Erin rolls in.
Tropical storm Erin claims four lives
17/08/2007 - 6:28:23 PM
Recovery efforts were in full swing today as water-logged Texas dealt with the rainy remnants of Tropical Storm Erin, which authorities blamed for at least four deaths and said could be a prelude to
Hurricane Dean as it gathered strength in the Atlantic.
Erin dropped up to 10 inches of rain in parts of San Antonio and Houston, and officials throughout central and southern Texas braced for the possibility of more rain this morning.
Overnight rain prompted the evacuation early Friday of three areas in Texas’ Bandera County, officials said.
While there were no serious injuries in that area, a man was swept away yesterday in San Antonio after apparently getting out of his vehicle in floodwater, a police spokeswoman said.
Three people died in a head-on collision on a rainy highway in Comal County, but Department of Public Safety Trooper Rick Alvarez said the cause of the crash was still under investigation.
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Tropical Storm Erin Cause of Several Deaths
Heavy rains in the wake of Tropical Storm Erin are blamed for the deaths of at least five people in Texas.
At least eight inches of rain have been dumped on the state. In San Antonio a man was swept away when he got out of his car in floodwater, three died in a traffic accident and another person died when a waterlogged roof collapsed.
http://www.wbko.com/news/headlines/9216761.html
Crude ends 3% lower in broad commodities sell-off
By Polya Lesova, MarketWatch
Last Update: 4:25 PM ET Aug 16, 2007
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Crude oil tumbled 3% Thursday in a broad commodities decline, as traders rushed to sell amid a global stock rout fuelled by exacerbating troubles in the credit and subprime markets.
Crude oil for September delivery fell $2.33, or 3%, to close at $71 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The action in crude was a sharp turnaround from the previous trading session, when the contract rose 95 cents, or 1%, to close at $73.33 a barrel. Read more.
"You're facing a serious and under-appreciated global liquidity crisis," said Zachary Oxman, senior trader at Wisdom Financial, in emailed comments.
"Right now, parties are all running for the door to get any and all the cash that they possibly can on their books to cover calls and redemptions."
Reformulated gasoline and heating-oil futures also sold off. Metals futures tumbled.
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/oil-energy-futures-fall-sharply/story.aspx?guid=%7BFBAFAAB4-135C-47AA-9E53-E218E22B0909%7D
Tropical Storm Erin comes and goes almost unnoticed
Aug 16, 2007
ARANSAS COUNTY - Tropical Depression Erin pelted parts of the Coastal Bend with rain and wind as she came ashore Thursday morning. Over in in Aransas County, officials and emergency personnel had spent days preparing for the worst.
Erin took them by surprise, but not in the way a storm would typically. The storm reached Rockport Beach as quietly as the sun does every morning - a relief for Aransas County workers.
"We're very pleased that it was just a rain event because we've been having so much rain over the last few months," Harbor Master Keith Barrett said. "Another miss for the Coastal Bend."
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