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Hurricane watch issued for coasts of Mexico, Texas (AP)

September 6th, 2010

Tropical storm Hermine is seen in this satellite image courtesy of the National Hurricane Center. REUTERS/National Hurricane Center/HandoutAP - Mexican authorities opened shelters and warned people to watch out for mudslides Monday as Tropical Storm Hermine approached the northeastern border with Texas, the second major storm to…

Mexico, Texas evacuate homes as Rio Grande floods (AP)

July 7th, 2010

AP - Reservoirs along the U.S.-Mexico border rose to their highest levels in decades after days of drenching rain, forcing officials to close two border bridges Wednesday, dump dam water…

Mexican state hit by flooding along Texas border (AP)

July 6th, 2010

AP - Hundreds of people were evacuated and a border bridge closed in northern Mexico on Monday after days of rain caused flooding and water to swell behind a dam.

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Hurricane Alex threatens Mexico, Texas coasts (AP)

June 30th, 2010

Sand blows across a tiger dam on a beach as the outer edges of Tropical Storm Alex approach the Louisiana coast in Grand Isle, La., Tuesday, June 29, 2010. The dam is expected to protect the island's beaches from oil that washes ashore from April's Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion and spill in the Gulf of Mexico. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)AP - The first Atlantic hurricane of the year has strengthened to a Category 2 storm with sustained winds of near 100 mph (155 kph) as it plows ahead toward…