Port Mansfield escapes serious Dolly damage

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July 24, 2008 - 5:33 PM

Valley Morning Star

PORT MANSFIELD -- Hurricane Dolly was kind to at least one Rio Grande Valley city -- the coastal fishing and resort town of Port Mansfield.

Despite Dolly making landfall just a short distance to the southeast at the mouth of the Arroyo Colorado, Port Mansfield's buildings appeared to have suffered little more than a few lost shingles and pieces of roofing. Trees and shrubs throughout the place were almost unharmed.

The worst damage observed by a Valley Morning Star reporting crew on Thursday was one smashed boat shed.

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