Pat Shingleton for November 10, 2009
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Ida is inland and the greatest damage from this could be some flooding and minimal wind damage. A related item takes us back to Katrina and Rita. The Associated Press reports Phyllis Ann Taylor relocated from Marrero to Houston after Katrina. Taylor said she owned numerous homes destroyed by both hurricanes. After Ike devastated Galveston, she continued the scam, claiming this storm also destroyed her home. She filed more than a dozen claims seeking assistance, slightly altering her name and accompanied by non-existent, damaged addresses. Once found guilty for fraud, she received a 5-year sentence, one of the longest imposed in relation to fraudulent claims for hurricane assistance.
Fastcast: Clearing, comfortable.
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy, with northerly winds between 10 mph and 20 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Northerly winds between 5 mph and 10 mph.
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