Tropical Storm Claudette Enters Gulf of Mexico
From Times Wire Reports
A weakened Tropical Storm Claudette entered the Gulf of Mexico with 50-mph winds and started on a path that could lead it toward southern Texas. Claudette had dumped heavy rains, sunk small boats and whipped up waves in Cancun as it passed over Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, but it did little noticeable damage.
In Texas, the BP oil company evacuated nonessential employees from oil and gas platforms along the Gulf of Mexico. The company did not shut down production, a spokesman said.
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