European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 5, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday may5, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 3dry spell forecast for Texas flood area a Rescue officials use a hovercraft to search for residents in the Rochester Park area of Dallas thursday afternoon. Dallas a skies were Clear Early Friday in Northern Texas and a dry spell predicted for the next few Days was Likely to alleviate the worst flooding in the Region in More than half a Century. There was no rain Early Friday but areas that were heavily flooded in the Region could still experience problems forecasters warned. They said that May is the regions wettest month. Any More heavy ram in the next couple of weeks is Likely to cause substantial flooding said meteorologist skip Ely. They re praying for rain in North Dakota a picture on Page 7. Heavy Rains damaged hundreds of Homes and left at least three dead in the fort Worth area on wednesday. A there is still water moving out there and moving water is dangerous a said Alton Bostick emergency management coordinator for fort Worth and Tarrant county. A people should not drive into it. They done to know the depth and if there Are no barricades around they should be very cautious a in Dallas the Trinity River crested thursday night at 47 feet a 17 feet above flood level. That is its deepest level since 1949. As much As 7 inches of rain fell from late wednesday to Early thursday in some areas. Vice president Dan Quayle while touring South of Dallas on thursday said that if gov. Bill Clements applies for Federal Aid for other areas he will find a a very cooperative president Bush signed a disaster declaration thursday for four counties hard hit in flooding last week. County officials in Dallas and fort Worth were expected to begin applying for Federal Relief funds Friday. Boats cars and even dump trucks were used to evacuate people stranded on doorsteps and rooftops. Many roads were flooded including 4 feet of water Over the . Hawn freeway a main North South artery in Dallas. A we took people off rooftops off of cars. Some of the Homes Are totally under water a Dallas fire department spokeswoman Carolyn Garcia said. The Tail end of the storms thursday spawned two tornadoes that caused minor damage near Nacogdoches. Earlier in the Day a Tornado struck the outskirts of Paris about 100 Miles Northeast of Dallas. Eight people suffered minor injuries and two businesses and 16 Homes were damaged officials said. Eagle Mountain Lake located North of fort Worth was expected to reach record Levels saturday morning. A it is higher than �?T81 and just Short of 1957 a when it got to 10 feet Over the spillway. The All time High for Eagle Mountain was 11 feet Over in 1942," said Mike Williams of Tarrant county water control and improvement District no. 1. A on Lake Bridgeport this is the largest amount we be Ever the Brazos River continued a Quot slow and steady Rise but was expected to Crest late Friday barring any additional rain said fire marshal Mike Paschal. Hundreds of people along the Brazos were evacuated wednesday for the second time in two weeks. A right now they re still Paschal said. A a few arc going Back during the Daylight hours to gel what they can at left Dallas housing authority employees evacuate people from the Rochester Park area. Right High water from Lake Texoma covers the surrounding area
