Sandbags were available at the Edinburg Service Center on Doolittle Road, just off East Richardson Road.

Cars had been driving through the sandbag distribution event between noon and 7 p.m.

Residents did not need to bring a shovel and pack the sandbags themselves, Public Works employees had been doing the packing using a machine that both packs and sows the sandbags shut.

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For those planning on storing their sandbags, the city has some recommendations.

"The best way to do, for shelf-life on these bags, would be to store them in a cool place away from the sun and cover them up," Edinburg Assistant Public Works Director Lazaro Ayala said.

Crews packed nearly 2,000 sandbags on Friday.

Besides showing a driver's license or water bill to prove residency within Edinburg city limits, crews limited the number of sandbags to six for residential and eight for businesses.