Rita Roars Ashore Along Mostly Deserted Gulf Coast (text)

Hurricane Rita plowed into the Gulf Coast along the Texas-Louisiana border early Saturday, causing significant wind damage and some flooding. Although the storm packed wind gusts of 150 mph and 15 foot waves as it came ashore, Rita appeared far less destructive than Hurricane Katrina, which struck less than a month ago.

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"Rita Roars Ashore Along Mostly Deserted Gulf Coast (text)." Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, Object #1979 (March 07 2006, 2:38 pm)<http://www.hurricanearchive.org/object/1979>