Hurricane Rita, Category One, then Two … Now Four
Hurricane Rita is now a category 4 hurricane an now tracking to hit the Texas and western Louisiana shore line.
Radar tracking:
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The United States Gulf (Texas) brace for what looks like yet another category 4 hurricane.
New Orleans to face more possible flooding from Hurricane Rita.
Forecasters said the storm that swiped Florida on Tuesday could strengthen to a Category 4 and hit Texas by the end of the week. But a slight turn to the right was possible and engineers feared additional rain could swamp the city’s levees.
Evacuations orders in preparations of Hurricane Rita in the Gulf
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Discussion Forum for Hurricane Rita