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Hurricane Rita Storms into Texas, Louisiana

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Published September 23, 2005 at 10:00 PM MDT

Hurricane Rita comes ashore near the Texas-Louisiana border, blasting Lake Charles, La., with 120-mph winds. The Category 3 storm threatens a wide swath of the two states, but will pass well to the east of Houston.

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