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To Run from Rita :: PNNOnline ::: "To Run from Rita
Posted by: shadowlands on Tuesday, October 4, 2005
Topic Special Features


A few weeks ago, PNNOnline ran a fascinating first-person account by Darren W, Brown about his volunteer experiences with New Orleans residents who escaped the horrors of Hurricane Katrina by evacuating to Houston. In his continued account, Warren says, 'the past few days I have been pondering on many thoughts dealing with the emotions that were heartfelt inside of myself from the stories that were shared directly with me. But suddenly, a great since of urgency set in and dwarfed my Hurricane Katrina related notions.'


A few days after I submitted my original story, a strong tropical depression formed off the coast of Florida. Her name was 'Tropical Storm Rita'. Rita instantly became a star for she was of great concern to anyone who resides on or near the Gulf of Mexico. News coverage of Tropical Storm Rita was as immense as the fear that stretched along her pathway. During the early morning hours of Wednesday, September 21, 2005, Rita blossomed, and emerged into a full-fledged Hurricane, as she punished residents of both the Florida Keys and Cuba. As the hours progressed this past Wednesday, Hurricane Rita rapidly grew in intensity. She steadily gained strength and within hours, she was listed as a Category 5 Hurricane on a steady course that lead to Houston, Texas.

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