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Hurricane Rita struck the Texas-Louisiana border as a Category 3 storm in 2005

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United Press International

Hurricane Rita came ashore at the Texas-Louisiana border on Sept. 24, 2005, as a Category 3 storm. It caused more than 100 deaths and more than $18.5 million in damage; its storm surge also worsened the effects of Hurricane Katrina, which struck weeks earlier.

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