Hurricane Rita is leaving behind some scary numbers as it now moves inland over Louisiana and Texas this morning.
The National Weather Service and National Hurricane Center have compiled some of the storm's statistics, including:
-- A wind gust of 112 miles an hour at Calcasieu Pass, Louisiana recorded between midnight and one a.m.-- Another gust of 116 miles an hour at a tower in Port Arthur, Texas, with sustained winds of 91 miles and hour.
-- A rainfall total of eight inches at Lake Charles, Louisiana more than two hours before Rita made landfall.
-- A coastal storm surge flooding of 15 feet above normal tide levels and up to 20 feet at the mouths of bays and rivers.
[Link - WWLTV]
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