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mike What box?
Joined: 30 Dec 2002 Posts: 3134
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Posted: 9/23/2005, 9:38 pm Post subject: Let's Go Surfin' Now... |
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Just not in Galveston...
local6.com wrote: |
Surfer Arrested Off Shore Of Galveston As Rita Approaches
A surfer off the shore of Galveston, Texas, was arrested Friday for not adhering to evacuation orders and surfing the large waves created by an approaching Hurricane Rita, according to a Local 6 News report.
The man, who was not identified, was taken into custody by police after coming out of the surf.
Police said he was apparently not taking Rita seriously, attempting to surf off the shore of Galveston.
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Mandatory evacuations have been in effect along the Texas and Louisiana coast.
Rita weakened during the day into a Category 3 hurricane after raging as a Category 5, 175-mph monster earlier in the week. But it was still a highly dangerous storm.
"We are thinking 3 or 4 a.m. tomorrow," Mowry said. "It may be a Category 5 in the next 12 to 24 hours and then weaken before it makes landfall."
Rita is expected to bring a storm surge of 15 to 20 feet.
Rita is the 17th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, making this the fourth-busiest season since record-keeping started in 1851.
The record is 21 tropical storms in 1933. Six hurricanes have hit Florida in the last 13 months.
The hurricane season started June 1 and ends Nov. 30. |
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Nighthiker
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Posted: 9/23/2005, 9:56 pm Post subject: |
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People commit crimes, this is why we have police.
People lack common sense, this is why we have firefighters. |
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