Rita strengthens to Category 5 hurricane
Storm on a course to Texas with wind speeds up to 165 mph

AP Associated Press, Sept 21, 2005

GALVESTON, Texas - Hospital and nursing home patients were evacuated and as many as 1 million other people were ordered to clear out along the Gulf Coast on Wednesday as Hurricane Rita grew to a Category 5, 165-mph monster that could pummel Texas and bring more misery to New Orleans by week’s end.

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