20 years since Hurricane Rita

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AccuWeather's Bernie Rayno and Ariella Scalese reflect on the powerful storm, Hurricane Rita, which followed the devastating Hurricane Katrina that hit just weeks prior.

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00:0020 years ago, Hurricane Rita struck the Gulf Coast.

00:03In the shadow of Katrina, Hurricane Rita still carved a devastating path,

00:09driving a 15-foot storm surge in southwestern Louisiana

00:13and forcing one of the largest evacuations in U.S. history.

00:18In Texas, fears turned to the oil and gas hub around Galveston Bay.

00:24We are in Baytown, Texas, on the north shore of Galveston Bay.

00:30And I am happy to report that the oil refineries are still standing

00:34after Hurricane Rita came ashore yesterday.

00:38All kidding aside, that is very good news.

00:42Rita spared the onshore refineries from catastrophic loss,

00:45but its damage to the offshore rigs and the energy grid

00:48rippled across the country for weeks.

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