Surfer Arrested Off Shore Of Galveston As Rita Approaches
POSTED: Friday, September 23, 2005
UPDATED: 9:51 pm EDT September 23,
2005
  The man, who was not identified, was taken into custody by police after coming out of the surf. |
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.
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Police said he was apparently not taking Rita seriously, attempting to surf off the shore of Galveston.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.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
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- September 23, 2005: Rita Roars Toward Texas; 20 Inches Of Rain Possible
- September 23, 2005: Rita May Regain Some Intensity; Continues Texas Path
- September 22, 2005: Rita Downgraded To Cat. 4 Storm
- September 22, 2005: Rita Could Pose More Gas Problems For Florida
- September 22, 2005: Rita May Be Most Intense Storm To Ever Hit Texas
- September 21, 2005: Rita Swirls Into 165-MPH Monster
- September 21, 2005: NASA To Close Houston Center Before Rita Arrives
- September 21, 2005: Rita's Winds Reach 140 MPH; Targets Texas
- September 21, 2005: Dr. Gray: Hurricane Rita Is 'Trouble With Capital T'
- September 21, 2005: Rita Expected To Grow To Cat. 4 Storm In Gulf
- September 20, 2005: Hurricane Rita Winds Reach 100 MPH
- September 20, 2005: Rita Squall Capsizes Boat In Banana River
- September 20, 2005: Hurricane Rita Lashes Florida Keys
- September 20, 2005: Rita Expected To Be Cat. 2 Storm In Keys
- September 19, 2005: Rita May Be Cat. 2 In Keys; Projected Path Includes La.
- September 19, 2005: Florida Warns Against Price Gouging During Rita
- September 19, 2005: Florida Prepares For Tropical Storm Rita
- September 18, 2005: Path Pushes T.S. Rita South
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