It was probably closer to 3 - 4 million people. This town is just about empty right now.
TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM
HURRICANE RITA TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1 AM CDT SAT SEP 24 2005
AT 11 PM CDT...0400Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE RITA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 93.5 WEST...OR ABOUT 30 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF SABINE PASS ALONG THE COAST AT THE BORDER BETWEEN TEXAS
AND LOUISIANA.
DURING THE PAST HOUR...AN AUTOMATED STATION AT CALCASIEU PASS
LOUISIANA HAS REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 74 MPH WITH A GUST TO
112 MPH.
FORECASTER BEVEN
Thanks a bunch for the update. Appreciate it.