[conservative in nyc]

Fox News - NHC - Rita has officially made landfall. 2:40AM CDT - Just East of Sabine Pass, TX.

[steveegg]

Latest vortex data message - likely the closest one to actual landfall

461 
URNT12 KNHC 240740
VORTEX DATA MESSAGE
A. 24/07:25:20Z
B. 29 deg 40 min N
  093 deg 41 min W
C. 700 mb 2555 m
D. NA  kt
E.     deg     nm
F. 186 deg 111 kt
G. 100 deg 016 nm
H.         937 mb
I.  16 C/ 3046 m
J.  18 C/ 3045 m
K.  14 C/ NA
L. OPEN SOUTH
M. C20
N. 12345/ 7
O. 0.02 / 1  nm
P. AF309 2518A RITA         OB 21
MAX FL WIND 111 KT E QUAD 07:20:30 Z
EYE PRESENTATION ON RADAR DETERIORATING

Position of center of circulation - 9 nm/10.4 miles east (99 degrees) of Sabine Pass

[justa-hairyape]

That land fall would put Holly Beach and Lake Charles Louisiana in the worse hit zones. Western Louisiana flooding. Port Arthur and Beaumont Texas hard hit too.