We stayed behind in Corpus (Padre Island) when it looked like Rita was swinging north.
No rain, no clouds and only a little wind. Surge on the beach was about 3-4 feet, I guess. On the back side of the island where we live, the water only came up a couple of feet...
We're thankful for the "miss".
It's amazing, a storm that big and so many didn't even see a drop of rain!