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  • Lili Prompts Texas Evacuation Order -- Winds Could Hit 130 MPH !

    10/02/2002 10:42:33 AM PDT · by ex-Texan · 13 replies · 195+ views
    Washington Post ^ | 10/2/2002 | Cain Burdeau
    Lili Prompts Texas Evacuation Order -- Wind Could Hit 130 MPH !By Cain Burdeau Associated Press Writer NEW IBERIA, La. –– Packing 110 mph wind, Hurricane Lili gained strength and churned Wednesday toward the Gulf Coast, where residents braced for the second major storm in a week. About 330,000 people in Texas' Jefferson and Oranges counties were told to evacuate early Wednesday after a tidal surge of more than 9 feet pounded the surf.Coastal residents of Louisiana also scrambled for higher ground and barricaded their homes and businesses, and Louisiana Gov. Mike Foster declared a state of emergency, less than...