Word: mph
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...driving in from Brookhaven, Miss., where they plan to settle permanently now. "The fact is," said Brown, watching Salvation Army and EPA vans cruise the block, "this is a crime-ridden area and not an especially good place to raise kids. Over in Brookhaven they've got a 15-mph speed limit for school zones. Here they'll run your kids over." Brown points inside her house, where "the mold covers so much it looks like we wallpapered it that way. Uh-uh, it won't be hard for me to leave this." As she got back into her rented...
With Hurricane Rita now a full-blown Category 5 storm, with winds over 155 mph heading toward the Texas coast, few are taking the danger lightly. The city of Galveston, built on a barrier island just eight feet above sea level, ordered its first-ever mandatory evacuation Wednesday and communities to the north, including Clear Lake, home to NASA, quickly decided to send their residents packing too. Houston called for people in low-lying bayous areas east of the city to leave immediately and shut down the school system citywide. The city's hospital complex, which flooded during Tropical Storm...
...planned to ride out the storm at Kerry's house in Houston. Brothers Matt and Michael spent Wednesday at my parents' house, helping move furniture and valuables to the second floor, boarding up windows and clearing the deck of anything that could become a dangerous projectile in 175 mph winds. As a child, I remember hiding out in the bathroom during Hurricane Alicia in 1983. When the eye passed over, we ran outside to a spooky, greenish world with absolutely no sound. After the terrifying noise of the hurricane, it was distinctly odd. The lawn was covered with dead seagulls...
...entire Gulf region, fresh from the devastation of Katrina, is concerned about Rita, which became a Category 1 hurricane Tuesday morning, with winds up to 95 mph, and could intensify into a Category 3 as it moves across the Gulf. The storm is expected to travel westward toward Texas, and authorities in Galveston have already called for a voluntary evacuation of the city beginning Tuesday, several days before Rita is expected...
...this summer, finally “truly healthy” for the first time, Herrmann—who went 5-1 with a 3.09 ERA last year—was hitting 93 MPH on the radar...