RESIDENTS BEGIN TO RETURN HOME TODAY AS STORM STRENGTHENS ON ITS WAY WEST Broward Metro Edition

PHOTO 3 MAP; FLOOD ZONE: Caren and Harry Watmuff survey damage at Key RV Park in Marathon, where they live. Wind gusts of up to 90 mph pushed ashore a 6-foot storm surge in the Lower Keys. Thousands of residents and visitors fled the island chain before Hurricane Rita's arrival. Staff photo/And...

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Published inSun-sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Main Author Ken Kaye, Andrew Ryan and Tim Collie Staff Writers Staff Writers Linda Kleindienst, Ruth Morris, Ginelle G. Torres, Sandra Hernandez, and Akilah Johnson contributed to this story
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Fort Lauderdale, Fla Tribune Publishing Company, LLC 21.09.2005
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Bush, Jeb
Ech, Mary Celeste
Mann, Margarita
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Summary:PHOTO 3 MAP; FLOOD ZONE: Caren and Harry Watmuff survey damage at Key RV Park in Marathon, where they live. Wind gusts of up to 90 mph pushed ashore a 6-foot storm surge in the Lower Keys. Thousands of residents and visitors fled the island chain before Hurricane Rita's arrival. Staff photo/Andrew Innerarity DRESSED FOR THE WEATHER: A couple wearing wetsuits make their way through floodwaters several feet deep on South Street in Key West. Photo/Josh Ritchie ALL WRAPPED UP: A plastic bag serves as protection from the rain that began pelting Key West hours before Hurricane Rita's arrival. Many Keys residents disregarded a mandatory evacuation order.Staff photo/Joe Amon MAP: Diagram locates areas affected by Hurricane Rita wind and rain. SOURCES: National Hurricane Center, National Weather Service; wire reports; Staff graphic/ Len De Groot. PHOTO 3 MAP; FLOOD ZONE: Caren and Harry Watmuff survey damage at Key RV Park in Marathon, where they live. Wind gusts of up to 90 mph pushed ashore a 6-foot storm surge in the Lower Keys. Thousands of residents and visitors fled the island chain before Hurricane Rita's arrival. Staff photo/Andrew Innerarity DRESSED FOR THE WEATHER: A couple wearing wetsuits make their way through floodwaters several feet deep on South Street in Key West. Photo/Josh Ritchie ALL WRAPPED UP: A plastic bag serves as protection from the rain that began pelting Key West hours before Hurricane Rita's arrival. Many Keys residents disregarded a mandatory evacuation order.Staff photo/Joe Amon MAP: Diagram locates areas affected by Hurricane Rita wind and rain. SOURCES: National Hurricane Center, National Weather Service; wire reports; Staff graphic/ Len De Groot.