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• Sept. 20: A sign in Galveston, Texas sends a message as Hurricane Rita moves across the Florida Keys.
• Sept. 20: Vehicles drive through flooded streets in Miami Beach, Fla.
• Sept. 20: A man stands in the pounding surf at the Southern Most Point in Key West, Fla.
• Sept. 20: An emergency vehicle makes its way through a flooded street as Hurricane Rita passes through in Islamorada, Fla.
• Sept. 20: Residents walk down a debris and sand strewn section of U.S. 1 as Hurricane Rita passes through in Islamorada.
• Sept. 20: Residents walk through strong hurricane winds as Rita brushes past Key West, Fla.
• Sept. 20: Residents sit in a bus stop shelter as the ocean waves crash around them in Key West, Fla.
• Sept. 20: An amended sign posted near restaurant tables on the Daytona Beach Pier is shown in Daytona Beach, Fla.