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Thousands told to flee Gulf Coast
Hurricane Lili barreled toward the Gulf Coast with 140 mph winds prompting evacuations for up to 500000 people in Louisiana and Texas. Officials warned of 6 to 10 inches of rain and surge up to 20 feet. NASA Mission Control Houston and the Tabasco plant near Avery Island shut down as oil ports and LOOP prepared for disruption.
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New Iberia
Louisiana
Texas
Lili
Gulf Coast
NASA
Mission Control
Houston
Wilson Miller
Lafayette
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Glen Guidry
Interstate 10
North
Orleans
Rick Perry
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Loop
U.S
High Island
Mississippi River
Florida
Avery Island
McIlhenny Co
Tony Simmons
Grand Isle
New Orleans
Isidore
Port Fourchon