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- SpaceX's Starship launch kicked up soil and sand that rained down on a town 5 miles away.
- Port Isabel residents shared pictures of the "particulates" that rained down in the area.
- One representative from a nearby elementary school said cars were covered in the dust.
Port Isabel, Texas, residents got an unexpected surprise from Thursday's SpaceX Starship launch and explosion: ash-like dust rained down on them, coating cars in the beachside city over five miles from the launch site.