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When Hurricane Rita hit what category was it?
Category 5
Hurricane Rita occurred between 18 and 26 September 2005. It reached Category 5 strength over the central Gulf of Mexico. It weakened prior to making landfall as a Category 3 hurricane near the Texas/Louisiana border.
Was Hurricane Rita a 3 or 4?
At the time of landfall, Rita was a Category 3 hurricane with winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a barometric pressure of 937 mbar (hPa; 27.67 inHg).
Was Rita a Category 5 hurricane?
At the time this image was acquired, Rita had winds of 220 kilometers per hour (140 miles per hour) with gusts to 270 kph (170 mph). Within a few hours, the storm intensified to a Category 5 hurricane with sustained winds of 265 kph (165 mph). Rita is the second Category 5 storm of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season.
What cat was Hurricane Rita at landfall?
Rita made landfall as a Category 3 Major Hurricane near Johnson’s Bayou, Louisiana, between Sabine Pass, Texas and Holly Beach, Louisiana. Rita had maximum sustained winds of 120 mph at landfall.
When did Hurricane Rita hit Galveston?
Hurricane Rita (September 2005)
When did Hurricane Rita shift?
Hurricane Rita was a very intense Atlantic hurricane that caused significant damage to the U.S. Gulf Coast in September 2005. It formed from a complicated interaction between two different weather systems. A tropical wave moved off the West African coast on September 7, 2005.
How far inland did Hurricane Rita go?
An estimated surge of 4.6 m (15 ft) pushed as far inland as 40 km (25 mi) in the low-lying, susceptible communities along the western Louisiana coast. A number of parishes several miles from the coast were completely inundated with up to 3.7 m (12 ft) of water.
How fast was Hurricane Rita moving?
up to 76 mph (66 knots). Track map courtesy of CIMSS/SSEC Page 4 Rapidly intensifying, Hurricane Rita tracked westward into the Gulf of Mexico and by the afternoon of the 21st, Rita had reached category 5 strength on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with winds of 165 mph.
When did Hurricane Rita hit Houston?
Sept. 24, 2005
By the time Rita made landfall about 2:40 a.m. Sept. 24, 2005, near Sabine Pass, it had weakened to a Category 3 hurricane. The storm still did $12 billion in damage, but Katrina did more than $100 billion in damage.
What was storm surge for Hurricane Rita?
12 to 18 feet
Storm surge values of 12 to 18 feet across most of Cameron parish, and 10 to 12 feet across most of Vermilion parish devastated these areas, with Holly Beach, LA completely leveled to the ground.