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 Hurricane Rita in the Gulf of Mexico on September 21, 2005 |
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| Formed | September 17, 2005 | |
| Dissipated | September 26, 2005 | |
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| Lowest pressure | 895 mbar (hPa; 26. The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is a classification used for most Western Hemisphere Tropical cyclones that exceed the intensities of Tropical depressions Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The bar (symbol bar) decibar (symbol dbar) and the millibar (symbol mbar, also mb are units of Pressure. 44 inHg) | |
| Fatalities | 7 direct, 113 indirect | |
| Damage | $11. Inches of mercury, inHg or "Hg is a measuring unit for Pressure. 3 billion (2005 USD) $12. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been 47 billion (2008 USD) |
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Bahamas, Florida, Cuba, Yucatán Peninsula, Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Arkansas | |
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Hurricane Rita was the fourth-most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded and the most intense tropical cyclone ever observed in the Gulf of Mexico. The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an independent sovereign English -speaking country consisting of two thousand Cays and Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la The Yucatán Peninsula, in Southeastern Mexico, separates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico. The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Mississippi ( is a state located in the Deep South of the United States Arkansas ( is a state located in the southern region of the United States. A tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a low pressure center and numerous Thunderstorms that produce strong winds and Flooding The Gulf of Mexico ( Spanish: Golfo de México) is the ninth largest Body of water in the world Rita caused $11. 3 billion in damage on the U.S. Gulf Coast in September 2005. The Gulf Coast region of the United States comprises the coasts of states which border the Gulf of Mexico. [1] Rita was the seventeenth named storm, tenth hurricane, fifth major hurricane, and third Category 5 hurricane of the historic 2005 Atlantic hurricane season.
Rita made landfall on September 24 between Sabine Pass, Texas and Johnsons Bayou, Louisiana, as a Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Sabine Pass is a neighborhood of Port Arthur, Texas, United States. Johnson Bayou is a small Community located on the Creole Nature Trail along the Gulf Coast in Cameron Parish Louisiana, United States The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is a classification used for most Western Hemisphere Tropical cyclones that exceed the intensities of Tropical depressions It continued on through parts of southeast Texas. The storm surge caused extensive damage along the Louisiana and extreme southeastern Texas coasts and completely destroyed some coastal communities. Storm surge or tidal surge is an offshore rise of water associated with a low pressure weather system typically a Tropical cyclone. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. The storm killed seven people directly; many others died in evacuations and from indirect effects. [2]
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Storm history
The storm system that became Rita formed at the tail of an old frontal boundary, where convection and low-level circulation around an upper-level low developed steadily for over two days. A low pressure area, or " low " is a region where the Atmospheric pressure is lower in relation to the surrounding area A surface low formed near the disturbance, and the season's 18th tropical depression soon formed east of the Turks and Caicos. The Turks and Caicos Islands ( TCI) (ˈtɜːks ænd ˈkeɪkəs are a British Overseas Territory consisting of two groups of tropical islands in the West Indies Less than a day after forming, the depression became the 17th tropical storm of the season on September 18 and was named Rita. Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated A mandatory evacuation was ordered for the entire Florida Keys. The Florida Keys are an Archipelago of about 1700 islands in the southeast United States.
Rita was slow to become a hurricane; National Hurricane Center (NHC) reports early on September 20 estimated the storm's sustained surface winds at hurricane force (75 mph or 120 km/h). The US National Hurricane Center, located at Florida International University in Miami Florida, is the division of National Weather Service Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. However, Rita lacked a complete eyewall; forecasters identified Rita as a tropical storm with 70 mph (110 km/h) winds overnight. The eye is a region of mostly calm Weather found at the center of strong Tropical cyclones The eye of a Storm is a roughly circular area and typically 30–65 km Aircraft observations released at 9:45 a. m. EDT showed a closed eyewall and winds clearly at hurricane strength. Four hours later, the NHC reported that Rita had reached Category 2 hurricane strength, with 100 mph (160 km/h) maximum sustained winds.
Warm water in the Gulf of Mexico, 1 °F (0. 5 °C) above average, favored storm intensification. As Rita entered the Gulf, rapid intensification began. National Hurricane Center advisories issued every three hours each showed strengthening from 5 p. m. EDT on September 20 to 11 a. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. m. EDT on September 21, when Rita's maximum sustained winds increased to 140 mph (225 km/h). Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Rita continued to gain strength unabated. An update at 2:15 p. m. CDT (1815 UTC) said maximum winds had increased to 150 mph (240 km/h) and Rita's minimum pressure was 920 mbar (hPa). Less than two hours later, at 3:55 p. m. CDT, another update reported that Rita had strengthened to a Category 5 hurricane, with maximum wind speeds of 165 mph (265 km/h). At 6:50 p. m. CDT, a reconnaissance aircraft recorded pressure of 899 mbar (hPa) away from the storm's center; the actual central pressure was thought to be lower still. Reconnaissance (also scouting) is a military and medical term denoting exploration conducted to gain information At 10 p. m. CDT, Rita reached its maximum intensity, with sustained winds of 180 mph (290 km/h) and an estimated minimum pressure of 895 mbar (hPa), (26. 43 in Hg).
Hurricane Rita's rapid intensification may in part be attributed to its passage over the Gulf Loop Current and Eddy Vortex. Part of the Gulf Stream, the Loop Current is a warm ocean current in the Gulf of Mexico that flows northward between Cuba and the Yucatán (NASA animation showing the storm track before landfall)
Lt. Col. Warren Madden, a Hurricane Hunter and meteorologist for The Weather Channel, recorded a peak wind gust of 235 mph (380 km/h) while flying in the eye of the storm, and called Rita "the strongest storm that I've ever been in. Hurricane Hunters are aircraft that fly into Tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic Ocean and Northeastern Pacific Ocean for the specific purpose of Meteorology (from Greek grc μετέωρος metéōros, "high in the sky" and grc -λογία -logia) is the Interdisciplinary The Weather Channel (also TWC) is a commercially-sponsored US " Rita's intense winds destroyed or disabled several buoy-based weather stations.
Rita made landfall between Sabine Pass, Texas, and Johnson Bayou, Louisiana, at 02:38 CDT (07:38 UTC) on September 24, 2005 as a category 3 Hurricane with winds at 115 mph. Sabine Pass is a neighborhood of Port Arthur, Texas, United States. Johnson Bayou is a small Community located on the Creole Nature Trail along the Gulf Coast in Cameron Parish Louisiana, United States Rita lost both hurricane and tropical storm status the day of landfall. Rita's remnants — technically an extensive low pressure area — moved quickly out of the lower Mississippi Valley and were absorbed by a cold front. The Mississippi River is the second longest River in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to The Hydrometeorological Prediction Center ceased monitoring Tropical Depression Rita early on September 26. The Hydrometeorological Prediction Center (HPC is one of nine Service Centers under the umbrella of the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP operating under Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a
Preparations
Louisiana
Before Rita, the mayor of New Orleans, Ray Nagin, had planned to begin reopening the city on September 19 after the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina. Clarence Ray Nagin Jr (ˈneɪgɨn (born June 11, 1956) is the Mayor of New Orleans. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. [3] However, as Rita developed in the Gulf of Mexico, the reopening was cancelled and a re-evacuation of the city was initiated on September 21 as the storm was initially forecast to make landfall much closer to the city. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Although Rita remained well to the south and west of New Orleans, a pre-landfall storm surge overwhelmed a levee of the Industrial Canal protecting the lower 9th Ward [4], a part of a fragile and already compromised levee system as repairs continued. Storm surge or tidal surge is an offshore rise of water associated with a low pressure weather system typically a Tropical cyclone. The Ninth Ward or 9th Ward is a distinctive region of New Orleans, Louisiana that is located in the easternmost downriver portion of the city This article covers the levee system and infrastructure repairs in New Orleans Louisiana following Hurricane Katrina. At landfall, more parts of the levee wall were breached causing major reflooding in New Orleans. The original breaches had occurred a month earlier as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest in the history of the United States [5]
In addition, residents of Cameron Parish, Calcasieu Parish, and parts of Jefferson Davis Parish, Acadia Parish, Iberia Parish,Beauregard Parish, and Vermillion Parish were told to evacuate ahead of the storm. Cameron Parish (Paroisse de Cameron is the Parish with the most land area in the U Calcasieu Parish (Paroisse de Calcasieu is a Parish located in the U Jefferson Davis Parish (Paroisse de Jefferson Davis is a Parish located in the U Acadia Parish ( French: Paroisse de l'Acadie) is a Parish located in the U Iberia Parish ( French: Paroisse de l'Ibérie) is a Parish located in the U Beauregard Parish (Paroisse de Beauregard is a Parish located in the U Vermilion Parish (Paroisse de Vermilion is a Parish located in the U
Texas
Texas Governor Rick Perry recalled all emergency personnel, including almost 1,200 Texas National Guard and 1,100 Texas State Guard members from Katrina recovery efforts, and several hundred Texas Game Wardens in anticipation of Hurricane Rita's arrival. Governors of Texas James Richard "Rick" Perry (born March 4, 1950) is a Republican Politician and the current Governor of Texas The Texas National Guard consists of the Texas Army National Guard Texas Air National Guard The Guard is administered Texas State Guard (TXSG is one of three branches of the State Military Forces of Texas, reporting to The State Adjutant General and under the command of the Governor Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest in the history of the United States In addition, the Federal Government responded by deploying 11 Disaster Medical Assistance Teams (DMATs) [2] , mobile field hospitals, to stage across eastern Texas. The teams treated 7500 patients during the response. [3][6] On September 22, Governor Perry and the Texas Department of Transportation implemented a contraflow lane reversal on Interstate 45 north towards Dallas, on Interstate 10 west towards San Antonio, U.S. Highway 290 northwest to Austin. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Contraflow lane reversal is used to refer to plans that alter the normal flow of traffic typically on a Controlled-access Highway such as a Freeway or Interstate 45 (I-45 is an Interstate Highway located entirely within the U Interstate 10 ( I-10) is the southernmost east-west coast-to-coast Interstate highway in the United States. US Highway 290 (or US 290) is an east-west Highway located entirely in Texas.
Officials in Galveston County (which includes the city of Galveston), which was devastated by the Galveston Hurricane of 1900, ordered mandatory evacuations, effective September 21 at 6 p. Galveston County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area "Galveston" redirects here For the town in the US state of Indiana see Galveston Indiana. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. m. , in a staggered sequence setting different zones in the area which were due to leave at different times over 24 hours, well in advance of the storm's possible landfall later in the week but not enough in advance to ensure that all residents could evacuate safely in advance of the storm. Nonetheless, many residents remained in the county because they were either unaware of the danger of the storm or believed that it was more important to protect their belongings, particularly in the wake of looting following Hurricane Katrina. The evacuation included transfer of all inpatients from the University of Texas Medical Branch hospital to other regional hospitals. Thirty-one patients, including two on ventilators were prisoners under the ward of the Texas Department of Corrections. These patients were systematically transferred to the University of Texas Health Center at Tyler.
Officials of Harris County hoped that the designation of zones A, B, and C would be able to prevent bottlenecks leaving the area such as those seen out of New Orleans prior to Katrina and Hurricane Dennis earlier that year. Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest in the history of the United States Hurricane Dennis was an early-forming major Hurricane in the Caribbean and Also, different zones were to be forced to go to certain cities in Texas and were not allowed to exit their designated routes except for food and gas - another feature of the evacuation plan which hoped to keep traffic and flow orderly throughout this timeframe. These evacuation-destination cities included Austin, College Station, San Antonio, Dallas, Huntsville, and Lufkin, Texas. College Station is a city in Brazos County, Texas, situated in Central Texas. Huntsville is a city in and the County seat of Walker County, Texas, United States. Lufkin is a city in Angelina County, Texas, United States. The population was 32709 at the 2000 census making Lufkin the 76th largest city in Texas The Weather Channel also reported that evacuees were asked to try hotels in the Midland/Odessa area when hotels began to sell out in other areas. Midland is a city in and the County seat of Midland County located on the Southern Plains of the western area of the U Odessa is a city in Ector and Midland Counties in the US state of Texas.
On Wednesday, Houston mayor Bill White urged residents to evacuate the city, telling residents, "Don't wait; the time for waiting is over," reminding residents of the disaster in New Orleans. William Howard "Bill" White (born June 16, 1954) is the current Mayor of the City of Houston Texas ( January 2 After heavy traffic snarled roads leading out of town and gas shortages left numerous vehicles stranded, he backed off his earlier statement with, "If you're not in the evacuation zone, follow the news," advising people to use common sense. However by 3:00 p. m. that afternoon, the freeway system in Houston was at a stand-still.
To the east of Houston, officials had set up evacuation routes in response to the slow evacuation of residents prior to Hurricane Lili. Hurricane Lili was the deadliest and costliest hurricane of the 2002 Atlantic hurricane season. During the Rita evacuation these preparations and their execution were overwhelmed by the enormous and unprecedented number of people fleeing from the Houston area prior to the local residents. By the time Jefferson County began their mandatory evacuation, local roads were already full of Houstonians. Designated evacuation routes slowed to a pace far worse than with any previous hurricane.
By late Thursday (20th) morning, the contraflow lanes had been ordered after it was determined that the state's highway system had become gridlocked. Contraflow lane reversal is used to refer to plans that alter the normal flow of traffic typically on a Controlled-access Highway such as a Freeway or Gridlock is a term describing an inability to move on a Transport network. The Texas Department of Transportation was unprepared to execute such a large-scale evacuation. Coordination and implementation of the contraflow plan took 8 to 10 hours as inbound traffic was forced to exit and police were stationed to assist with traffic flow. Evacuees fought traffic Wednesday afternoon through mid-day Friday, moving only a fraction of the normal distance expected. Average travel times to Dallas were 24-36 hours, travel times to Austin were 12-18 hours and travel times to San Antonio were 10-16 hours, depending on the point of departure in Houston. Many motorists ran out of gas or experienced breakdowns in temperatures that neared 100 °F (38 °C). Traffic volumes did not ease for nearly 48 hours as more than three million residents evacuated the area in advance of the storm. This was the largest evacuation in United States history.
As part of the evacuation, Johnson Space Center in Houston handed off control of the International Space Station to their Russian counterparts. The Lyndon B Johnson Space Flight Center ( "JSFC") is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 's center for The Russian Federal Space Agency ( Russian: Федеральное космическое агентство России Federal'noe kosmicheskoe agentstvo Rossii
Concerns had been raised over the state of the oil industry in response to Rita. The storm threatened a large amount of oil infrastructure that was left undamaged by Katrina. Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest in the history of the United States The Texas Gulf Coast is home to 23% of the United States' refining capacity, and numerous offshore production platforms were in Rita's path. While no potential storm path would threaten all of the capacity at once, a direct strike on Houston could disable up to 8% of the nation's refining capacity. Valero Energy Corp, the nation's largest refiner, stated on September 21 that Rita could have caused gasoline prices to rise well above $3 per US gallon ($0. Valero Energy Corporation ( is a Fortune 500 company based in San Antonio, Texas, with 21836 employees and annual revenue of more than US$90 billion Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been A gallon is a measure of Volume. It is in current use in the United States and still has limited use in many other English-speaking countries 79/L).
Impact
In some areas, the effects of Hurricane Rita were not nearly as severe as anticipated. The storm surge feared in Galveston and Houston struck farther east as the storm's center came ashore at the Louisiana border; winds blowing offshore in Texas actually flattened the surge, which was only seven feet (2 m), well below the height of the Galveston seawall. Storm surge or tidal surge is an offshore rise of water associated with a low pressure weather system typically a Tropical cyclone. A seawall is a form of hard and strong Coastal defence constructed on the inland part of a Coast to reduce the effects of strong Waves. The five inches (130 mm) of rain expected to fall overnight in New Orleans also did not happen, and the pressure on the levee system was eased. Still, storm surge of 15-20 feet (4. 5-6. 1 m) struck southwestern Louisiana, and coastal parishes experienced extensive damage. In Cameron Parish the communities of Holly Beach, Hackberry and Cameron were essentially destroyed. Cameron Parish (Paroisse de Cameron is the Parish with the most land area in the U Holly Beach (Plage-d'Houx also known as the " Cajun Riviera " (La Rivière Acadienne is an coastal community in unincorporated Cameron Hackberry is a Census-designated place (CDP in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, United States. Cameron is a Census-designated place (CDP in and the Parish seat of Cameron Parish, Louisiana, United States. [7] In Calcasieu Parish the communities of Lake Charles, Moss Bluff, Sulphur, Westlake and Vinton also suffered heavy damage. Calcasieu Parish (Paroisse de Calcasieu is a Parish located in the U Lake Charles is the fifth largest incorporated City in the US state of Louisiana. Moss Bluff is a Census-designated place (CDP in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States. Sulphur (Soufre is a city in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States. Westlake is a city in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States. Vinton is a town in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States. In Beauregard Parish the communities of DeRidder and Merryville also suffered heavy damage. Beauregard Parish (Paroisse de Beauregard is a Parish located in the U DeRidder is a city in and the Parish seat of Beauregard Parish, in the US state of Louisiana. Merryville is a town in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, United States.
It is estimated that two million people lost electricity. [8] Total damage is estimated at approximately $10 billion, making Rita the ninth-costliest storm in U. S. history. [2]
Following Rita, gas prices fell in the U. S instead of rising as feared.
Deaths
| State | State total | County | Reported deaths |
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| Florida | 2 [9] | Escambia | 1 [9] | 1 |
| Walton | 1 [9] | 1 | ||
| Louisiana | 1 [9] | Calcasieu | 1 [2] | 1 |
| Mississippi | 4 [10] | Humphreys | 1 [11] | 1 |
| Pike | 3 [12] | 0 | ||
| Texas | 113 [13] | Angelina | 2 [14] | 1 |
| Dallas | 23 [15] | 0 | ||
| Galveston | 36 [16] | 0 | ||
| Harris | 35 [17] | 0 | ||
| Jefferson | 6 [18] | 0 | ||
| Liberty | 2 [19] | 2 | ||
| Montgomery | 2 [20] | 0 | ||
| Shelby | 1 [21] | 0 | ||
| Walker | 5 [22] | 0 | ||
| Totals | 120 [23] | 120 | 7 | |
| Because of differing sources, totals may not match. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the Escambia County is the westernmost County in the US state of Florida. Walton County is a County located in the state of Florida. As of 2000 the population was 40601 The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America Calcasieu Parish (Paroisse de Calcasieu is a Parish located in the U Mississippi ( is a state located in the Deep South of the United States Humphreys County is a County located in the US state of Mississippi, in the Mississippi Delta region Pike County is a County located in the US state of Mississippi. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Angelina County is a County located in the US state of Texas. Dallas County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area (colloquially referred Galveston County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area Harris County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area Jefferson County is a County located in the state of Texas, United States. Liberty County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. Montgomery County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. Shelby County is a County located in the US state of Texas. In 2000 its population was 25224 Walker County is a County located in the US state of Texas. In 2000 its population was 61758 | ||||
The reported death toll by Rita was 120. Only seven were direct deaths. One was caused by a tornado spawned in the storm's outer bands, one was due to storm surge flooding and three others were caused by trees blown down in the storm. The two Florida deaths both occurred in rip currents caused by Rita's distant waves. A rip current, rip tide or rip is a strong surface flow of Water returning Seaward from near the Shore (not to be confused with an
Direct deaths indicate those caused by the direct effects of the winds, flooding, tornadoes, storm surge or oceanic effects of Rita. A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land a deluge A tornado is a violent rotating column of air which is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a Cumulonimbus cloud or in rare cases the base of a Cumulus Storm surge or tidal surge is an offshore rise of water associated with a low pressure weather system typically a Tropical cyclone. An ocean (from Greek, ''Okeanos'' (Oceanus) is a major body of saline water, and a principal component of the Hydrosphere. Indirect deaths indicate those caused by hurricane-related accidents (including car accidents, crimes, fires or other incidents), cleanup and evacuation incidents and health issues (such as poisoning, illnesses, lack of emergency aid). In the sociological field, crime is the breach of a rule or Law for which some governing authority or force may ultimately prescribe a Punishment Fire is the heat and light energy released during a Chemical reaction, in particular a combustion reaction. Illness (sometimes referred to as ill-health or ail) can be defined as a state of poor Health.
Arkansas
While Rita weakened to a tropical depression, the outer bands continued to spawn numerous tornadoes in Arkansas, including one in Lonoke County and another in Conway County, damaging many homes and businesses in several communities. Lonoke County is a US county located in the US state of Arkansas. Conway County is a County located in the US state of Arkansas. In addition, significant flooding was reported in several areas. [24]
The tornadoes were unusual in that they moved in a northwestern direction due to the direction in which Rita was moving. Most tornadoes move northeast. [25]
No deaths caused by Rita were reported in Arkansas.
South Florida and Cuba
More than 340,000 people were under voluntary or mandatory evacuation orders in Florida and Cuba. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la Storm surge flooding was reported along the low-lying Florida Keys. A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land a deluge The Florida Keys are an Archipelago of about 1700 islands in the southeast United States. The Overseas Highway (U.S. 1) connecting the islands was flooded and impassable in some sections. The Overseas Highway is a long road carrying US Route 1 through the Florida Keys. US Route 1 (US 1 is a major north-south US Highway that serves the East Coast of the United States. At 8 p. m. EDT on Tuesday, September 20, about 25,000 customers in Broward and Miami-Dade and 2,100 in the Keys were without electricity. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Broward County is a County located in the US state of Florida. Miami-Dade County (often referred to as simply Miami or Dade) is a County located in the southeastern part of the state of Florida [26]
A state of emergency was declared by Florida Governor Jeb Bush and a federal emergency by President George W. Bush in four counties: Broward, Collier, Miami-Dade and Monroe. A state of emergency is a governmental declaration that may suspend certain normal functions of government alert citizens to alter their normal behaviors or order government agencies List of Governors Military governor Spanish Florida was acquired from Spain in the Adams-Onís Treaty, which took effect July 10 John Ellis "Jeb" Bush (born February 11, 1953) is an American Politician and was the 43rd Governor of Florida The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. Collier County is a County located in the US state of Florida. Monroe County is a County located in the state of Florida. As of 2000 the population was 79589 More than 2,000 National Guard troops and dozens of law enforcement officers were brought in. For the National Guard of a State and other countries' National Guard see National Guard. A law enforcement officer (also called peace officer) in North America, is any public-sector person charged with upholding the peace, mainly [27]
No deaths were reported in either Florida or Cuba from the initial impact. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la
Florida Panhandle
While the Florida Panhandle escaped most of the land effects from Rita, two deaths were reported on beaches. The Florida Panhandle is the region of the state of Florida which includes the westernmost 16 counties Both were due to high surf and rip currents caused by Rita's distant waves. [28]
Louisiana
New Orleans's levee system had already sustained heavy damage from Hurricane Katrina before Rita's outer bands of rain fell on the city. Dike (constructionEmbankmentA levee, levée, dike (or dyke) embankment, floodbank or stopbank is a natural or artificial Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest in the history of the United States On Friday, September 23, the day before landfall, rising water due to Hurricane Rita poured through breaches in the patched Industrial Canal levee in New Orleans' devastated Ninth Ward, as reported by the Army Corps of Engineers. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English The Industrial Canal is a 55 mile (9 km Waterway in New Orleans Louisiana, United States. The Ninth Ward or 9th Ward is a distinctive region of New Orleans, Louisiana that is located in the easternmost downriver portion of the city The United States Army Corps of Engineers ( USACE) is a federal agency and a major Army command made up of some 34600 Civilian and 650 Military personnel Water entered the Ninth Ward over two 32-foot (10 m) wide patches in the levee as of about 9 a. m. CDT on Friday, September 23. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Water in the Ninth Ward was reported to be waist-deep at 11 a. m. CDT on Friday. By approximately 5 p. m. CDT, water had begun gushing through another patch in the London Avenue Canal into the surrounding Gentilly neighborhood. The London Avenue Canal is a drainage Canal in New Orleans Louisiana, used for pumping rain water into Lake Pontchartrain. Some pumping stations were abandoned. By Saturday night, September 24, water from a 150-foot gap in the Industrial Canal levee flooded some areas of the Ninth Ward to eight feet deep. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. [29]
Damage in southwestern Louisiana was extensive. In Cameron Parish, the communities of Hackberry [30], Cameron, Creole, Grand Chenier, Holly Beach, and Johnson Bayou were heavily damaged or entirely destroyed. A casino boat and several barges were floating loose in Lake Charles and damaged a bridge spanning Interstate 10 across the Calcasieu River. A casino is in the modern sense of the word a facility that houses and accommodates certain types of Gambling activities Lake Charles is the fifth largest incorporated City in the US state of Louisiana. Interstate 10 ( I-10) is the southernmost east-west coast-to-coast Interstate highway in the United States. The Calcasieu River (KAL-kuh-shoo is a river on the Gulf Coast of southwestern Louisiana, U Lake Charles experienced severe flooding, with reports of water rising 6-8 feet in areas around Lake Calcasieu. A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land a deluge At a hotel on the Contraband Bayou, water was reportedly up to the second floor. There was also extensive damage to its regional airport. [31] Damage to the city's electrical system was so severe that authorities warned that power would not return for two weeks, if not longer.
In Vinton, several fires burned, the roof was torn off the town's recreation center and many homes were damaged by fallen trees. Vinton is a town in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States. Widespread flooding was reported in coastal parishes. A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land a deluge A parish is a Local church; it is an administrative unit typically found in episcopal or presbyterian churches In Terrebonne Parish, virtually every levee was breached. Terrebonne Parish ( Cajun French: Paroisse Terrebonne) is a parish located in the U [32] Some people were stranded in flooded communities and had to be rescued by boat. A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land a deluge At least 100 people were reported rescued from rooftops, as at least 25 more remained stranded. [33]
Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco reported that 700,000 homes lost power in 41 of the state's 64 parishes. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco (born December 15, 1942) is a former Democratic Governor of Louisiana, having served from January 2004 until January A parish as an Administrative division of several countries. In England and in one American state ( Louisiana) it is sometimes called [34]
In Vermilion Parish south of Abbeville, rescue efforts were undertaken for up to 1,000 people stranded by local flooding. A tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a low pressure center and numerous Thunderstorms that produce strong winds and Flooding Vermilion Parish (Paroisse de Vermilion is a Parish located in the U Abbeville ( Abbegem in Flemish is a city in Picardie in northern France. On Saturday, September 24, 250 people were rescued. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. [35]
After being reduced to a tropical storm, Rita entered DeSoto and Caddo Parishes, the eye passed just west of Downtown Shreveport before crossing the Arkansas border. De Soto Parish is a Parish located in the US state of Louisiana. Caddo Parish is a Parish located in the US state of Louisiana. Shreveport is the third-largest city and the principal city of the third largest Metropolitan area in the U Arkansas ( is a state located in the southern region of the United States. At the height of the storm over 175,000 people had lost power in the National Weather Service Shreveport's forecast area, mainly across Deep East Texas into northwest Louisiana. The National Weather Service ( NWS) once known as the Weather Bureau is one of the six scientific agencies that make up the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration East Texas is a distinct geographic and ecological area in the U Two fatalities occurred in the Ark-La-Tex. The Ark-La-Tex, Arklatex, or ArkLaTex is a US socio-economic region where Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, A tree fell on a person and the other fatality occurred when a teenager was electrocuted when picking up a "hot" power line. Shreveport recorded its 2nd lowest pressure ever recorded as the center of Rita moved through Shreveport around 6 pm Saturday evening. The pressure recorded was 29. 05 inches (983. 7 mb) which was only . 01 inch higher than the lowest pressure on record of 29. 04 inches back on February 27, 1902. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting [36]
Mississippi
Several tornadoes from Rita's outer bands affected the state. At least 40 homes and an industrial plant were damaged and one person killed by a tornado in Humphreys County in central Mississippi. Humphreys County is a County located in the US state of Mississippi, in the Mississippi Delta region Another tornado (unconfirmed) was reported in Bolivar County. Bolivar County is a County located in the Mississippi Delta region of the U
One death was reported in Wilkinson County, although it has not been confirmed if it was storm-related. Wilkinson County is a County located in the US state of Mississippi. [37]
A tornado touched down on Mississippi State University's campus. Mississippi State University is a Land-grant university located in north east-central Mississippi, United States, in the town of Starkville and MSU officials reported significant damage to some buildings. There were also numerous mobile homes damaged at the University Hills trailer park just off the campus. There were several non-life threatening injuries.
Lauderdale County in east central Mississippi reported several confirmed and unconfirmed tornado touch downs in and near the cities of Marion and Meridian, an area recovering from damage from Category 2 winds in Hurricane Katrina.
Texas
On the morning of September 23, 23 people were killed when a bus carrying 45 nursing home evacuees from Brighton Gardens in Bellaire, Texas erupted into flames and exploded on Interstate 45 in Wilmer, southeast of Dallas. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Bellaire is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area Interstate 45 (I-45 is an Interstate Highway located entirely within the U Wilmer is a city in Dallas County, Texas, United States. The population was 3393 at the 2000 census The fire started in the brake system, and the passengers' therapeutic oxygen tanks may have caused the bus to explode. Oxygen (from the Greek roots ὀξύς (oxys (acid literally "sharp" from the taste of acids and -γενής (-genēs (producer literally begetteris the [38][39] Many of the passengers were mobility-impaired making escape difficult or impossible. [40]
In the late evening, a fire broke out in the Strand District of Galveston, Texas, gutting several homes. The Strand District, in downtown Galveston, Texas ( USA) is a National Historic Landmark District of mainly Victorian era buildings "Galveston" redirects here For the town in the US state of Indiana see Galveston Indiana. However, the fire department was able to fight the wind-whipped blaze and prevent it from spreading through the city. A fire station (also called stationhouse) is a structure or other area set aside for storage of firefighting apparatus (i No serious injuries were reported in the fire. Around midnight, a vacant restaurant collapsed nearby, which was reportedly as a result of the fire that weakened the walls. [41]
For the most part, Houston escaped major damage, apart from extensive loss of power. Some windows blew out of some downtown skyscrapers, and some trees and signals were down. Downtown Houston is the largest Business district of Houston, Texas, United States. [42] Thirty one deaths have been reported in Harris County, of which all of them were indirect (mostly related to the evacuation and cleanup). Harris County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area [43]
The county of Jasper, Texas was also greatly affected. It is located near the Sabine River, near the Louisiana and Texas border. Jasper, known as the "Jewel of the Pines" lost many of its pine trees when Rita came through, leveling most of them down to the stump. Jasper county residents were running out of gas and many relied on the only news available at the time from Mike Lout, local radio station owner, who stayed on the air during the entire time of the storm. Many families lost their homes of many years, returning to see that they were crushed by one or more trees.
North of Houston, the 2. 5-mile-wide Lake Livingston dam sustained substantial damage from powerful waves driven by 117 mph winds [44] and officials started an emergency release of water to lessen pressure on the dam. Lake Livingston is a man-made reservoir located in the East Texas Piney Woods. A dam is a barrier that divides waters. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water while other structures such as Floodgates, Levees A number of news outlets reported on Sunday, September 25, 2005, that the discharge put lives at risk downstream and threatened a major bridge as well due to a sizable barge coming adrift. Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Repairs to the dam were expected to take months to complete. [45] After water levels were lowered and an inspection was conducted by national and local experts, the dam was declared stable late on Monday, September 26, 2005. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [46]
Communities in the "Golden Triangle" formed by Beaumont, Port Arthur, and Orange sustained enormous wind damage. Southeast Texas is a subregion of East Texas located in the southeast corner of the U Beaumont is a city in and the County seat of Jefferson County, Texas, United States, within the Beaumont&ndash Port Arthur Metropolitan Port Arthur is a city in Jefferson County within the Beaumont &ndashPort Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area of the U Orange is a city in Orange County, Texas, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 18643 Texas Governor Rick Perry declared a nine-county disaster area. In Beaumont an estimated 25% of the trees in the heavily wooded neighborhoods were uprooted. In Groves, the home of Texas's Pecan Festival, an equal number of the pecan trees were leveled. Groves is a city in Jefferson County, Texas, United States. The population was 15733 at the 2000 census An enormous number of houses and businesses suffered extensive damage from wind and falling trees. The water treatment plant in Port Neches was heavily damaged. Port Neches is a city in Jefferson County, Texas, United States. Some areas did not have power for more than six weeks. A mandatory evacuation had been issued before Rita's landfall. Those displaced by Rita were offered up to 60 days of hotel rooms, generators, chainsaws, and monetary assistance by FEMA. The "Golden Triangle" area was spared a more devastating storm surge by Rita's slight eastward turn just before landfall, which placed most of the coastal community to the left of the eye and in the storm's least-damaging quadrant. Rita's surge was contained by Port Arthur's extensive levee system. Bolivar Peninsula between Galveston and Sabine Pass experienced only a small storm surge, in contrast to areas east of Rita's center where sent a 20-foot surge struck Louisiana's unprotected towns. "Galveston" redirects here For the town in the US state of Indiana see Galveston Indiana. Sabine Pass is a neighborhood of Port Arthur, Texas, United States.
Aftermath
Economic effects
The heavy concentration of oil infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico makes hurricanes of Rita's intensity very problematic. Currently, very little spare crude oil capacity exists in the United States, and the Gulf of Mexico produces some 2 million barrels per day (300 ML) total, as well as having some 30% of the total refining capacity of the United States. Barrel per day (abbreviated BPD, bbl/d, bpd, bd or b/d) is a measurement used to describe the amount of Crude oil (measured Rita's path traveled through a dense area of offshore pipelines and oil platforms, and on land to an area with large refineries. An oil platform or oil rig is a large structure used to house workers and machinery needed to drill and/or extract oil and Natural gas through wells With over half of Gulf production still shut down in the wake of Katrina, some economists have stated that a worst case scenario is for gasoline prices to briefly touch $5/US gallon ($1. 30/L), which would be easily the highest real price for gasoline paid in the United States during the internal combustion era. However the oil industry escaped essentially unscathed from the storm and post-storm predictions estimated only minor price rises. With some 200,000 jobless claims attributed to Katrina, Rita could be a further drag on a weakened US economy. Unemployment occurs when a person is available to work and currently seeking work but the person is without work.
The most pessimistic projections have GDP growth cut by 1% on an annualized basis in the United States in the second half of 2005, with as many as 500,000 people made unemployed. Unemployment occurs when a person is available to work and currently seeking work but the person is without work. Some economists argue that the rebuilding effort could buoy the economy in 2006, while others argue that the energy spike could decrease consumer confidence by enough to send the economy into a full-fledged recession when combined with the Federal Reserve's recent increases in interest rates. A recession is a contraction phase of the Business cycle. The U
Due to the impending oil shortage and increasing gas prices, Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue declared what he termed "snow days," closing all Georgia public primary and secondary schools on September 26 and 27 to conserve fuel for buses. George Ervin "Sonny" Perdue III (born December 20, 1946) is the governor of the U Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a
Military relief operations
On September 24, 2005, following the havoc caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the National Guard named Brig. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest in the history of the United States For the National Guard of a State and other countries' National Guard see National Guard. Gen. Douglas Pritt of the 41st Brigade Combat Team, Oregon Army National Guard, head of Joint Task Force Rita (formally called JTF Ponchartrain). | The 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team is an element in the Oregon Army National Guard. Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. [47] [48] The 1,400 Oregonian soldiers and airmen, including the 1st Battalion of the 186th Infantry which is designated a quick response unit, are joined by engineers and military police from Louisiana, a Stryker brigade from Pennsylvania, and an engineering battalion from Missouri. Military police ( MPs) are normally the Police of a Military Organization. The Stryker is a family of eight-wheeled all-wheel-drive armored combat vehicles produced by General Dynamics Land Systems, in use by the United States Army The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern Missouri ( or) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee It is their mission to provide relief support for all of the areas in Texas and Louisiana effected by the two storms and to remove obstructions that might otherwise hinder help to those affected.
Post-Rita Deaths
Due largely to what many have called the largest two day evacuation in the country's history, many people died in the weeks following Rita's passing. The stress brought on by 98 degree heat in cars that were forced to turn off their air conditioners on the gridlocked highways was intense and the elderly in particular developed a large number of health problems in the weeks following the storm. For weeks funeral homes in the Beaumont area were unable to respond to the large number of requests by family members to retrieve the bodies of their loved ones to the north. These deaths are not currently counted as officially caused by the hurricane.
American Red Cross operations
The American Red Cross continued to provide disaster relief to Hurricane Katrina affected areas, but as a result of Hurricane Rita, had to open additional shelters in other gulf states. The Gulf Coast region of the United States comprises the coasts of states which border the Gulf of Mexico. The Red Cross also expanded their Hurricane Katrina internet "Safe List" for use by those affected by Hurricane Rita.
AmeriCorps relief operations
AmeriCorps sent several crews to Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana in response to Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita. AmeriCorps is a US federal government program partnering with Non-profit organizations public agencies and Faith-based organizations that was created Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest in the history of the United States The crews originated from two main organizations, the National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) and the Washington Conservation Corps (WCC), as well as from smaller Americorps organizations such as Americorps St. National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC or AmeriCorps*NCCC is an AmeriCorps program in which 18 to 25-year-olds dedicate 10 months to address national and community Louis' Emergency Response Team (ERT). The crews performed a number of relief tasks for hurricane survivors, including support on the FEMA/Carnival Cruise Lines shelter ship, tarping damaged roofs, and debris removal. The purpose of FEMA is to coordinate the response to a Disaster which has occurred in the United States and which overwhelms the resources of local and state authorities Carnival Cruise Lines is a Cruise line operating a large number of Cruise ships. As of the beginning of 2006, AmeriCorps teams have been involved in the rebuilding efforts in Louisiana and Mississippi. Teams have also operated volunteer camps like Camp Premier as well as assisted with the Made with Love cafe. As of May 2006, AmeriCorps reported that it would continue to send relief to affected areas.
Retirement
- See also: List of retired Atlantic hurricane names
The name Rita was retired in the spring of 2006 and will never be used again for an Atlantic hurricane. This is a list of retired Atlantic hurricane names. Hurricane names are retired by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO in a meeting in March April or May It was replaced by Rina, which will be used in the 2011 season. Due to their long-term persistence and the need for a unique identifier in issuing forecasts and warnings Tropical cyclones and Subtropical cyclones are given names according [49]
Records
| Rank | Hurricane | Season | Min. pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilma | 2005 | 882 mbar (hPa) |
| 2 | Gilbert | 1988 | 888 mbar (hPa) |
| 3 | "Labor Day" | 1935 | 892 mbar (hPa) |
| 4 | Rita | 2005 | 895 mbar (hPa) |
| 5 | Allen | 1980 | 899 mbar (hPa) |
| 6 | Katrina | 2005 | 902 mbar (hPa) |
| 7 | Camille | 1969 | 905 mbar (hPa) |
| Mitch | 1998 | 905 mbar (hPa) | |
| Dean | 2007 | 905 mbar (hPa) | |
| 10 | Ivan | 2004 | 910 mbar (hPa) |
| Source: U.S. Department of Commerce | |||
The use of the name "Rita" reflects the record-breaking activity of the 2005 hurricane season: only once before had a name starting with "R" (the seventeenth name in the list each season) been used for an Atlantic storm, in 1995 for Hurricane Roxanne. Hurricane Wilma was the most intense hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic basin. The bar (symbol bar) decibar (symbol dbar) and the millibar (symbol mbar, also mb are units of Pressure. Hurricane Gilbert is the second most intense Hurricane ever observed in the Atlantic basin and the largest Atlantic tropical cyclone in size since 1988 The 1988 Atlantic hurricane season was a moderately active season that proved costly and deadly with 15 Tropical cyclones directly affecting land The Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 was the strongest tropical cyclone during the 1935 Atlantic hurricane season. TemplateHurricane season single. -->The 1935 Atlantic hurricane season ran through the summer and the first half of fall in 1935 Hurricane Allen was the strongest Hurricane of the 1980 Atlantic hurricane season. TemplateHurricane season single. -->The 1980 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1980, and lasted until Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest in the history of the United States Hurricane Camille was the third and strongest tropical cyclone and second hurricane of the 1969 Atlantic hurricane season TemplateHurricane season single. -->The 1969 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1969, and lasted until Hurricane Mitch was one of the deadliest and most powerful Hurricanes on record in the Atlantic basin with maximum sustained winds of 180 mph (285 km/h TemplateHurricane season single. -->The 1998 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1 1998 and lasted until November 30 1998 Hurricane Dean was the strongest Tropical cyclone of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season. The 2007 Atlantic hurricane season was an active Atlantic hurricane season that produced 17 Tropical cyclones It officially started on June 1 and ended on Hurricane Ivan was the strongest hurricane of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season. TemplateHurricane season single. -->The 2004 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1 2004 and lasted until November 30 2004 R is the eighteenth letter of the modern Latin alphabet. Its name in English is spelled ar (ɑr pronounced or) TemplateHurricane season single. -->The 1995 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1 1995 and lasted until November 30 1995 Hurricane Roxanne was the seventeenth storm tenth hurricane and the fifth and final major hurricane of the very active 1995 Atlantic hurricane season. The formation of Rita actually marked the third time that seventeen storms had formed in a season since tropical storm naming began in 1950. However, in the 1969 season, under less-sophisticated forecasting systems, many tropical storms were not named; the seventeenth storm of 1969 was named Hurricane Martha. TemplateHurricane season single. -->The 1969 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1969, and lasted until TemplateHurricane season single. -->The 1969 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1969, and lasted until
Other records set by Rita:
- Earliest 17th named storm in Atlantic hurricane season
- Fourth most-intense storm in Atlantic basin
- Greatest one-hour pressure drop in Atlantic basin
- Most intense hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico (breaking record set by Hurricane Katrina only three weeks earlier)
See also
- List of tropical cyclones
- List of Atlantic hurricanes
- List of Category 5 Atlantic hurricanes
- List of 2005 Atlantic hurricane season storms
- FEMA Trailer
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External links
- The NHC's archive on Hurricane Rita
- The HPC's archive on Tropical Depression Rita
- The HPC's rainfall page for Rita
- Hurricane Rita: from wreckage to rebirth, from The Beaumont Enterprise
- RitaInfo.com - Hurricane Rita Info, News, and Resources
- NewsNow.co.uk's Hurricane Watch newsfeed
- The Disaster Center's Rita coverage
- TAOS Autorun - Real-time damage estimates
- Hurricane Rita Supply Availability Map
- "The Oil Drum: Rita Resource Page for Oil and Natural Gas Infrastructure Damage"The Oil Drum: Rita Oil and Gas Resources
- Research Model Advances Hurricane Intensity Prediction
- Increasing destructiveness of tropical cyclones
- Changes in Tropical Cyclone Number, Duration, and Intensity in a Warming Environment
- Science Magazine Katrina/Rita page
- Color Enhanced Infrared Satellite Video of Hurricane Rita
- Hurricane Digital Memory Bank Preserving the Stories of Katrina, Rita, and Wilma
- Workforce Redevelopment in the Gulf Coast
- Hurricanes Katrina & Rita Web Archive
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