At peak intensity Hurricane Rita was a category 5.
Hurricane Rita reached category 5 strength over the eastern Gulf of Mexico.
At peak intensity, Hurricane Rita had sustained winds of 180 mph.
The category rating of Hurricane Rita was a category 5 hurricane on the international scale for indexing the strenght of the worldwide occurring hurricanes.
Hurricane Rita had peak sustained winds of 180 mph.
Yes, Hurricane Rita followed Katrina in 2005 and reached Category 5 status at one point, making it a very powerful storm. Rita affected areas in Louisiana and Texas, causing significant damage and further strain on resources and infrastructure already impacted by Katrina.
Hurricane Rita reached category 5 strength over the eastern Gulf of Mexico.
Hurricane Rita reached maximum sustained wind speeds of 180 mph when it was classified as a Category 5 hurricane.
At peak intensity, Hurricane Rita had sustained winds of 180 mph.
The category rating of Hurricane Rita was a category 5 hurricane on the international scale for indexing the strenght of the worldwide occurring hurricanes.
Category 5. 'Rita was the seventeenth named storm, tenth hurricane, fifth major hurricane, and third Category 5 hurricane of the historic 2005 Atlantic hurricane season.' (from wikipedia)
Category 3.
Hurricane Rita had peak sustained winds of 180 mph.
The highest wind speed recorded during Hurricane Rita was 180 mph (290 km/h).
Yes, Hurricane Rita followed Katrina in 2005 and reached Category 5 status at one point, making it a very powerful storm. Rita affected areas in Louisiana and Texas, causing significant damage and further strain on resources and infrastructure already impacted by Katrina.
Yes. Hurricane Rita was a major category 5 hurricane that struck the U.S. Gulf Coast. It was one of the most intense and one of the costliest hurricanes on record.
Tropical Storm Rita became Hurricane Rita on September 20, 2005.
Yes. The storm surge from Hurricane Rita reached a height of 17 feet in some places and flooded areas still recovering from Hurricane Katrina.