Hurricane Rita is the most intense tropical cyclone on record in the Gulf of Mexico, now tied with Hurricane Milton of 2024, as well as being one of the most intense Atlantic hurricanes on record overall.

Hurricane Rita formed on September 18, 2005 east of the southeastern Bahamas, where Rita moved over the following day. Heading westward, Rita attained hurricane strength on September 20th while …

Sep 24, 2024 · Hurricane Rita formed on Sept. 18, 2005 west of the southeastern Bahamas. Heading westward, Rita attained hurricane strength on September 20th while passing between the Florida …

Sep 24, 2025 · It was both one of the most intense Atlantic Basin hurricanes on record, but also one of its most overshadowed. Here's why 2005's Hurricane Rita should never be forgotten.

Rita was an intense hurricane that reached Category 5 strength (on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale) over the central Gulf of Mexico, where it had the fourth-lowest central pressure on record in the …

Sep 22, 2005 · Within the next 24 hours, Rita would surge in power, packing winds near 280 km/hr (175 mph; 150 knots), reaching the very top of the hurricane-strength categories and becoming the fourth …

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 …

Rita produced significant storm surge that devastated coastal communities in southwestern Louisiana, and its winds, rain, and tornadoes caused fatalities and a wide swath of damage from eastern Texas …

Between 2.5 and 3.7 million people evacuated from the Gulf coast, mostly from the Greater Houston area of Texas, with forecasts from the National Hurricane Center projecting Rita to strike the Texas …

In 2005, Hurricane Rita, like many major storms that have come through Texas, came with little warning and left an unprecedented amount of damage in its path. The major storms that came in the years …