User:Cyclonebiskit/Hurricane Rita
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For other storms of the same name, see Tropical Storm Rita.
Hurricane Rita was one of the most intense and costliest Atlantic hurricanes on record.
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Category 5 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) | |
Formed | September 17, 2005 |
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Dissipated | September 24, 2005 |
Highest winds | 1-minute sustained: 180 mph (285 km/h) |
Lowest pressure | 895 mbar (hPa); 26.43 inHg (Fourth strongest Atlantic hurricane) |
Fatalities | 125 total |
Damage | $12 billion (2005 USD) |
Areas affected | Turks and Caicos, The Bahamas, South Florida, Cuba, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Michigan |
Part of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season | |
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