During Hurricane Rita in September 2005, wind speeds in Conroe, Texas reached up to 85 mph, causing significant damage to structures and trees in the area.
Hurricane Rita came about a month after Hurricane Katrina, making landfall on the Gulf Coast in late September 2005. Both hurricanes had devastating impacts on the region and caused widespread destruction and loss of life.
The "average" hurricane is a category 1 or category 2 storm on the Saffir-Simpson scale, and have sustained winds of between 75 and 110 mph, with gusts as high as 125 mph for category 2 storms.As for the highest recorded winds, both Hurricane Camille (1969) and Hurricane Allen (1980) had sustained winds of 190 mph (306 kph). Aircraft flying in Hurricane Rita (2005) recorded gusts of 235 mph (380 kph). The gusts in Camille at landfall were at least 213 mph, but may have been much higher -- the recording instruments were destroyed by these winds.Cyclone Olivia (1996), which was essentially a hurricane in the southern hemisphere, produced a gust to 253 mph (407 kph).
Yes, Hurricane Rita caused a significant storm surge when it made landfall in 2005. The storm surge resulted in widespread flooding along the Louisiana and Texas coastlines.
Hurricane Rita formed in the Gulf of Mexico on September 17, 2005, less than three weeks after the landfall of Katrina, and threatened the area with another Category 5 hurricane. She became a hurricane on September 21, made landfall on September 23, and dissipated on September 26. Fortunately, Rita was only a category 3 when she hit on the Texas-Louisiana border a week later. Rita prompted the evacuation of Houston, which was the largest civil evacuation in US history.
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At peak intensity Hurricane Rita was a category 5.
During Hurricane Rita in September 2005, wind speeds in Conroe, Texas reached up to 85 mph, causing significant damage to structures and trees in the area.
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Rita, Queen Of Speed was opened in 2005 but was rethemed in 2010 to fit the new Dark Forest theme and also lost the "Queen Of Speed" Tagline.
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Hurricane Rita reached maximum sustained wind speeds of 180 mph when it was classified as a Category 5 hurricane.
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Approximately 3 million people were evacuated during Hurricane Rita in 2005, making it one of the largest evacuations in U.S. history.
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