Hurricane Rita

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Hurricane Rita was a powerful Category 5 Atlantic hurricane in 2005 that caused significant damage along the U.S. Gulf Coast, particularly in Texas and Louisiana.

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Hurricane Rita canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Atlantic hurricane
Category 5 hurricane
tropical cyclone
affectedArea Alabama
Arkansas
Cuba
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Mississippi
Missouri
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
Yucatán Peninsula
basin Atlantic Ocean
caused heavy rainfall
storm surge flooding
widespread power outages
wind damage
damageCost over 10 billion USD
dissipatedOn 2005-09-26
fatalities over 100
followedBy Hurricane Stan
formedOn 2005-09-18
hurricaneSeason 2005 Atlantic hurricane season
landfallCountry United States
landfallLocation near the Texas–Louisiana border
maximumSustainedWinds 175 mph
minimumCentralPressure 895 mbar
notableFor mass evacuation of the Houston metropolitan area
rapid intensification over the Gulf of Mexico
partOf record-breaking 2005 Atlantic hurricane season
peakIntensityDate 2005-09-21
precededBy Hurricane Katrina
reachedCategory Category 5
year 2005

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Cameron, Louisiana experiencedEvent Hurricane Rita
subject linked to: Cameron
Hurricane Wilma comparedWith Hurricane Rita
Hurricane Gilbert laterSurpassedBy Hurricane Rita