NHC AL182005 · Atlantic basin
Hurricane Rita (2005)
September 18, 2005 – September 26, 2005
Hurricane Rita peaked at Category 5 with 178 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 179 US cities, 48 of them while still at hurricane strength.
- Peak strength
- Category 5
- Cities within 75 mi
- 179
- At hurricane strength
- 48
- States
- 4
178 mph
when closest
Cities Rita passed near, strongest first
Texas (110)
- GalvestonCategory 3 · 74 mi
- Crystal BeachCategory 3 · 62 mi
- Port ArthurCategory 2 · 7 mi
- GrovesCategory 2 · 5 mi
- AnahuacCategory 2 · 53 mi
- Bridge CityCategory 2 · 1 mi
- Port NechesCategory 2 · 7 mi
- NederlandCategory 2 · 9 mi
- WinnieCategory 2 · 35 mi
- OrangeCategory 2 · 7 mi
- La PorteCategory 2 · 75 mi
- BeaumontCategory 1 · 15 mi
- BaytownCategory 1 · 66 mi
- VidorCategory 1 · 5 mi
- HighlandsCategory 1 · 71 mi
- Sour LakeCategory 1 · 27 mi
- LumbertonCategory 1 · 13 mi
- CrosbyCategory 1 · 69 mi
- LibertyCategory 1 · 48 mi
- DaytonCategory 1 · 56 mi
- BunaCategory 1 · 5 mi
- SilsbeeCategory 1 · 7 mi
- HuffmanCategory 1 · 68 mi
- KountzeCategory 1 · 16 mi
- KingwoodCategory 1 · 72 mi
- ShepherdCategory 1 · 54 mi
- ClevelandCategory 1 · 54 mi
- SplendoraCategory 1 · 67 mi
- New CaneyCategory 1 · 68 mi
- PorterCategory 1 · 74 mi
- WarrenTropical storm · 18 mi
- GoodrichTropical storm · 50 mi
- ColdspringTropical storm · 62 mi
- KirbyvilleTropical storm · 10 mi
- LivingstonTropical storm · 47 mi
- WoodvilleTropical storm · 18 mi
- NewtonTropical storm · 21 mi
- OnalaskaTropical storm · 60 mi
- JasperTropical storm · 4 mi
- ColmesneilTropical storm · 15 mi
- TrinityTropical storm · 73 mi
- CorriganTropical storm · 41 mi
- BrookelandTropical storm · 7 mi
- GrovetonTropical storm · 58 mi
- ZavallaTropical storm · 16 mi
- HuntingtonTropical storm · 26 mi
- DibollTropical storm · 40 mi
- BronsonTropical storm · 5 mi
- HemphillTropical storm · 20 mi
- LufkinTropical storm · 37 mi
- PollokTropical storm · 46 mi
- San AugustineTropical storm · 4 mi
- NacogdochesTropical storm · 33 mi
- AltoTropical storm · 56 mi
- CenterTropical storm · 6 mi
- ShelbyvilleTropical storm · 11 mi
- RuskTropical storm · 64 mi
- GarrisonTropical storm · 26 mi
- CushingTropical storm · 46 mi
- JoaquinTropical storm · overhead
and 50 more
Louisiana (57)
- GueydanCategory 3 · 72 mi
- Lake ArthurCategory 3 · 64 mi
- Bell CityCategory 2 · 47 mi
- JenningsCategory 2 · 72 mi
- WelshCategory 2 · 62 mi
- IowaCategory 2 · 53 mi
- Lake CharlesCategory 2 · 41 mi
- WestlakeCategory 2 · 39 mi
- SulphurCategory 2 · 32 mi
- VintonCategory 2 · 19 mi
- KinderCategory 1 · 68 mi
- RagleyCategory 1 · 52 mi
- DequincyCategory 1 · 36 mi
- LongvilleCategory 1 · 49 mi
- MerryvilleTropical storm · 32 mi
- DeridderTropical storm · 49 mi
- PitkinTropical storm · 68 mi
- Fort PolkTropical storm · 52 mi
- New LlanoTropical storm · 49 mi
- LeesvilleTropical storm · 52 mi
- AnacocoTropical storm · 40 mi
- FlorienTropical storm · 39 mi
- ManyTropical storm · 32 mi
- ZwolleTropical storm · 26 mi
- RobelineTropical storm · 47 mi
- MontgomeryTropical storm · 72 mi
- NatchitochesTropical storm · 58 mi
- CamptiTropical storm · 57 mi
- LogansportTropical storm · 5 mi
- MansfieldTropical storm · 22 mi
- Grand CaneTropical storm · 16 mi
- CoushattaTropical storm · 43 mi
- StonewallTropical storm · 14 mi
- KeithvilleTropical storm · 10 mi
- Elm GroveTropical storm · 31 mi
- RinggoldTropical storm · 41 mi
- GreenwoodTropical storm · 2 mi
- ShreveportTropical storm · 14 mi
- Barksdale AfbTropical storm · 23 mi
- DoylineTropical storm · 37 mi
- HeflinTropical storm · 42 mi
- Bossier CityTropical storm · 19 mi
- HaughtonTropical storm · 27 mi
- PrincetonTropical storm · 29 mi
- SibleyTropical storm · 41 mi
- MooringsportTropical storm · 2 mi
- BentonTropical storm · 17 mi
- SareptaTropical storm · 35 mi
- SpringhillTropical storm · 37 mi
- HaynesvilleTropical storm · 54 mi
- HomerTropical storm · 57 mi
- VivianTropical storm · 2 mi
- Plain DealingTropical storm · 12 mi
- MindenTropical storm · 41 mi
- ArcadiaTropical storm · 63 mi
- SimsboroTropical storm · 70 mi
- GramblingTropical storm · 75 mi
Arkansas (8)
Florida (4)
- Key WestCategory 2 · 43 mi
- Summerland KeyCategory 2 · 53 mi
- Big Pine KeyCategory 2 · 56 mi
- MarathonCategory 1 · 63 mi
About this record
The track is the National Hurricane Center's best-track record, revised after the season with every observation available. Strength at a city is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, not the wind that city measured.