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Just-in-Time Lecture
Hurricane Rita
Ali Ardalan, Kourosh Holakouie Naieni, Ronald E.
LaPorte, Eugene
Shubnikov, Faina Linkov, Mehdi Russel & Eric K. Noji
www.pitt.edu/~super/
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Lecture objectives:
To provide the best possible information about the science of Hurricane Rita
To learn how the science can help
prepare us for primary &
secondary
prevention consequences of
Hurricane Rita
"Preparation through
education is less costly than
learning through tragedy."
MAX MAYFIELD, DIRECTOR
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
Hurricane Rita
17th named tropical storm
9th named hurricane
5th major hurricane, & 2nd category
5 hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season
Hurricane Rita
The strongest measured hurricane
ever in the Gulf of Mexico
The third most intense
hurricane ever in
the Atlantic Basin
1. Arlene
2. Bret
3. Cindy
4. Dennis
5. Emily
6. Franklin
7. Gert
2005 Atlantic Hurricane Names
8. Harvey
9. Irene
10. Jose
11. Katrina
12. Lee
13. Maria
14. Nate
15. Ophelia
16. Philippe
17. Rita
18. Stan
19.Tammy
20. Vince
21. Wilma
Rita formation:
From a tropical Depression to a Hurricane
Cat 5 17th Sep: Tropical depression at
east of Turks & Caicos Islands
18th Sep: Tropical storm & mandatory evacuation of Florida Keys
20th Sep, night:
Tropical storm with wind speed of 70 mph (110 km/h) & incomplete eyewall
20th Sep, 9:45 AM:
Hurricane Cat 1 & closed eyewall
Rita formation:
From a tropical Depression to a Hurricane
Cat 5
20th Sep, 1:45 PM:
Hurricane Cat 2 with 100 mph (160 km/h) max sustained winds
20th Sep, 3:55 PM: Hurricane Cat 5 with max wind speeds of 165 mph (265 km/h)
Rita formation: From a tropical Depression to a Hurricane Cat 5
NOAA: Rita as a hurricane Category 5:
Minimum central pressure of
897 millibars (hPa) (26.49
inches of mercury) on the
afternoon of Sep 21
Rita’s the highest sustained wind: 175 mph (280 km/h)
Rita:
18 Sep 2005
Hurricane Rita
Rita lost both hurricane and tropical storm
status on the same day as its landfall
NOAA's:
Rita's remnants, as an extensive low
pressure area, cause substantial flooding
due to rainfall, of which 5 to 15 inches
(125 to 375 mm)
Rita status: 25 Sep 10 AM
Location of centre of Tropical Depression: 40 miles (65 km) NE of Little Rock, Arkansas.
Storm movement: Moving NE at 20 mph (32 km/h) with max sustained winds of 20 mph (32 km/h)
Top five most intense Atlantic hurricanes since measurements
began (NOAA)
North Atlantic
Rank HurricaneYearPressure
1Gilbert1988888 mbar (hPa)
2Labor Day 1935892 mbar (hPa)
3Rita2005897 mbar (hPa)
4Allen 1980899 mbar (hPa)
5Katrina 2005902 mbar (hPa)
Based on data from: The Weather Channel
Affected area: Bahamas
Florida
Cuba
Yucatan
Louisiana
Texas
Mississippi
Arkansas
Impacts
Death toll as 24 Sep: 29 (One by tornado, one by a fallen tree during the storm, others indirect deaths)
Threats of floods
Threats of Tornados Damages:
$ 8
billion
Rita & Economic importance
Gulf of Mexico Concentration of oil
infrastructure
2.000.000 barrels/day
30% of total refining capacity
of the US as the world's largest consumer of gasoline & crude oil
We wish to express our
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