Hurricane Rita (2005)

Watch Page for Hurricane Rita

All recon aircraft vortex reports from Rita

Preliminary Observations from Rita's Landfall (METARs)

Radar loop of Rita's passage through the Florida Straits        from Brian McNoldy's site

Radar loop of Rita's second landfall near the TX/LA border    from Brian McNoldy's site  (the intensity dropped from 110kts and 930mb to about 80kts and 953mb during this loop)

Sounds of Rita's landfall    Photojournalist Alan Dietrich was stationed in Beaumont, TX and recorded this sound clip during the eyewall passage (it sounded like this for about an hour!).