Two Category Fives In One Season: Why? Read this short but informative piece on the reason for Katrina and Rita going from 0 to Scary in a very small period of time.
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Rita Upgraded To Category 5: Hurricane Rita is now a Cat 5 storm and her path has turned slightly southward. The eyewall is projected to hit coastal Texas at Port Lavaca / Victoria in the early hours of Saturday, September 24.
Again, it’s too early to know the exact location of the landfall and its intensity for certain.
Hurricane Rita’s Three-Day Cone
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Rita Help Blog: Those of us who teamed up for the Katrina Help blog are back at it for Rita. The Rita Help blog has the same M.O. as before: a blog for getting out vital information pertaining to Hurricane Rita, including updates, resources and aid organizations. This time, two hurricane Help bloggers, Patrix and me, are in the path of the storm.
