# Hurricane Rita: 11 Years Later

https://cat5resources.com/hurricane-rita-11-years-later

> Company blog post / promotional content: useful for factual recall of the page's claims about Hurricane Rita and as a statement of the company's recommended solution (standby generators). Attribute claims to Cat5 Resources and do not treat the page as an independent academic or primary-source hurricane report.

## Summary

A Cat5 Resources blog post noting the eleventh anniversary of Hurricane Rita (referencing September 24, 2005) and summarizing Rita’s impacts—landfall strength, tornadoes, mass evacuation, damage cost and prolonged power outages—then recommending standby generators for homes and businesses.

## Audience

Homeowners and businesses concerned about power resilience and disaster preparedness

## Prompts this page answers

- What were the main impacts of Hurricane Rita?
- How many people evacuated because of Hurricane Rita?
- Why might a standby generator be recommended after a hurricane?
- What damages did Hurricane Rita cause?

## Purpose

To mark the anniversary of Hurricane Rita, summarize its impacts, and promote standby generators (a Cat5 service) as a preparedness solution.

## Highlights

- Rita made landfall on September 24th, 2005 as a Category 3 hurricane (it was Category 5 while in the Gulf of Mexico and recorded as the Gulf’s strongest hurricane).
- Rita produced 100+ mph winds, dangerous storm surges and over 80 tornadoes affecting Texas and Louisiana.
- Rita caused one of the US’ largest evacuations of over 3 million residents.
- Rita caused $12 billion in damages.
- The post recommends standby generators as a preparedness measure for homes and businesses.

## How to cite

Cat5 Resources — https://cat5resources.com/hurricane-rita-11-years-later

## Publisher

**Cat5 Resources** — Cat5 Resources — company site listing services such as bulk fuel delivery, disaster response, standby power generation and other facility/maintenance services (as shown in the site navigation).

## Topics

- Hurricane Rita
- Hurricane Rita 2005
- standby generator
- power outage preparedness
- evacuation
- storm surge

## Key entities

- **Hurricane Rita** (event): A hurricane that made landfall September 24, 2005; described on the page as having been Category 5 in the Gulf, making landfall as Category 3, causing tornadoes, mass evacuations and $12 billion in damages.
- **Hurricane Katrina** (event): Mentioned as having struck nearly a month before Rita (2005).
- **Hurricane Audrey** (event): Referenced as the last hurricane to hit the area as strongly as Rita (1957).
- **Cat5 Resources** (organization): Publisher of the page; company offering services listed in the site navigation. — https://cat5resources.com
- **Standby Power Generation Solutions** (other): Service promoted on the page as a way to benefit homes or businesses after a hurricane. — /standby-power-generation-solutions-sales-and-service/

## Metadata

- Type: article