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BobMorris on September 21, 2005 - 4:43pm

Rita hits Category Five

National Hurricane Center Miami Fl
255 PM CDT Wed Sep 21 2005

Data from reconnaissance aircraft indicate that Rita has reached Category Five intensity with estimated maximum sustained surface winds of 165 mph.

NHC XML feed, http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/nhc_at3.xml

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Glenn on September 21, 2005 - 4:47pm

Yeah, the NY Times just confirmed the Cat 5 designation:

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 21 - Hurricane Rita approached Category 5 intensity this afternoon, the deadliest storm designation, as it churned through the Gulf of Mexico on a course that could send it over coastal Texas and southwest Louisiana this weekend.

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