Tropical Storm Rita (disambiguation)
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The name Rita has been used for one tropical cyclone in the Atlantic Ocean and ten tropical cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean.
Rita was used on the modern six-year lists in the Atlantic:
- 2005's Hurricane Rita - powerful Category 5 hurricane that caused $10 billion (2005 US dollars) in damage to Texas and Louisiana.
Rita was also used for ten tropical cyclones in the western Pacific:
- 1948's Typhoon Rita
- 1953's Typhoon Rita
- 1958's Typhoon Rita
- 1961's Tropical Storm Rita
- 1963's Tropical Storm Rita
- 1966's Typhoon Rita
- 1969's Tropical Storm Rita
- 1972's Super Typhoon Rita
- 1975's Typhoon Rita - affected Japan and the Ryūkyū Islands.
- 1978's Super Typhoon Rita - one of the most intense tropical cyclones ever recorded, caused heavy damage in the Philippines.
Categories: Tropical cyclone articles to be expanded | Tropical cyclone disambiguation | Atlantic hurricanes | Pacific typhoons | 1948 Pacific typhoon season | 1953 Pacific typhoon season | 1958 Pacific typhoon season | 1961 Pacific typhoon season | 1963 Pacific typhoon season | 1966 Pacific typhoon season | 1969 Pacific typhoon season | 1972 Pacific typhoon season | 1975 Pacific typhoon season | 1978 Pacific typhoon season