Rita strengthens to hurricane
Image source: CNN / NOAA
Via CNN.
Forecasters upgraded Tropical Storm Rita to hurricane status Tuesday as the storm approached the Florida Keys.
The National Hurricane Center made the change after a reconnaissance plane flew into the eye of the storm and noted maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kph), with gusts up to 90 mph (144 kph) and low pressure.
A Category 1 hurricane has maximum sustained winds of 74 to 95 mph (119-153 kph).
Hurricane Rita is the the ninth hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic season.
At 8 a.m. ET, the center of Rita was about 100 miles (160 kilometers) east-southeast of Key West, according to the hurricane center. The storm was moving west-northwest at about 15 mph (24 kph).
posted by Fergie @ 9/20/2005 07:47:00 AM
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