Hurricane Rita From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search For other storms of the same name, see Tropical Storm Rita (disambiguation). Hurricane Rita Category 5 hurricane (SSHS) Hurricane Rita on September 21 at 1910 UTC Formed September 18, 2005 Dissipated September 26, 2005 Highest winds 1-minute sustained: 180 mph (285 km/h) Lowest pressure 895 mbar (..