Hurricane Rita

States affected: FL, LA, TX

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

  1. Satellite
  2. Radar
    Florida Impact Louisiana Landfall

NOTE - Satellite images from NASA and NOAA
Radar images from NCAR/RAP

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September 18 Satellite - "Strengthening in the Bahamas"

Visible Infrared
N/A 00:15Z
  00:45Z
  01:15Z
  02:15Z
  02:45Z
  03:15Z

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September 19 Satellite - "Nearing the Florida Keys"

Visible Infrared
13:15Z 22:15Z
13:45Z 23:15Z
14:15Z 23:45Z
14:45Z 00:15Z
15:15Z 00:45Z
15:45Z 01:15Z
16:15Z 01:45Z
16:45Z 02:15Z
17:15Z 02:45Z
17:45Z 03:15Z
18:15Z
18:45Z
19:15Z
20:15Z
20:45Z
21:15Z
21:45Z

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September 20 Satellite - "Rapid Intensification and Impacting the Keys"

Visible Infrared
12:45Z 21:45Z
13:15Z 22:15Z
13:45Z 22:45Z
14:15Z 23:15Z
14:45Z 23:45Z
15:15Z 00:15Z
15:45Z 00:45Z
16:15Z 01:15Z
16:45Z 01:45Z
17:15Z 02:15Z
17:45Z 02:45Z
18:15Z 03:15Z
18:45Z
19:15Z
19:45Z
20:15Z
20:45Z
21:15Z
21:45Z
22:15Z

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September 21 Satellite - "Cat 5 Monstrosity"

Visible (Zoomed-out) Visible (Zoomed-in) Infrared
12:15Z 12:15Z 06:45Z
12:45Z 12:45Z 07:15Z
13:15Z 13:15Z 07:45Z
13:45Z 13:45Z 08:15Z
14:15Z 14:15Z 08:45Z
14:45Z 14:45Z 09:15Z
15:15Z 15:15Z 09:45Z
15:45Z 15:45Z 10:15Z
16:15Z 16:15Z 10:45Z
16:45Z 16:45Z 11:15Z
17:15Z 17:15Z 11:45Z
17:45Z 17:45Z 12:15Z
18:15Z 18:15Z 12:45Z
18:45Z 18:45Z 13:15Z
19:15Z 19:15Z 13:45Z
19:45Z 19:45Z 22:45Z
20:15Z 20:15Z 23:15Z
20:45Z 20:45Z 23:45Z
21:15Z 21:15Z 00:15Z
21:45Z 21:45Z 00:45Z
22:15Z 22:15Z 01:15Z
22:45Z 22:45Z 01:45Z
  23:15Z 02:15Z
    02:45Z
    03:15Z

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September 22 Satellite - "Eyewall Replacement Cycle"

Visible (Zoomed-out) Visible (Zoomed-in) Infrared
12:45Z 12:15Z 06:45Z
13:15Z 12:45Z 07:15Z
14:15Z 13:15Z 07:45Z
14:45Z 14:15Z 08:15Z
15:15Z 14:45Z 08:45Z
15:45Z 15:15Z 09:15Z
16:15Z 15:45Z 09:45Z
16:45Z 16:15Z 10:15Z
17:15Z 16:45Z 10:45Z
17:45Z 17:15Z 11:15Z
18:15Z 17:45Z 11:45Z
18:45Z 18:15Z 12:15Z
19:15Z 18:45Z 12:45Z
19:45Z 19:15Z 13:15Z
20:15Z 19:45Z 23:15Z
20:45Z 20:15Z 23:45Z
23:15Z 20:45Z 00:15Z
  23:15Z 00:45Z
    01:15Z
    01:45Z
    02:15Z
    02:45Z
    03:15Z

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September 23 Satellite - "Approaching Louisiana"

Visible Infrared
13:15Z 21:15Z
13:45Z 21:45Z
14:15Z 22:15Z
14:45Z 22:45Z
15:15Z 23:15Z
15:45Z 23:45Z
16:15Z 00:15Z
16:45Z 00:45Z
17:15Z 01:15Z
17:45Z 01:45Z
18:15Z 02:15Z
18:45Z 02:45Z
19:15Z 03:15Z
19:45Z
20:15Z
20:45Z
21:15Z
21:45Z
22:15Z
22:45Z

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September 24 Satellite - "Louisiana Landfall"

Visible Infrared
N/A 06:45Z
  07:15Z
  07:45Z
  08:15Z
  08:45Z
  09:15Z
  09:45Z
  10:15Z
  10:45Z
  11:15Z
  11:45Z
  12:15Z
  12:45Z
  13:15Z
  13:45Z
  14:15Z
  14:45Z

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KBYX (Key West, FL) Radar

Note: All images from September 20.

13:28Z 17:10Z 20:58Z
13:38Z 17:21Z 21:09Z
13:49Z 17:31Z 21:20Z
14:00Z 17:42Z 21:31Z
14:11Z 17:54Z 21:47Z
14:22Z 18:05Z 21:58Z
14:33Z 18:16Z 22:08Z
14:44Z 18:27Z 22:19Z
14:55Z 18:37Z 22:30Z
15:05Z 18:48Z 22:41Z
15:16Z 18:59Z 22:52Z
15:27Z 19:10Z 23:02Z
15:32Z 19:21Z 23:13Z
15:49Z 19:32Z 23:24Z
16:05Z 19:42Z 23:35Z
16:16Z 19:53Z 23:46Z
16:26Z 20:04Z 23:57Z
16:37Z 20:15Z 00:07Z
16:48Z 20:26Z 00:18Z
16:59Z 20:47Z 00:29Z

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KLCH (Lake Charles, LA) Radar

Note: All images from September 23-24. No data exists between 07:42Z and 10:31Z.
* - time of landfall

00:43Z 04:31Z 11:00Z
00:56Z 04:43Z 11:12Z
01:03Z 04:54Z 11:23Z
01:14Z 05:06Z 11:35Z
01:26Z 05:18Z 11:46Z
00:38Z 05:29Z 11:58Z
01:49Z 05:41Z 12:08Z
02:01Z 05:52Z 12:19Z
02:12Z 06:04Z 12:35Z
02:24Z 06:16Z 12:46Z
02:36Z 06:27Z 13:02Z
02:47Z 06:39Z 13:12Z
02:59Z 06:50Z
03:10Z 07:02Z
03:22Z 07:13Z
03:33Z 07:25Z*
03:45Z 07:37Z
03:57Z 07:42Z
04:08Z 10:31Z
04:20Z 10:43Z

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