Rita caused $11.3 billion damage (2005 USD). Rita was also the fourth-most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded, as well as the most intense tropical cyclone ever observed in the Gulf of Mexico. Hurricane Georges formed on September 15, 1998 as a tropical depression 300 miles south southwest of the Cape Verde Islands in the far eastern Atlantic. Hurricane Wilma was the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean.It destroyed parts of the Yucatán Peninsula and southern Florida during October in the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season.Wilma broke several records for both strength and seasonal activity. The hurricane exited Florida just two hours later near Daytona Beach and continued to move quickly to the north-northeast (it only took ~ 7 hours for Charley to cross the entire Florida peninsula). Hurricane Frances was the second of these four hurricanes, striking Florida just weeks after Hurricane Charley made landfall along the southwestern part of the state.. Frances originated from a strong tropical wave that moved off the African coast on August 21, 2004. Hurricane Rita was the seventeenth named storm, the tenth hurricane, and the fifth major hurricane of the record-breaking and horrific 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. Of the 9 tropical cyclones that reached hurricane status in 2004, 5 made landfall, 4 of which battered the state of Florida. Hurricane Charley tracked across Florida along the Peace River corridor and moved directly over Orlando around 1:30 AM on 14 August with winds over 137 km/h (85 mph). Hurricane Georges - September 28, 1998. Hurricane Lili is only the fourth hurricane and second major hurricane of the 2002 Atlantic Hurricane Season. Georges strengthened to a hurricane on September 17th … Lili has had quite a bumpy ride since forming on September 21st, 2002. The list of United States hurricanes includes all tropical cyclones officially recorded to have produced sustained winds of greater than 74 mph (118 km/h) in the United States, which is the minimum threshold for hurricane intensity. However, it has already brought along a swath of destruction, and could be poised to do more as it treks through the Gulf over the next couple days.