Hurricane Rita Live Thread

NHC - NOAA ^ | 20 September 2005 | NHC - NOAA

[numberonepal]

326
URNT12 KNHC 210225
VORTEX DATA MESSAGE
A. 21/02:04:50Z
B. 24 deg 02 min N
083 deg 04 min W
C. 700 mb 2789 m
D. NA kt
E. deg nm
F. 056 deg 097 kt
G. 325 deg 026 nm
H. 965 mb
I. 11 C/ 3050 m
J. 15 C/ 3047 m
K. 10 C/ NA
L. CLOSED WALL
M. C28
N. 12345/ 7
O. 0.02 / 2 nm
P. AF302 1218A RITA OB 24
MAX FL WIND 103 KT NE QUAD 00:19:40 Z
MAX FL TEMP 16 C, 335 / 11NM

[onyx]

Where did Jim go? He found us, checked in and cut out...lol.

[Gabz]

Not looking good.

[toldyou]

Thanks!

[dawn53]

Yeah, true, that's one of the ways to tell a Floridian, if they keep extra sheets of plywood around, just in case

Ain't it the truth. My husband was doing a project and bought two pieces of plywood that he didn't need. He said he was thinking of taking them back to Lowe's and getting a refund and I told him, just put them in the workshop, because you just never know, and although we have precut wood, what if we need more, LOL!

[A Citizen Reporter]

You're right. It was out because of a storm, and my power was out for about 4 hours. A little bit south of me power was out for 3 days. I just had a feeling that the power might be out for a long time, and I ran out to RS to get a battery operated TV.

[onyx]

What does "closed wall" mean?

[Howlin]

I go nuts without "contact" with the outside world.

[SouthTexas]

I was about to continue until I read the last line.LOL

I am going to stop for the evening.

Just received a note from a friend in Alabama concerned about our well being. Obviously not one of those crying for a check.

Thanks to all for the prayers.

[Dog Gone]

BREAKING- Cat 3 PER NBC

Wonderful. A tropical storm when I got up to work this morning and now a Cat 3. How much more of this good news can I stand?

[SaveTheChief]

Newest track shows it landing a bit more toward Houston than the last. Still appears to be Matagorda County, or perhaps Brazoria. This isn't looking good.

[hobson]

I don't believe there are any parts below sea level. We have lots of bayous that flood. There's a flood simulation at this link: http://www.chron.com/content/chronicle/special/05/hurricane/index.html

[Howlin]

I'm going to HAVE to have one.

We have no power supply when the power goes off.

[Robert A Cook PE]

I believe a "closed wall" is a well-defined, singular "eye": a loosely defined eye means storms winds at the eye are lower intensity.

[Howlin]

http://www.incentivemag.com/incentive/headlines/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001012143

[dawn53]

They are cumbersome, and make a lot of noise too. Ours is on wheels, so it wheels around pretty easily, but we have a separate workshop in our backyard and that's where we keep it. My husband won't keep it in the garage because it takes up so much space.

[Gabz]

I had forgotten about goo gone until this spring :).......and I had forgotten about the tape residue on the door because we never use it, except when the weather gets nice and I finally go and open it......*sigh*......Martha Stewart I am not.

[onyx]

Me too. Please try to find one on line. Like I said, I am in the ordering mood.

[Types_with_Fist]

How much more of this good news can I stand?

Is that something? I was talking about this this morning when Rita was a TS. They expected it to intensify overnight but it didn't. Today, however, it has progressed faster than Katrina did.

[TeleStraightShooter]

Note the drop in pressure