Hurricane Rita Live Thread

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

[sheikdetailfeather]

I like your description of what a tornado sounds like. My own experience was up in Michigan from a basement as one went overhead and it sounded like a loud, low grinding motor flying across with 20 sreaming banshees and Hillary Clinton throwing plates at Bill and leaving in a cloud of dust.

[Sam Cree]

That guy has his own models that he wrote himself, or something weird like that. I don't think even he takes them that seriesly, He usually posts a discussion on the storms that are more in line with everyone else, discusses the real models, etc.

[samantha]

Is it dropping?

[Gabz]

Yikes...........good to hear you're doing OK.

[TXBSAFH]

Pasadena

[rodguy911]

Exactly, very good news. Tide line is going back into the ocean real quick.

I hope everyone noticed the difference in reporting on channel 6 out of Miami between Hank Testor and Ed O'Dell. Testor gave a straight news account of what was going on in Key West. O Dell was blowing things up way worse than in actuality at MM 74 where it is very low. Stark differences there.

[mathluv]

Glad to hear you are okay.

[Dog Gone]

I thought happiness was Lubbock, Texas in my rear view mirror, but it's looking a lot better than Ft. Bend County this weekend.

[rodguy911]

Yes they are, thanks, really fast. We dodged one here.

[Lanza]

My good friend who lives here in Taylor Lake Village, just had a phone call of a pre-recorded message saying what route they would be required to leave if there is a mandatory evacuation. There was a recommendation to leave by tomorrow evening if you want to go a different route.

[numberonepal]

The wind has shifted and is pushing the water the other way is my guess. Y'all aren't out of the woods yet, however. Stay safe.

[rodguy911]

We got lucky on many counts, the angle of the storm the forward speed, etc.

[Chasaway]

Pretty interesting analyis here.

Click on "Forecasts" on the left side of the page, then "Model and Forecast Discussion".

[Go AWAY, Rita!]

[mathluv]

LOL!!! Are you a Mac Davis fan?

[MEG33]

Glad you are OK.

[Chasaway]

I just read his forecast discussion and it's like you say...it pretty much lines up with the consensus:

"Nobody knows."

[NautiNurse]

6 mb drop since daybreak.

[rodguy911]

Thanks Gabz,everyone,
I'll tell you about an hour ago we had a roar form the wind that really did get your attention. You knew it was time to get back in the house.

[rodguy911]

Thanks will do.
I would guess it will keep blowing til about dark and by morning this will be a recent memory and by the weekend a distant memory.

[Michael Goldsberry]

My Sugar Land house has never flooded, even when all the streets around me were. It came up on the driveway a couple of times, but that was when pretty much everyone else was already swimming.

Now, if this thing grows strong enough to knock down a brick structure then no, it's not far enough and I'm screwed.

As far as the Galveston house goes, well... I suspect that's going to be gone.