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Posted on 09/21/2005 1:36:24 AM PDT by NautiNurse
Category 3 Hurricane Rita became the fifth major hurricane of the 2005 season during the night. Hurricane Rita threaded the needle through the Florida Straits and moved into the Gulf of Mexico. Storm damage in the Florida Keys and South Florida Peninsula was light, with scattered power outages, scattered tornados, and mild to moderate flooding.
Mandatory evacuations are in effect for Galveston County TX and New Orleans. Additional evacuation orders in the Greater Houston Metropolitan Area are anticipated throughout the day.
Crude oil prices reacted as oil producers shut down and evacuated workers from platforms in the Gulf of Mexico.
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| Category | Wind Speed | Barometric Pressure | Storm Surge | Damage Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Depression |
< 39 mph < 34 kts |
Minimal | ||
| Tropical Storm |
39 - 73 mph 34 - 63 kts |
Minimal | ||
| Hurricane 1 (Weak) |
74 - 95 mph 64 - 82 kts |
28.94" or more 980.02 mb or more |
4.0' - 5.0' 1.2 m - 1.5 m |
Minimal damage to vegetation |
| Hurricane 2 (Moderate) |
96 - 110 mph 83 - 95 kts |
28.50" - 28.93" 965.12 mb - 979.68 mb |
6.0' - 8.0' 1.8 m - 2.4 m |
Moderate damage to houses |
| Hurricane 3 (Strong) |
111 - 130 mph 96 - 112 kts |
27.91" - 28.49" 945.14 mb - 964.78 mb |
9.0' - 12.0' 2.7 m - 3.7 m |
Extensive damage to small buildings |
| Hurricane 4 (Very strong) |
131 - 155 mph 113 - 135 kts |
27.17" - 27.90" 920.08 mb - 944.80 mb |
13.0' - 18.0' 3.9 m - 5.5 m |
Extreme structural damage |
| Hurricane 5 (Devastating) |
Greater than 155 mph Greater than 135 kts |
Less than 27.17" Less than 920.08 mb |
Greater than 18.0' Greater than 5.5m |
Catastrophic building failures possible |
Previous Threads:
Hurricane Rita Live Thread, Part I
Tropical Storm Rita
Tropical Depression 18
I was thinking along the lines of a "black hole"!
What wind zone is your model? In that area, they are most likely a wind zone one which is built for 70 MPH winds. I would strongly recommend leaving-especially with a precious baby.
I can't understand people in Galveston saying they are going to ride it out after seeing what happened during Katrina. There is an expected storm search of 16 or more feet.
Then, will they bitch and moan about the Federal Goverment not saving them fast enough after the storm is over?
Why are you complaining about us when there were plenty others who complained about what that poster said?
Boy, you are cutting it close:
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The story of my life,,
Guy in front of me at a liquor store bought a random pick winning lotto ticket once and then married my old girlfriend and my dog ran off with him too.. to boot.
:-(
It's OK, the girlfriend and dog both had fleas.
:-)
Hope you guys are paying close attention. Looks like we're re-running Katrina a couple hundred miles west.
Honore saying Cat 5 gives him the creeps.
It's not theoretically possible for mb to match wind speed. :p
No way she will hold such strength all the way till landfall IMO. Though, I think she isn;t done strengthening yet. I would not be surprised to see sustained between 180-190 at some point in the next 24 hours.
Even is she weakens back to cat 4, there will likely be another catastrophic storm surge event upcoming.
I can't tell from those pics. The storm has been growing in size. It's easier for me to identify direction in a sat loop.
I've got Delbert McClinton's When Rita Leaves running through mine:
"When Rita leaves, Rita's gone.
She gave me every chance a man could want.
I've never known a love so strong
Or so crazy when she's been done wrong.
When Rita leaves, Rita's gone."
I can't wait to sing that after all of this is over.
BTTT....
So houses close to the North Jetty in Port Bolivar are probably in even more trouble, being closer to the eye? I've got lots of fond memories from when my aunt and uncle had a beach house there in the 50's - 70's. (sigh)
The Lord is strengthening you for bigger things to come. :)
I was going to park the tank anyway with these prices. No difference to me between $3 a gallon and $10.
I think the pressure will drop some more, but we are getting about as low as it goes in the Atlantic. It's possible she will end up getting close to the top dogs of history yet.
I'd guess she'll bottom around 890-895mb.
I really like him. I've wanted to use his "stupid' post a couple of times today but didn't want to ire NN:')
I've had The Beatles' "Lovely Rita" playing constantly in my head the last few days, although this Rita is anything but lovely.
How far are you from the coast? Are you leaving? If you are near the NHC path you should get out of there.
When Arlington Lake was dug back in 1958, predictions were that it would take a year to fill.
A very wet spring filled the lake in six weeks.
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