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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.
The following links are self-updating:
Public Advisory Currently published every 3 hours 5A, 8A, 11A, 2P, etc. ET
NHC Discussion Published every six hours 6A, 11A, 6P, 11P
Three Day Forecast Track
Five Day Forecast Track
Rita Forecast Track Archive
Forecast Models
Buoy Data Eastern Gulf of Mexico
Buoy Data Western Gulf of Mexico
Current Weather Warnings and Watches for Texas
Images:
Storm Floater IR Loop
GOM WV Loop
GOM IR Still Image
Visible Storm Floater Still (only visible during daylight hours)
Color Enhanced Atlantic Loop
Key West Long Range Radar Still Image
Streaming Video: (coverage may be intermittent)
KHOU-TV/DT Houston: mms://beloint.wm.llnwd.net/beloint_khou
WWLTV NOLA
Additional Resources:
Coastal TX Evacuation Maps
KHOU Houston
KTRK ABC News Houston
Hurricane City
Wxnation Houston
| 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'm really going to be watching it for this reason. At THIS point it looks like we'll be on the left side - but I suppose you never know huh?
I think I'm more worried about tornados - though there is something about the way the land lies around our house that storms generally seem to split around us.. I don't know why - but when we watch them coming on radar you can see them split and rejoin.. it doesn't seem to matter what direction they come from.. it's VERY weird.
We're preparing tho' ... stay safe!!!
She did. During some budget arguement. We lived in Nevada at that time and it was big joke about us being Texans. She is a big joke, actually.
Thanks.. is Rush on that staion live as well?
I was on the phone immediately to them for the third time today, spoke to my Teutonic-skulled father and said, Cat 5, GET OUT! The error margin is just too low - they were off by 15 miles with Katrina's eventual landfall this far out, and for them that's the difference between Cat 2 and the west eyewall at high Cat 3. And if it's off 50 miles, it goes right over them.
He's packing now. They'll make a final decision tomorrow, but at least they are getting ready now.
What is annular?
Folks - please look at links at top of thread, and posts within the past 30 minutes to hour in the thread...
I did just a quick and dirty distance from Corpus Christi to Austin and it's very close to the distance from Gulfport, MS to Jackson, MS. Now that would assume a path of Rita from CC toward Austin but it's going to be close to that according to latest models. Jackson was getting hurricane force winds for an hour and 1/2 out of Katrina, plan accordingly.
"she's the one that said we don't need weather satellites because we have the weather channel! LOL
Oh, she didn't. Please tell me she's not that empty."
She one time at a Nasa press conference for the Hublle asked if using the Hubble we could see the US flag we left there when we visited Mars.
http://www.ksevradio.com/
I have the link to Houston KSEV from my Laura Ingraham streaming file.
I saw the troops moved to Camp Bullis on the news... prayers for him and all those that moved up there!
Camp Bullis is on the north/northwest edge of San Antonio - we're just north/northeast of there...
Oh Lord!!! Please list some more "Sheilaisms" I need a good laugh today...what a boob!
"Anyone have a link to a Houston Radio station we can listen to online?"
http://www.ksevradio.com
PER FOX as of now- there's a possibility this is already a Cat 5- about 140 knots...waiting for more data from NHC which is tough due to computer issues.
gracias
Out of curiosity, I have an Internet friend that lives in Pasadena, I think the name of the street is Tripp or Tritt or something like that. Is that a particularly vulnerable area? I haven't been able to get in touch with her yet but I'm going to keep trying today.
}:-)4
Heat island?
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