Latest Recon Indicates Rita is a CAT 5 Hurricane

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[jmc1969]

The latest recon report indicated the pressure in Rita has fallen to 920 mb and the maximum flight level winds were over 175 mph. AccuWeather.com Meteorologist believe Rita has become a Cat 5 hurricane.

[malakhi]

Maybe, but when a scientist on the radio explained it, it sounded a lot more plausible than I care to actually admit! I've forgotten the guys name, but there is some meterologist/weatherman somewhere that claims the beginnings of many of the hurricanes when they are tiny don't look like "normal" hurricanes...the geometric shapes are too perfect.

Is this the guy who claimed to see tiny pentagons within the eyes of the hurricanes?

C'mon, people, a little skepticism goes a long way.

[Tatze]

This will just be used by the left to say that Bush helped his buddies in Texas, and ignored those in LA.

Well, that didn't take long. They are already saying it.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1488854/posts

[malakhi]

Well so far all my WAGs have been about right...

That is a claim that you should be able to substantiate. Care to do so?

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Glad to see you posting, hope you came thru with little damage.

[poobear]

No kidding, it was like a 50-60 mile radius tornado. There was a line straight through the Everglades that marked this phenomenal storm. Unbelievable photos. Funny how they downplayed everything at the time. Imagine if Andrew had hit a predominant black neighborhood... Had to say it! I so sick of this BS regarding these NATURAL DISASTERS!

Thanks for the ping!

[GeraldP]

The National Hurricane Center certainly seemed to think the storm would weaken before making landfall.

However the 165mph winds also had a 10% probability of happening and we're already there, so the chart is probably no longer accurate. Nevertheless I think the weakening trend it shows, will probably still be in effect.

[GOP-LIFER]

Had to repost, my other site ran out of bandwidth... Damn Freepers....

[nikos1121]

Looks to me that it's dipping towards Mexico

[Major_Risktaker]

By the way, $10,000,000 isn't enough money to wax the floors in the Pentagon, let alone make weather modification technology.

This sentence fill on the money propblem.

(c) GIFTS- The Board may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or donations of services or property.

[hiredhand]

It DID appear from the tracking that it was dipping slightly south. Maybe the cursed thing will miss us altogether? ...hopefully. :-)

[Major_Risktaker]

Enjoy the weather....Enjoy the tinfoil.

I'm just pointing out the US Senate Bill S.517. Did you read it?

[Crazieman]

Much-needed soaking?

We're heading for the wettest year on record (at least in Wichita)

We don't need no stinkin' rain. =]

[DallasMike]

we will get here in Dallas?

The latest I've heard from local news stations is that we can expect a lot of rain, heavy winds with gusts up to 74 mph, and possible tornados this weekend. We're being advised to stock up on fuel, water, batteries, and food. My wife says that they mean something more substantive than beer and Cheetos but it can't hurt to have that around either.

 

 

 

[DallasMike]

Thanks Mike, that is a better picture.

Here's a newer one. Click on the picture to enlarge it.

 

 

 

[Major_Risktaker]

I thought HAARP at first, then asked myself why would "WE" use it on ourselves. Maybe the Ruskies.....

Man, I don't know. Remember how everybody was freaked out about FEMA. Now people and the MSM is demanding the military take over cities and help.

Here is a blast from the past. Read some of Uncle Bill's quotes.

Yes, Texas, There Are Black Helicopters (BLACK HELICOPTERS, POLICE STATE, MILITARY, UN, FEMA, NWO)

[DallasMike]

Here's the latest strike map. The majority of the models are converging between Corpus Christi and Houston. For those of us in Texas, that means that everything inward from Wichita Falls, through Dallas and Fort Worth, and through Tyler can expect major winds, heavy rains, and possible tornados.

  Here's the latest strike map. The majority of the models are converging between Corpus Christi and Houston. For those of us in Texas, that means that everything inward from Wichita Falls, through Dallas and Fort Worth, and through Tyler can expect major winds, heavy rains, and possible tornados.

  

 

[rwfromkansas]

Well, we did have an extremely wet June and early July around here. Lots of flooding.

[BenLurkin]

That's perfect!

[maxwellp]

God Speed to all those in Rita's path. Take your beloved families and don't forget your pets. Prayers going up for everyone.

[ScreamingFist]

Can you explain the significance of the pressure reading to me? I hear alot of talk about it but I don't understand the significance.

Low pressure is in essence a vacuum, or "cavity" that needs to be filled. The lower the pressure, the more "air" is sucked in from surrounding higher pressure areas. This feeds the storm or in this case, hurricane. I live in tornado country and keep an old barometer on the wall. When the pressure drops drastically, the dogs start looking for cover and I start looking for tornadoes. Nature abhors a vacuum......