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Posted on 09/21/2005 4:19:11 PM PDT by NautiNurse
Extremely dangerous and large Category Five Hurricane Rita is churning westward across the Gulf of Mexico toward Texas. Air Force Reconnaissance indicated the central pressure has dropped to 904mb, making Rita the fifth most intense hurricane ever in the Atlantic Basin.
Hurricane and Tropical Storm Watches have been issued from Northern Mexico through the South Louisiana coastline. Galveston TX used school buses to evacuate residents. Mandatory and voluntary evacuations are in effect along the Texas coastline.
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 Western Gulf of Mexico
Current Weather Warnings and Watches for Texas
Current Weather Warnings and Watches for Louisiana
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
Streaming Video: (coverage may be intermittent)
KHOU-TV/DT Houston: mms://beloint.wm.llnwd.net/beloint_khou
WWLTV NOLA
Additional Resources:
FReeper Sign In Thread Check in to let us know whether you are staying, going, and when you get there
FReepers Offering Lodging To Rita Evacuees People and/or Pet Friendly FReepers Offering Shelter
Coastal TX Evacuation Maps
KHOU Houston
KTRK ABC News Houston
Hurricane City
Wxnation Houston
Galveston Webcams
Golden Triangle Weather Page Provides Galveston Weather, Warnings, Radar, etc.
| 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 II
Hurricane Rita Live Thread, Part I
Tropical Storm Rita
Tropical Depression 18
Look, you made a statement loaded with misstatements, implying some type of bizarre event that hasn't even happened yet. I was trying to correct that, if I'm wrong show me some facts. Otherwise I'm certainly happy to move on.
For the record, while I've seen claims that Slidell did have sustained Cat 5 winds, I didn't see it from the NWS, which is reporting Katrina's landfall was as a Cat 4.
I was trying to bring some factual basis to some of the posts. Never mind.
It appears that your self-imposed timeout from posting on hurricane threads in order to engage in thoughtful introspection has come to an end.
Pity, that.
It could be a little nasty here in the DFW area on Sunday.
Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
525 PM CDT WED SEP 21 2005
TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-220300-
ANDERSON-BELL-BOSQUE-COLLIN-COMANCHE-COOKE-CORYELL-DALLAS-DELTA-
DENTON-EASTLAND-ELLIS-ERATH-FALLS-FANNIN-FREESTONE-GRAYSON-HAMILTON-
HENDERSON-HILL-HOOD-HOPKINS-HUNT-JACK-JOHNSON-KAUFMAN-LAMAR-LAMPASAS-
LEON-LIMESTONE-MCLENNAN-MILAM-MILLS-MONTAGUE-NAVARRO-PALO PINTO-
PARKER-RAINS-ROBERTSON-ROCKWALL-SOMERVELL-STEPHENS-TARRANT-VAN ZANDT-
WISE-YOUNG-
525 PM CDT WED SEP 21 2005
...EFFECTS FROM MAJOR HURRICANE RITA EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH TEXAS...
HURRICANE RITA IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE UPPER AND
MIDDLE TEXAS GULF COAST PRIOR TO SUNRISE ON SATURDAY. RITA HAS
INTENSIFIED TO A CATEGORY 5 STORM ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE THIS
AFTERNOON. FORTUNATELY THE HURRICANE SHOULD WEAKEN SLIGHTLY BEFORE
MAKING LANDFALL...BUT IS STILL EXPECTED TO BE A DANGEROUS CATEGORY 4
STORM.
AFTER THE STORM MAKES LANDFALL...THE HURRICANE SHOULD WEAKEN RAPIDLY
AS IT MOVES INLAND. THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK FROM THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER WOULD BRING THE WEAKENING HURRICANE NORTH TO NEAR
WACO SATURDAY NIGHT AND NEAR THE METROPLEX AROUND NOON ON SUNDAY.
SHOULD THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK OF THE HURRICANE VERIFY...THE
FOLLOWING EFFECTS WILL BE POSSIBLE...IF NOT LIKELY ACROSS NORTH
TEXAS.
1. STRONG WINDS. 40 TO 60 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS...WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN
SQUALLS...SOUTH OF A LINE FROM LAMPASAS...TO HILLSBORO...TO ATHENS.
THESE WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO KNOCK DOWN TREES...POWER LINES
AND CAUSE LOCALIZED MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA
SHOULD PREPARE FOR INTERRUPTIONS IN POWER SERVICE. ALSO REMEMBER...
MOBILE HOMES OFTEN ROLL OVER DURING PERIODS OF HIGH WINDS AND CAN
EASILY BE DAMAGED BY FALLING TREES. WINDS SHOULD TAPER OFF TO 30 TO
40 MPH FARTHER NORTH ON SUNDAY MORNING...AS THE STORM APPROACHES THE
METROPLEX. RESIDENTS ACROSS ALL OF NORTH TEXAS SHOULD SECURE SMALL
AND LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.
2. HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING. 4 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE I-35
CORRIDOR. DEPENDING UPON THE RATE OF MOVEMENT OF THE SYSTEM...TOO
MUCH RAIN MAY FALL IN TOO SHORT A TIME TO ALLOW SOILS TO SOAK UP THE
RAINFALL. THUS...SOME FLOODING MAY RESULT. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL
LIKELY BE ISSUED LATER FOR THIS WEEKEND.
3. A FEW TORNADOES. AS WITH ALL LANDFALLING HURRICANES...ISOLATED
TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE. THIS WILL BE MOST LIKELY ALONG AND TO
THE EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR.
4. TRAVEL PROBLEMS. INCREASED TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATES AS PEOPLE
EVACUATE FROM THE HURRICANE. WET ROADS...HEAVY RAINFALL AND INCREASED
TRAFFIC COULD LEAD TO DELAYS AND ACCIDENTS. SOME AIRLINE DELAYS WILL
BE POSSIBLE. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATIONS THIS
WEEKEND.
DISSIPATING HURRICANES HAVE MOVED ACROSS NORTH TEXAS MANY TIMES IN
THE PAST...TYPICALLY WITH SOME WIND DAMAGE AND FLOODING. RESIDENTS
AND THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS NORTH TEXAS THIS WEEKEND SHOULD
BE PREPARED FOR THIS SYSTEM AND STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST WEATHER
INFORMATION.
MORE INFORMATION ON HURRICANE RITA...AND OTHER TROPICAL SYSTEMS
THAT HAVE AFFECTED NORTH TEXAS...IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT:
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/FWD
I crack up how you say 'mash' here LOL!
What statement loaded with misstatements did I make? Did you ping me to my error?
Can't argue the point, so I guess you just rant.
Actually it did make landfall as a Cat-4. Joe Kosek, accuweather.com Senior Meterologist told Shep tonight on the Fox Report, because Shep asked Joe if there was a possibility Rita could weaken before it made landfall, and Joe explained to him that's what happend to Katrina, even though it still raised havoc on the Gulf Coast.
As many hurricane experts would tell you, it's not the hurricane that causes the most damage, it's the storm surge.
No, you were arguing about a month old storm.
We're talking about Rita here.
Yes, he has you mistaken for someone else.
:-)
This ain't a debating society. It's a live thread where we are all kinda checking out some pretty bizarre weather patterns. If you are looking for an argument, it's the first door on the left.
As the storm intensifies peoples' emotions run high. If you think it's bad here don't go to any of the threads about NO and the crime rate and why people didn't evacuate! Very dangerous.
See 307.
You are correct. It was first listed as a Cat 4 based on measured wind speeds, then upgraded to a Cat 5 based on damage analysis.
Katrina may well be reclassified as a Cat 5 on landfall as well upon further review.
Hey, it's one of them cute sayings I picked up from living in the South for many years...
G
Are you in the storms path?
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