A million flee wrath of Rita

The Times (UK) ^ | September 22, 2005 | Tim Reid and Jacqui Goddard

[DannyTN]

I'm no meteorologist, but I'd say the odds of New Orleans getting at least 6 inches which is all the corp of engineers say the levies can stand, is extremely high.

[Tulsa Ramjet]

Well, certainly the islamofascists will be considering this as "divine wind" towards America.

Bring them on.

[Mount Athos]

It's basically a 100 mile wide F3 tornado

[msnimje]

[neodad]

It's Bush's fault that all of the National Guard are in LA.

[Vision Thing]

Michael Chertoff, the Homeland Secretary who was heavily criticised for the initially feeble response to Katrina, said of Rita: “I think we are going to be ready when it does hit land.”

At the end of the storm, when we find out that the Federal response to it was adequate, the moonbat libhole media will spin the success into an anti-Bush tirade. They'll say, "See, Bush only takes care of his own Texas. He didn't even bother to exert this much effort to save those in New Orleans from Katrina."

[Texas Mom]

As the death toll from Hurricane Katrina passed 1,000,

????????? Did I miss something here. Have never heard that death toll. Thought it was around 200 in Mississippi and less then 200 in La. Does someone have some stats on these figures?

[Lijahsbubbe]

Rita, with wind speeds of 165mph, is expected to make landfall southeast of Houston, near the coastal city of Galveston, the scene of a hurricane that killed up to 12,000 people in 1900. Standing in its presumed path are three of the country’s five largest refineries.

Agbeli Ameko, an energy analyst, said: “What wasn’t hit by Katrina is being targeted by Rita. The market is taking the storm very seriously.”

Interesting, no?

[Vision Thing]

CNN: Katrina death toll in Louisiana rises to 801, overall death toll 1,035

[Texas Mom]

They'll say, "See, Bush only takes care of his own Texas. He didn't even bother to exert this much effort to save those in New Orleans from Katrina."

It has already started but do you notice who is getting things under control it's the Galveston City Government, mostly and the State. If you look at the Mayors of Galveston and Houston, they aren't screaming for federal help right now.

[Mount Athos]

When the article says where the hurricane is "expected", I think it is overstates how likely it is to hit there.

I just looked at the chart of landing probabilities, and I see New Orleans is still a possible hit, with a quite a wide swath of other possible landings.

[Texas Mom]

Thanks. I guess I was so busy I missed the final figures.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

This is just sad. Hopefully the Hurricane will move to the south and hit Mexico.

[metmom]

That's good. I like it. I never thought of it that way. It kind of puts it in perspective, doesn't it? Hey, Since Texans are familiar with tornados, maybe if the NWS told them that a Texas size tornado was coming their way, they'd get a better response about evacuating.

[Thinkin' Gal]

Woe WTR oil and the markets. Kind of has a Rev 6.6 ring to it.

[DannyTN]

"I just looked at the chart of landing probabilities, and I see New Orleans is still a possible hit, with a quite a wide swath of other possible landings."

I agree with you. Last I heard it was stalling in the gulf. And if it stalls, I think the likelihood that it turns north is much greater.

Sometimes I wonder if these long range forecasts aren't a prayer and a hope that the hurricanes will hit less populated areas.

[Mount Athos]

These are experimental and often wildly inaccurate computer model predictions but it's interesting to see anyway.

[DannyTN]

This is from wunderground.com. Notice how much more shifted to Louisiana it is than before. Notice also the northward turn in movement. Winds now 175mph.

[Lijahsbubbe]

I thought that Rita is expected to hit around Galveston and Houston.

Is this where the mentioned refiniries are?