Hurricane Rita Live Thread, Part IV

NHC - NOAA ^ | 22 September 2005 | NHC - NOAA

[RDTF]

Are you just joining us? It definately has.

[AFPhys]

"The best thing about the storm is that it may cool the troops off a little. The red clay and pine woods at Ft. Benning..."

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I have a pair of white shorts used for PT at Ft.Benning - almost 35 years ago - worn a few times a year since then but sturdy enough that they are still wearable ...

The red clay is STILL there despite many washings, some with a pretty heavy dose of bleach or "color safe" bleach.

[bwteim]

Blanco on now on CNN

[Types_with_Fist]

For what it's worth (not much really), Babble Blank-O is speaking... "everyone below I-10 should evacuate."

[lugsoul]

No such thing as impossible, with a hurricane in the Gulf. Perhaps you should take a look at the storm track from Elena, in 1985.

[RDTF]

crap no tv at work - can you post a quick synopsis?

[metmom]

There is no 6. Cat. 5 just keeps going. I believe earlier on this thread someone posted a Chart of the Safford-Simpson scale. Five goes up pretty high.

[ladyjane]

Major violent criminals went with the Bureau of Prisons. Less violent offenders went via prison bus.

What was that movie where the prisoners took over the airplane?

[Howlin]

Telling people to leave now.......flashback!

Gosh, she sounds like such a simpleton; can't even read a speech.

Urging nursing homes to evacuate.

[abb]

she shoulda been on statewide tv at daylight this morning.

[jeffers]

If the Gulf was a perfect circle, with Rita currently in the middle of it, then at its current rate of turn, it would indeed hit New Orleans head on.

But the Gulf isn't, Rita isn't, and it can't get there from here unless it starts turning faster.

Much faster.

Or slower.

If it stalls, landfall time and location is anyone's guess. Keep an eye on those forward speeds.

[Types_with_Fist]

Con Air?

[RDTF]

Here we go again

[NautiNurse]

Calcasieu Parish: Eveyone needs to leave the parish. Buses will be running from the civic center until around 10PM tonight. There is a 99.9% chance electricity will be lost due to trees and wind.

[Double Tap]

Rita is still moving Northwest. If you have any data to back up this east movement I would like to see it.

Or are you refering to the POINT IT COMES ON LAND as moving eastward? Two different things.

[bwteim]

Blanco on CNN

1:10 EST

Blanco on CNN: "Rita will hit Louisiana"

15 seconds later

Blanco on CNN: "possibly hit us directly"

Blanco on CNN:"We want to move as many people as possible out of harm's way."

Blanco on CNN: "We did this for Katrina, we want to do this for Rita."

[Howlin]

Read my post above.

And notice that when anybody asks a question, she NEVER can answer and always has to have somebody else step up with the answer.

[metmom]

Well, that's what keeps meterologists employed. There's ALWAYS going to be an exception. I wouldn't bet on it.

[Republican Red]

Rush had an email from a LA listener who said Governor Blanco stated that her citizens should write their social security numbers on their arms.

Which one of you Rita Thread Freepers emailed Rush????

I know I've seen that post a few times over here. Now it is going into folklore that Blanco suggested it. lol

[Howlin]

Yes, she should have.