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Posted on 09/22/2005 3:25:57 AM PDT by NautiNurse
Extremely dangerous Category 5 Hurricane Rita continues to threaten the Greater Houston Metropolitan area. The forecast track has shifted slightly to the northeast, increasing the risk to Southwest Louisiana, and a significant portion of the oil and gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico. Texas Governor Perry is urging all coastal residents between Beaumont and Corpus Christi to evacuate as soon as possible.
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
Houston/Galveston/Beaumont/Lake Charles Wx Watches/Warnings
Current Weather Warnings and Watches for Texas
Current Weather Warnings and Watches for Louisiana
Hi Res Houston Flood Zone Map Slow load, great detail
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)
KPRC-TV/DT Houston - KPRC-TV/DT Houston - http://mfile.akamai.com/12944/live/reflector:38616.asx
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
Beaumont TX evac Routes
Lake Charles/Southwest LA Evacuation Map
KHOU Houston
KTRK ABC News Houston
KPLC Lake Charles Evac Routes, news
KFDM Beaumont/Port Arthur News, evac info
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 III
Hurricane Rita Live Thread, Part II
Hurricane Rita Live Thread, Part I
Tropical Storm Rita
Tropical Depression 18
Are you just joining us? It definately has.
"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..."
Blanco on now on CNN
For what it's worth (not much really), Babble Blank-O is speaking... "everyone below I-10 should evacuate."
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.
crap no tv at work - can you post a quick synopsis?
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.
What was that movie where the prisoners took over the airplane?
Telling people to leave now.......flashback!
Gosh, she sounds like such a simpleton; can't even read a speech.
Urging nursing homes to evacuate.
she shoulda been on statewide tv at daylight this morning.
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.
Con Air?
Here we go again
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.
Or are you refering to the POINT IT COMES ON LAND as moving eastward? Two different things.
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."
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.
Well, that's what keeps meterologists employed. There's ALWAYS going to be an exception. I wouldn't bet on it.
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
Yes, she should have.
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