Hurricane Rita Live Thread, Part IV

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

[bwteim]

I missed that....;)

[MSCASEY]

It may hit closer than 20 miles. I would not be that surprised if the French Quarter took a direct hit.

Ms. Casey's Daughter

[WoodstockCat]

ala Fredric '79?

[handy]

Free Link to the Wall Street Journal Hurricane Blog

http://online.wsj.com/public/article/0,,SB112731385505947351-BJ0nkKk5ENd7mMG3PLMk1lEXK88_20060921,00.html?mod=blogs

[TheBigB]

"Ah said...put...the bunny...back...in the box."

[Romish_Papist]

Weather CHannel says it's now a CAT 4, no longer a CAT 5.

[Carolinamom]

I see from your profile page that you have no children and thus cannot or will not understand how a father (presumably driving), mother (w/1 child on her lap), and 3-6 other kids Plus Grandma in the small back seat together sitting on laps and w/the family's dog or cat, PLUS survival supplies enough for all that crowd...clothing, food, medicines, water, first aid, etc....is evidence enough that that family w/laps needs more than a compact car.

You try that scenario just once and get back to me.

[AliVeritas]

Con Loose (LA version)

[frankjr]

It is now down to a Cat 4 with 150mph winds. It will be a max Cat 3 when it hits land...maybe less. Trust me, I have been exposed to weather for over 40 years.

[fjsva]

people who decide not to evacuate should write their Social Security number on their arms in permanent marker!

That's been SOP in VA Beach for a couple years now. I would do it to my kids whether we were staying or evacuating. Never know what's going to happen.

[Types_with_Fist]

A guy on CNN was explaining the eddys Rita is passing over... yesterday a warm one, today a cold one and later today and tomorrow a hot one. He's saying the storm will grow again.

[Spktyr]

Buy a motorcycle and ride out through the traffic.

[AliVeritas]

You owe me lunch with those Blanco quotes.

[Petronski]

I think you're all talking about the same thing:

As Rita's projected track begins to extend less westerly and more northwesterly, her projected landfall moves easterly.

The storm is moving generally westerly, but her target is drifting generally easterly.

[frankjr]

Did you see the weather girl on TWC in Galveston with that tight grey t-shirt? I can't wait until it starts to rain.

[Romish_Papist]

Got it. Just going with what they are saying now as it's so tricky to predict what will happen later.

[pageonetoo]

But seriously folks... yeah, I think later on in mankind's advancement, we will find out that there are actual physical forces causing hurricanes to be drawn to a given spot.

[pgyanke]

RE: Your Tagline

Me too.

[Double Tap]

Thank you. I'm out of this one.

[bwteim]

You're on!

Galatoires in Nawlins as soon as Nagin and Blanco call it clear.