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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
That's picture looks like something out of "War Games."
There is going to be another briefing at 3.
You guys would not belive what CNN is saying.. telling Bush jokes.. that McCaferty is UNREAL... I know I flip him off but then flip over during commercials on Fox.. He is just adding to the hate of Bush on the STUPID HEADS
Thanks. It's the same story here, only a few years later.
Oh yes. The Honore clip was his "funny of the day" and that is how he closed his show.
If I could figure out how to capture video WITH sound from my TiVO I'd upload it - but I can't. I saved it to show hubby when he got home. :)
We carry a cooler in the car, too... no way you can grocery shop here without one.
Sighs...ok..so do we know what the local prediction is for Michigan today?
This is like a brain-freeze without the slurpy...
Gov. Howard Dean, I believe, wanted special bike trails for them. We're all equal, so no "special" treatment for them. I say, instead, they have a RIGHT and obligation to take their chances and use high traffic highways sucking up our car fumes while we excersize our rights to drive cars. Everybody's got RIGHTS these days, dontcha know?
lol
We called 'em "kickers" in my day. That was a long time ago! LOL
Well, Wolf has already started keeping a list of all the things that are going wrong.
And I love the people writing emails saying "What if this was an evacuation for WMDs; what would happen then?"
Is there anybody on the face of the earth that doesn't know the answer to that one?
Does this mean that its eyewall has been replaced and it will now strengthen or speed up again?
Well since China has the condoms (so much for our dominance in marketing), as well as BJ condoms...
I'm going to do a line of blue dresses......
sarc off
McCafferty is a has been. He got booted from a local NYC news station as anchor a couple of years ago and CNN picked him up as the resident curmudgeon.
Wow - it sure does! I loved that movie!
It's overcast and muggy here in Ohio. Cold front coming: ripe for tormatoes.
That and the 85 cent dollars.
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