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Hurricane Rita Live Thread, Part IV
NHC - NOAA ^ | 22 September 2005 | NHC - NOAA

Posted on 09/22/2005 3:25:57 AM PDT by NautiNurse

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To: shield
BastardiWeenie strikes again.

Tsk, tsk, tsk....

2,621 posted on 09/22/2005 3:17:42 PM PDT by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: NautiNurse

I just found an old barometer my Grandpa' gave me years ago.

Currently reading 984 mb. I do believe I'll keep an eye on that thing.


2,622 posted on 09/22/2005 3:18:00 PM PDT by Michael Goldsberry (Sugar Land, Texas)
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To: Zacs Mom

Yea, great news.


2,623 posted on 09/22/2005 3:18:07 PM PDT by KingKongCobra
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To: Spktyr

BTDT. Sold my Glock and bought a Kimber.


2,624 posted on 09/22/2005 3:18:13 PM PDT by SVTCobra03 (You can never have enough friends, horsepower or ammunition.)
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To: LA Woman3

You are a brave woman!


2,625 posted on 09/22/2005 3:18:25 PM PDT by NautiNurse (The task before us is enormous, but so is the heart of America.)
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To: NautiNurse

kplc tv streaming again. http://www.kplctv.com/


2,626 posted on 09/22/2005 3:18:28 PM PDT by abb (Because News Reporting is too important to be left to the Journalists.)
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To: steveegg
I think she's sloughing off that parasitical inner eye. Once that inner eye dies (eye has to be larger than 24NM), and she retains here annular form, she'll be officially recognized as being an annular hurricane. Once she's fully annular, she won't be giving up ANYTHING for at least 12 hours (provided she can hold it for three hours to begin with). She could set a record with respect to longest period of annular form, and make landfall just as she is right now.

What kind of impression she could make when she shows up? Well, you start with low tide, add to that 1' per 1" HG depression from standard pressure. She's at 915mb. That's approximately 2.9' for surge dome (if she deepens that would change). Add on top of that wind wave (NOGAP forecast about 38'), and then add to that slope wave. This is entirely determinant upon sea bottom topography. I have no idea what kind of surf is available off of the coast of Houston. If surfing is good, then add whatever seems like a good number. That's what would come in at low tide when Rita makes landfall. Make adjustment for any other tide as appropriate.

2,627 posted on 09/22/2005 3:18:41 PM PDT by raygun
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To: eastforker

Correct. Rural areas that don't have natural gas pipelines available have big tanks of propane next to the house for water heater, furnace and gas range in my part of the country.


2,628 posted on 09/22/2005 3:18:47 PM PDT by greyfoxx39
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To: RDTF

There are 2 graphics at top. Read the text.


2,629 posted on 09/22/2005 3:19:06 PM PDT by bwteim (Begin With The End In Mind)
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To: Diddle E. Squat

Great stuff, Diddle! Thank you.


2,630 posted on 09/22/2005 3:19:25 PM PDT by ARepublicanForAllReasons (A "democratic socialist" is just a communist who happens to be outgunned!)
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To: Leapfrog

Local CBS station here in MN saying authorities in TX telling people that if you have children, and they are injured in the storm, they may be charged with child endangerment (for not evacuating).

Some people stuck on freeways for 14 hours so far.

Sorry if this has been posted already.


2,631 posted on 09/22/2005 3:19:38 PM PDT by Abigail Adams
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To: NautiNurse

The green is NY Times stock. The red is the S&P. The blue is the DJIA.


2,632 posted on 09/22/2005 3:19:45 PM PDT by Crawdad (I cried because I had no shoes, until I saw Kathleen Blanco on TV.)
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To: MikeinIraq
A man on TV just said that Houston was never told to get out of town. I think it was that judge. I was in the kitchen halfway listening to him. He said that is what caused all the problems.
2,633 posted on 09/22/2005 3:19:58 PM PDT by MamaB (mom to an angel)
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To: Leapfrog

Can you calibrate the barometer? I have a nasty habit of breaking barometers when I try to calibrate them. Have killed two already.


2,634 posted on 09/22/2005 3:20:07 PM PDT by NautiNurse (The task before us is enormous, but so is the heart of America.)
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To: Zacs Mom

Thanks for the report. Sounds like your family is of good stock!


2,635 posted on 09/22/2005 3:20:29 PM PDT by Flyer (Houston FReepers ~ http://houstonliberty.com/forums/ ~ (SW Houston)
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To: Crawdad

LOL!


2,636 posted on 09/22/2005 3:20:44 PM PDT by NautiNurse (The task before us is enormous, but so is the heart of America.)
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To: bwteim

yep. They called it early on.


2,637 posted on 09/22/2005 3:21:15 PM PDT by RDTF
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To: Abigail Adams

"Local CBS station here in MN saying authorities in TX telling people that if you have children, and they are injured in the storm, they may be charged with child endangerment (for not evacuating). "

Nope. No such thing being said here in Texas. Your MN station is making it up.


2,638 posted on 09/22/2005 3:21:36 PM PDT by KingKongCobra
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To: Zacs Mom

I'm thinking that people might be better off trying the secondary roads. From the map, there's a whole bunch that head west. Once you are 20-30 miles west, you can try heading north, and it will probably get you to where you need to go faster than I-45. The some total of available lanes on secondary roads is much more than the number of interstate lanes. You might also have a better chance of finding a gas station that still has gas.


2,639 posted on 09/22/2005 3:22:23 PM PDT by SauronOfMordor (Never try to teach a pig to sing -- it wastes your time and it annoys the pig)
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To: abb

Thanks for the link. Better than cable tv, for sure.


2,640 posted on 09/22/2005 3:22:51 PM PDT by NautiNurse (The task before us is enormous, but so is the heart of America.)
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