Hurricane Rita Live Thread, Part VI

NHC - NOAA ^ | 23 September 2005 | NHC - NOAA

[NautiNurse]

Dangerous Hurricane Rita is expected to make landfall in the northeast Gulf of Mexico within 24 hours. Tornados have spawned in Louisiana. Water is filling the Ninth Ward of New Orleans again. A bus carrying elderly evacuees was gutted by fire this morning outside Dallas, with multiple fatalities. Television crews have positioned their hurricane reporters throughout the region to attain maximum drama effects. Whoooooa.

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
Jefferson Co TX NWS Weather
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:

Lake Charles Long Range Radar Still image, with loop link
Houston/Galveston Long Range Radar Still image, with loop link
Lake Charles Experimental Radar Outages and Delays May Occur

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)

KHOU-TV/DT Houston
KPRC-TV/DT Houston
KTRK-TV/DT Houston
KTRH-AM Houston
KPLC-TV/DT Lake Charles/Lafayette
KSLA-TV/DT Shreveport

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
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 V
Hurricane Rita Live Thread, Part IV
Hurricane Rita Live Thread, Part III
Hurricane Rita Live Thread, Part II
Hurricane Rita Live Thread, Part I
Tropical Storm Rita
Tropical Depression 18

[Republican Red]

The gas station owners charging $6.00 were hit with a penalty of $5,000 per occurence.

[Txsleuth]

Please don't get me wrong...I see the necessity...but, they spray for mosquitos all over this area all of the time...

and I don't think that we are asking the feds to pay for it.

[james_f_hall]

I wouldn't even wish em upon Canada. Quebec, yeah!

[John Jamieson]

Canada won't let us send them back, that's were they came from.

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Exactly...I've been saying since yesterday, the mouth of the Sabine. Official track is very near Port Arthur. Might hit on the LA side of the river though...but again, wobbles happen.

[lainie]

I asked why Perdue did this on the other thread and got 'you're an idiot' for responses. I didn't get it and don't know what is wrong with people today. Well, I guess I do.

Still seems like Perdue is overreacting.

[SouthTexas]

Market prices. Availability and temporary spikes are due to the inability to deliver. The refineries in corpus never shut down, contrary to MSM reports.

[watchwoman]

"I sense another round of 'Bush is a coward' accusations about to come from the DNC."

Last night CNN was blasting him FOR coming to Texas now. ("What does he hope to accomplish; its just a photo op.") The Libs cant make up their minds, except that whatever Bush does, it must be wrong.

[Republican Red]

I don't agree with Purdue's decision at all. First, this will create panic because people now think there will be a gas crunch next week. Second, I have to entertain my kids for two days which will have me using more gas than I would normally use on a weekday.

Both of my kids though are in complete agreement with their new favorite politician.

[sheikdetailfeather]

Fox saying officials say the entire city of Port Arthur is to be under water! I hope Shep has a floating device.

[CodeToad]

"I don't think Eaker has to worry about this hurricane at least. I think he can Shoot his way out."

LOL!!! "Today, in the news, Strangely, a home in Texas has been found untouched..."

[Fritzy]

Waco is a long way away from the front lines.. but being prepared is what it is all about...

Interesting.. we (my other half) are planning on checking our the North side of Houston.. near Conrae (sp?) and Livingston to either build or buy our final home.. one of our son's is buying a marina in Texas and we want to be closer to him.. while this is a way from the Gulf.. that area appears to actively prepared for the event.. have a strong civic connection .. which is a positive for that area... we now live in Florida.. so we are very familiar with Hurricanes..

Our hats are tipped to you all for your caring and calm approach to the storm...

[dfwgator]

Kinda reminds me of an old Waylon Jennings line "if I'd have killed her when I first met her, I'd be out of jail by now"

Or the GnR song

I used to love her
But I had to kill her
I had to put her
Six feet under
And I can still hear her complain

[Centurion2000]

Love that picture :)

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Wobbles and radar. The earlier link I posted shows the track clearer. But to me, the eye still looks like it's going Beaumont way.

[tx_eggman]

OU doesn't play this weekend at all.

That would be in keeping with how they've play for the whole season so far ....

Sorry rte66, I couldn't pass up the opportunity ...

[tsmith130]

I'm sure we could do our own remake of "The gods must be crazy" ...

Can I throw the coke bottle at her head?

[John Jamieson]

Seems to be just starting here. Wife's gone to Walmart, she'd better hurry!

[rintense]

I was watching a radar this morning and the think looked like it was skipping.

[Die_Hard Conservative Lady]

Welcome newbie!