Hurricane Rita Live Thread, Part VI

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

[Flyer]

I just came in from walking the dog, probably the last daylight excursion for today.

It is spooky quiet out there. The Big City with no background noise.

The wind is gusting good ~35 - 40 mph. There is no rain here yet, so when I faced the north wind I got a hit with the dust and grit being swept down the street.

I brought the flag in.

[WFTR]

Do you know how close that is to Hwy 61 and 42? That's the area where my brothers live.

That stream is about six miles from your brothers, and I think the area around your brothers' place is drained through other streams that flow into Bayou Manchac. The nearest monitoring location that I can find is Bayou Manchac near Little Prairie. I think I've actually kayaked past this station, but it doesn't appear to be working now. The downstream stations on the Amite River are showing levels that aren't too bad right now. I'm not a hydrologist, but I'd assume that things are still draining well at your brothers' place.

[fishntex]

That's odd, now the crickets have stopped.

Now that sounds scary. Even the crickets know when to bug out.

[steve86]

The signs of strengthening (DEEP CONVECTION; COLD CLOUD TOPS; LIGHTNING) to which I referred did in fact take place subsequent to the downgrade to Category 3. This is why the wx people were making a big deal of it -- AFTER THE DOWNGRADE. You are playing games by delaying your response until the situation changed again. There is a slight drop in pressure again now.

[numberonepal]

Station 42019
Freeport, TX
60 NM South of Freeport, TX
(5:50 pm CDT)

Wind Direction (WDIR):	NNW ( 340 deg true )
Wind Speed (WSPD):	27.2 kts
Wind Gust (GST):	35.0 kts
Wave Height (WVHT):	15.7 ft
Dominant Wave Period (DPD):	13 sec
Average Period (APD):	7.4 sec
Mean Wave Direction (MWDIR):	E ( 97 deg true )
Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):	29.42 in
Pressure Tendency (PTDY):	-0.06 in ( Falling )
Air Temperature (ATMP):	86.9 °F
Water Temperature (WTMP):	84.7 °F
Dew Point (DEWP):	74.3 °F
Heat Index (HEAT):	95.5 °F
Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure

 

Continuous Winds

TIME(CDT)	WDIR	WSPD
5:50 pm	NNW ( 341 deg )	26.4 kts
5:40 pm	NNW ( 341 deg )	26.0 kts
5:30 pm	NNW ( 337 deg )	26.6 kts
5:20 pm	NNW ( 339 deg )	27.0 kts
5:10 pm	NNW ( 342 deg )	27.6 kts
5:00 pm	NNW ( 338 deg )	25.1 kts

[mware]

You are about to be deluged with posts. Be prepared.

Hey you can come on over to my house we are having coffee, unsweetened tea, Texas Toast, Carameled apples and Lima Beans.

[proud American in Canada]

She's resting??

LOL. :)

Seriously, though, after reading this thread all day, I am worried that she's going to rest for quite a while once she makes landfall. :(

[RDTF]

Hey Bear can you get on storm2k? Did it crash?

[berkeleybeej]

So did anyone happen to see on Anderson Cooper: one of their reporters is in a wind tunnel in Virginia. They crank the machine up to 111 mph (Cat 3 level) to show the effects on the human body. Pretty cool - skin flapping back, reporter can't talk.

[sam_paine]

Go to ACL Fest tonight, enjoy the nice eveneing!

[SVTCobra03]

Just saw on Fox that some people are pulling guns on the gas trucks delivering gas to stranded motorists.

[don-o]

You are the first person to notice.

I always notice - and, uh, with backhoe's help --- I cleaned my cache.

May I have my supper now?

[proud American in Canada]

The pressure and winds have been bouncing around all afternoon, and it's not an exact relationship. The NHC seems to think the mix is a weakening overall.

Ah, that makes sense. Thanks. :)

[mware]

Can we put Shep in one of those wind tunnels???

[BurbankKarl]

now 50,000 customers without power....

[Nita Nupress]

greene, Max Mayfield is talking about a 20 foot storm surge hitting Port Arthur. How high up are you???? This is getting worrisome.

Very worrisome. I don't think there's anywhere in Nederland that's over 13 ft, but there's not much we can do about it. I'm more than willing to help in any way. I just hope this isn't some sick person who signed up just to get people worried.

We just heard a loud boom. Not sure if it was thunder or a transformer.

I have all my bases covered: I'm hunkered down with an electrician, a mental health counselor, and a priest. :-)

[SE Mom]

Sounds like a dream come true...reporters unable to speak.

[RikaStrom]

Ping me when it rains on you. I'm guessing you'll get it first.

Will do.

Psycho is going to be a basket case too,she's in lying on the bed.

[Robert A Cook PE]

No.

I've seen/warned truckers about brake fires, and agree it might have been a brake fire.

If so, then how could the driver be outside changing the tire - if the tire/brake assy were on fire.

More likely, there WAS a brake fire that blew out the tires/casued the flat. The bus stopped, and WHILE the outside tire (after the fire was out, but the axle/hub was damaged) was being changed, somebody INSIDE lit up.

Fire outside wouldn't otherwise have taken that long to get inside: it would have started/ignited/burned VERY brightly as soon as the bus stopped.

[berkeleybeej]

Just saw on Fox that some people are pulling guns on the gas trucks delivering gas to stranded motorists.

Hopefully this is just another urban legend.

Whatever happened to the "rumor control board" - or am I the only one old enough to remember that?