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

[not_apathetic_anymore]

He only decided to quit playing when he almost got hit by a flying sign. Dumas.

NOthing like piece of metal flying by you at 70MPH to give you a dose of reality:) LOL

[Tall_Texan]

If your cable system has TXCN, the Texas state cable news network, they have a live feed of KHOU-TV in Houston for those in the area that want to hear localized info but have fled.

[Dog Gone]

Yeah, it's really picking up here out west, too. Not Steve Harrigan WHOAAA gusts, but enough to make you adjust your balance.

The rain looks like it's not quite as far as Beltway 8 yet, but that's now only 15 miles east of me.

I'm currently between bands. It's dusk but there's about a 5 mile separation between bands, and it's currently mostly clear directly above. Looks like that will change permanently in about 20 minutes.

At least as far as the Dog Gone family, it's nearly about to be showtime. Or at least the pregame show.

[glock rocks]

I have the gift that you sent to me handy and thanks again. Phudd's tag is on the same chain.

You're welcome Tom. Mine's always handy too. I've found it to be a great perspective focuser a couple times.

[LibertyRocks]

Just lost the live feed for KPLC. Windows media player reported server not online. Things were getting bad there just before it cut out - lots of confusion in the newsroom. Praying for all those in the path of this storm.

[wimpycat]

The best way to deal with looters is to apply the Barney Fife principle. NIP IT! NIP IT! NIP IT! (in the bud)

Seriously, I hope Texas will live up to its reputation and SHOOT looters on sight. They only need to shoot the first few, and that will act as a deterrent for any wannabes.

[BurbankKarl]

Electrical poles falling in Houston...

[onyx]

I rarely endure him. I did this time because O'R took issue with him. I can't stand Weasley because he's such the partisan hack.

[LibertyRocks]

I was watching online per the link on this thread, but thank you for the info. I will switch back to Houston's feed. (o:

[ncpatriot]

No, I think I'm missing something.

Click on a thread in the KEYWORD: RITA and then post.

You are now on the Hurricane Rita Live thread. Is that what you want?

[mware]

For those who turned of BOR he blasted Clark for appearing with CS. Asked if he had any idea of the things she has said.

[BurbankKarl]

were those the people sitting on the cargo net floor?

[Veto!]

The rugs on the other hand........... I'm thinking about going to all hardwood flooring.

I cannot begin to express how much easier and more delightful my life became when I got rid of the carpet and installed Pergo. Not even hardwoods! But great looking. The pets HATE it! Yippee! And little accidents clean up like magic.

[lrb111]

""I'll tell you what's really annoying with these reporters in these storms and it's there use of the word "literal." ""

They are using the word literal to let us know it's not the usual lying hyperbole they are used too.

[Daralundy]

I don't think you can post to a keyword - go into news/activism and post from there and add the keywords later.

[onyx]

Where are you watching, Karl?

[Spktyr]

That only works if the media publicizes it.

On the other hand, we haven't had a good 'looter season' in TX for a while.

[WFTR]

Doesn't Exxon have a major refinery in Port Arthur? Hope they took all precautions when they shut that baby down.

The three refineries at Port Arthur are Motiva (essentially Shell), Premcor (part of Valero now), and Total. All three are big, but the Motiva is the biggest by a small amount. Exxon has refineries at Baytown and Beaumont, and they are both huge. Two other big ones in Lake Charles are in danger. One is a ConocoPhillips refinery and the other is Citgo. With four refineries down from Katrina, the loss of any of the ones in Rita's path will be a big problem.

Bill

[don-o]

I am confused - there was the crash and burn incident. Then, upthead a report that half a bus of of folks died on an intact bus.

[steveegg]

KPLC isn't in the "missed" us area; they're in a back room somewhere outside of their hometown of Lake Charles trying to stay on the air.

Their stream is now down.