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Hurricane Rita Live Thread, Part VI
NHC - NOAA ^ | 23 September 2005 | NHC - NOAA

Posted on 09/23/2005 9:39:06 AM PDT by 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


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To: RoseofTexas

Clark was pontificating about how any mother who loses a son in the military deserves this respect. OReilly was giving some of her quotes - said she hated the US (he was quite blunt). It was a good exchange.


2,481 posted on 09/23/2005 6:25:15 PM PDT by oceanview
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To: All

Something interesting about Port Arthur is how it got it's name:

Check this out:
http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/SS/fst58.html

The road he built with "OPM" still runs.
Now they call it the Kansas City Southern


2,482 posted on 09/23/2005 6:25:20 PM PDT by 76834 (There's nothing wrong with sobriety in moderation.)
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To: BurbankKarl

Several reports of looting in Downtown Houston.


2,483 posted on 09/23/2005 6:25:55 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
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To: RDTF

FEMA convoy on KPRC


2,484 posted on 09/23/2005 6:26:12 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
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To: SouthTexas
The sad part is that for the shor term (first rewrite of history) Texas will be shown to the public as an example that the evil Bush favors his homw state over any other Southern state. In the LONG TERM, however, history will be corrected to reveal Texas as an example of exactly how to function in an emergency situation, while New Orleans will be an example of exactly what NOT to do in an emergency situation.

Is it too early to start NO voter jokes yet? "We Texans are not stuck on stupid" was SUCH a great line!

2,485 posted on 09/23/2005 6:26:21 PM PDT by cake_crumb (Leftist Credo: "One Wing to Rule Them All and to the Dark Side Bind Them")
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To: Sender

Ninth Ward underwater: It's because of the Decadence Parade.


2,486 posted on 09/23/2005 6:26:38 PM PDT by johnb838 (Houston, Greenway)
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To: fishntex

No, they are not considered a game species in Texas. Kill all you want. No limit, no season.


2,487 posted on 09/23/2005 6:26:44 PM PDT by Double Tap
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To: fishntex

i.e. a Texas-Style looter branding, that is.


2,488 posted on 09/23/2005 6:26:51 PM PDT by RDTF
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To: BurbankKarl

Great! The first Texas looter season in years that actually has looters available for the citizens!


2,489 posted on 09/23/2005 6:27:02 PM PDT by Spktyr (Dallas TX (Overwhelminglysuperiorfirepowerandthewillingnesstouseitistheonlyprovenpeacesolution))
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To: BurbankKarl

FEMA convoy at 610 West Loop at Bellaire...heading to staging at Astrodome.


2,490 posted on 09/23/2005 6:27:25 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
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To: Sender

Hey, I understand the breed, having a rescue in my house. When he first came to us, he wouldn't trust my husband at all. It took us 6 months of hard work to get him to go to DH for a treat.

I know how to re-train dogs, and also know how to "read" them. Poor DH didn't grow up with dogs, so just didn't have the proper "senses" about how to read them.

Anyway, after 2 years, DH finally figured out that when our "rescue" wanted to go out and protect us from "dem da#m hawks, that he had to position himself in a certain way at the door not to get a bruising nip on the leg...

It is all in the body language between you and the dog... ya have to be a team, and read each other properly... Anyway, if you have small children, who are apt to scream and run, a rescue Belgian probably isn't a good idea. The ones worth rescueing have a strong prey drive, and that isn't a good mix with li'l kids, unless you are very dog experienced.

These are not laid-back retriever type dogs... But, since I live in potential "looter" territory, I get the benefits of dogs who lick and love me the way labs do, but who would take a bullet for me any day... They give me time to get the rifle from the closet, as they really know how to do the "tag-team" thing.

Once when I went out on the patio, late at night, they gave me a good demonstration of that technique, and chased off a hungry coyote. They were poetry in motion, believe me. The guy did the "agressive" routine, the bitch stayed close to me, but had her back hair up, gave all the guttural sounds, but only left my side when the guy told her it was "time to intimidate" the rest of the lurking pack...


2,491 posted on 09/23/2005 6:27:37 PM PDT by jacquej
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To: RDTF
ahh or a looter brand??

The brand would almost have to be a big L on their forehead.

2,492 posted on 09/23/2005 6:27:43 PM PDT by fishntex (Something is actually happening Reg)
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To: Miss Marple

I wouldn't put it past Geraldo to have already stashed some poor soul to bring out later when Rita is upon them to prove the plight of one poor soul who was left behind. Another DRAMATIC scoop for the one and only.


2,493 posted on 09/23/2005 6:27:47 PM PDT by Carolinamom (Life is a journey, not a destination.)
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To: floriduh voter

Thanks for telling me who NOT to go to after 11 pm :-)


2,494 posted on 09/23/2005 6:27:47 PM PDT by steveegg ($3.00 a gallon is the price you pay for ANWR! Start drilling or stop whining! - HT Falcon4.0)
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To: BurbankKarl

If he has made a friend of two dogs he can't be all that bad. I hope they aren't depending on Fox to get them out though.


2,495 posted on 09/23/2005 6:28:11 PM PDT by CindyDawg (Brownsville Texas)
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To: Double Tap

Trafficams: 610 W Loop / Bellaire showing massive truck convoy.


2,496 posted on 09/23/2005 6:28:17 PM PDT by Spktyr (Dallas TX (Overwhelminglysuperiorfirepowerandthewillingnesstouseitistheonlyprovenpeacesolution))
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To: TheMom

We had one surge just a few minutes ago. Had to reboot the computer.




We did too.....One of my twins (5) said, "What the hell happened?" My husband heard it and handled it... : )

Where are you?


2,497 posted on 09/23/2005 6:28:20 PM PDT by LA Woman3
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To: BurbankKarl

Now that's the way it should be done.


2,498 posted on 09/23/2005 6:28:28 PM PDT by RDTF
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To: LA Woman3

Only if they curl up like an armadillo. You gotta roll 'em on their back and put a Lonestar longneck between their hands, so as it looks like they are drinkin' it.


2,499 posted on 09/23/2005 6:28:43 PM PDT by ARealMothersSonForever (The Land o' Gar (yes I have a gunrack in my truck))
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To: Lizarde

For some reason, I never forgot the Chaundra Levy music. I wonder if Gary Condit is watching CNN tonight.


2,500 posted on 09/23/2005 6:28:44 PM PDT by floriduh voter (www.conservative-spirit.org Daily Newsfeeds & Weekly Update RITA TRACKING)
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