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

[Revel]

Where was the epicenter ?

[steveegg]

I'd say make it 0100; the locals in Lake Charles are saying landfall at midnight (I just don't see it that soon).

[RDTF]

Thank you! :-)

[SouthTexas]

Thank you for the new state, but I will stay in Texas.

[A Citizen Reporter]

Well here is something to rejoice about. Greta is impressed with the evacuation in Texas. Now she had to qualify it, mind you, IT WASN'T PERFECT, but she was impressed.

[Blogger]

I see one in Mexico a little south of Mexico city.

[Cboldt]

Geraldo and Shep conferred and dont think the water will get too deep ...

Will it be too deep if it goes over their heads and washes them away?

[johnb838]

Wouldn't THAT be something to see. A final sign-off worthy of Geraldo. Even he would approve of it as a properly dramatic way to go.

Not that I'm wishing that on him. I don't exactly dislike him either. I think he's pretty well sincere. He's a Puerto-Rican Jew. You expect he's not going to be emotional?

[Michael Goldsberry]

Now there isn't even a breeze.

!?

I've got branches coming down.

We're, what?.. ten miles apart?

[mtbopfuyn]

Good thing you left the room, but you might want to lysol the tv.

[Revel]

What I was thinking was that if a place like NO got shook then more levees might break since they have so much water behind them now.

[fishntex]

I wish someone would have been able to capture Geraldo saying that he conferred with Shep and they concur that Port Arthur won't flood. It could be very useful in the future.

I do not know how to post images here but I am thinking of the cartoon guy with his head up his bum to characterize Geraldo tonight.

[CindyDawg]

Now that sounds "normal" :')

[Blogger]

OAXACA, MEXICO

[Sender]

I know it is hard to let them go. If I had gone, I probably would have done some needed growing-up, instead of trying to grow up now at almost 50. And I would have gotten to travel, and I would have all those cool 'sea stories' to tell ad nauseum. My son is just 15 and thinks the service is totally uncool, man. He is going through a 60's rehash. Peace and love, man. But I'm not worried about him, it's just a phase. All his peers are 60's flashbacks, it's the trend du jour. But even so, he loves to burn up ammo on the range and ridicule the loony left;)

[Miss Marple]

Geraldo and Shep's combined IQ would not reach triple digits. I wonder what the cameramen with them think. THAT would be a good book!

[cake_crumb]

Publicizing the pics of Nagin's negligence here is working because WE are the majority and would do well never to forget that. Not until Rush and the inception of FR over a decade later did we realize that and we'd BEST not forget it.

As for "stuck on stupid"....I'm using it at work and everywhere possible at every possible opportunity. I want a bumper sticker that says "Conservatives: NOT Stuck on Stupid". Or a T shirt with the flooded buses of NO on the front and the caption "Stuck on Stupid", and then the bus caravan going out of Houston and the legend "NOT stuck on stupid" on the back.

[raygun]

You can drop your condescending, haughty attitude right now.

Be? "big assed"? In what way do you mean that? Will it be like Hugo? Nope. Will it be nasty like a F1 or F2 tornado (except for the additonal storm surge)? Yep. Will it deteriorate rapidly, I thought I already explained that.

Here's the picture:

"The worst thunderstorm you can picture." This goes on continuosly for 3 days in the same location over 100's^2 miles. Is that "big assed"? You be the judge. I'm stating facts. Like 'em or leave 'em. Them's facts, Jack.

[RoseofTexas]

"Shep thinks Port Arthur won't flood according to Geraldo. WTF? I thought they were going to bear a major brunt of the storm."

You know, sometimes these clowns are STUCK ON STUPID!! Sheesh!!

[freeperfromnj]

Earth trembles as big winds move in

HURRICANES can trigger swarms of weak earthquakes and even set the Earth vibrating, according to the first study of such effects.....

http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=mg18625065.900