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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
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Three Day Forecast Track
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Forecast Models
Buoy Data Western Gulf of Mexico
Houston/Galveston/Beaumont/Lake Charles Wx Watches/Warnings
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Streaming Video: (coverage may be intermittent)
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KPLC-TV/DT Lake Charles/Lafayette
KSLA-TV/DT Shreveport
Additional Resources:
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KFDM Beaumont/Port Arthur News, evac info
Hurricane City
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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
Shep or the dogs. ;)
He does have a way with words.
It's ok.....don't waste another moment on it. More important things to talk about....like
why aren't we going to get any rain?? waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
There was a 5.1 Earthquake in Oaxaca, Mexaco
5.1 2005/09/24 01:14:07 18.194 -96.715 101.9 OAXACA, MEXICO
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsww/Maps/region/N_America_eqs.html
But why not just call it a strong 5?
Is Eakers voice kinda high and squeaky....?
Probably him on that phone.......:o)
It doesn't look like it J.
Last I heard was landfall around 1 AM central time.
Bless your hearts.
Anybody that stayed along there will NOT survive this storm.
sw
Add me to the list of ranters on the LA situation. Fortunately, Katrina forced me into some research into the history of the outright incompetence,corruption and greed in LA.
It is past time to stop supporting these behaviors. The LA government must be put on a strict budget with total accounting of each and every dime of Federal money that is given to the state. That money is yours and mine. I don't know about you but I am danged tired of sharing my money.
The whining and the 'gimmies'also have to stop. This whole bunch is beginning to sound like a group of five year olds in a Toys Are Us.
Speaking of Stupid, Geraldo just tossed back to Greta calling her "RITA"
Yeah. Even for him, that was pretty nuts. I don't remember where he was. I just wondered if he had a hangover the next day from all the adrenaline he worked up.
Ok, you must tell me how Jerry's pronouncing Sabine. TV's out here.
Rita's been busting the theoreticals since before she left the Florida Strait.
The eye should hit landfall at about 1:00 AM Saturday. Houston and Galveston will be to the West of the eye. It appears that landfall will be at Port Arthor.
...This one goes to 6...
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