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
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Three Day Forecast Track
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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
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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

[raygun]

Prayers throneward, in Jesus' name, concerning that. I lived through Allen in San Antonio in 1980. I don't even want to think about what's going on in Port Arthure right now. Just because Rita isn't as immanently powerfull, I respect nature in its magnificent fury.

[newzjunkey]

MRE of last resort!

Shep or the dogs. ;)

[freeperfromnj]

He does have a way with words.

[Jrabbit]

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

[glock rocks]

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

[Jalapeno]

But why not just call it a strong 5?

[Squantos]

Is Eakers voice kinda high and squeaky....?

Probably him on that phone.......:o)

[John Jamieson]

It doesn't look like it J.

[mtbopfuyn]

Last I heard was landfall around 1 AM central time.

[condi2008]

Bless your hearts.

[spectre]

The hysterical Joe Scarborough just said that "anybody who stayed along the shore at Port Arthur is going to DIE.

Anybody that stayed along there will NOT survive this storm.

sw

[Tarheel]

Can you tell that like cake crumb, I HAVE HAD IT!!

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.

[Flyer]

In near SW Houston my trees were getting enough wind to scoot me back indoors. I don't need no 800Lb limb on my head.

[A Citizen Reporter]

Since it's usually a reporter that I've heard General Honore level his "YOU, are STUCK ON STUPID", I think that the more marketable bumper strip might be...."Hey, Media YOU ARE STUCK ON STUPID!"

Speaking of Stupid, Geraldo just tossed back to Greta calling her "RITA"

[kenth]

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.

[mtbopfuyn]

Ok, you must tell me how Jerry's pronouncing Sabine. TV's out here.

[steveegg]

'Tis why I am trying not to stray too far from the objective (of course, when the "objective" comes with subjective analysis from the NHC,...you know the rest :-)

Rita's been busting the theoreticals since before she left the Florida Strait.

[Double Tap]

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.

[Nexus6]

But why not just call it a strong 5?

...This one goes to 6...