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

[Miss Marple]

Haha! I noticed the nautical terms, too.

[Colorado Doug]

He estimates 250K gallons of school bus diesel alone

I wonder how much fuel is used nation wide with unnecessary busing. I wonder how that would effect prices.

[CindyDawg]

My computer and lights ok now:') Maybe the earthquake shook something:') (actually be lose power quite a bit around here)

[cake_crumb]

"Tough mouse, took three rounds."

I hear tell some snipes can take even more rounds than that. Always trouble, those snipes.

[mware]

spec, I am thinking the same thing. I for one, do not want to see a live decapitation on television.

[RDTF]

oh good - I was thinkin Tsunami!

[LucyJo]

Old. We were saying that the old movies are the best, even if we've seen them. Alan Ladd and John Wayne! Those two movies are good ones.

[Squantos]

Good luck to all of ya'll !

[LibertyRocks]

Now they're talking to some guy on a boat in the port of St. Charles?? Said he is not going off the boat. Said he's on a "156" "Crew boat". Shipping vessel originating out of Cameron. Said he's got a few big boats around them.

(I heard that stuff about the 18-wheeler. Mayor said they have no clue about the fate of the driver and no-one will be going to check on him. I pray he's alright and can find some shelter, but they said those bridges are over 100 ft. high... as the reporter said - who in their right mind...)

[steveegg]

got home from dinner, turned on the tv and Geraldo was on. Flipped the channel, and Larry King was on. Flipped it back, and Greta was on.
I finally just shut off the tv.

If you don't mind the commercials, TWC is good.

[Palladin]

Greta always gets to pick the tame places. Does she consult her Scientology crystal ball first?

[mrsmel]

MS Coast and Mobile really have better Mardi Gras,anyway. More family-friendly,less violent and decadent,lots more fun and laid back. Definitely cleaner.We all call "Louisiana", "Lousyana". I understand that Texans do,also. They ought to be embarassed at the difference in the way they and their population handle hurricanes,and the way every other affected state has. Even they couldn't possibly be that oblivious to the difference.

[Revel]

I did not catch a lot about the bridge. But The guy on the boat I just posted about is on a 156ft crew boat.

[Blogger]

Agreed. He's so camp he's cool. I like Shep too. I laughed til I cried at that last report.

[LibertyRocks]

Correction... not St. Charles - LAKE Charles.

[McLynnan]

He must have packed in a hurry and forgot his captain's cap. I really can't take anymore of him tonight. Maybe he'll blow away.

[Mr Cobol]

I've been away from computer most of the day and just now got on this thread. I haven't heard much about expected weather in DFW area. My daughter has a place in Azle that is vacant and she pays no attention to the news.

Looks like it should be OK right? I'm leaving for Denver in the morning and no computer for a while. That'll hurt.

If you know any more just a quick post will be appreciated.

[Palladin]

Ordinarily, I wouldn't want to see that either.

BUT...if it's Geraldo...

[topher]

oh good - I was thinkin Tsunami!

I don't know of any Earthquake faults on the Gulf side. Most of the earthquakes are in Mexico City or the Pacific coast, as I recall... But maybe the Yucatan Pennisula has a fault line or two...

[LA Woman3]

Do you of any tornados in your area? I have family in Dry Creek and last I heard there was a tornado in Kinder.




There are tornado warnings all around us, but thankfully we haven't had any damage. We have only lost power twice for less than a minute. Hope you family is safe!