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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: MikeinIraq

Is it a cat5 if Greta's facelift blows off?


3,101 posted on 09/23/2005 7:48:04 PM PDT by Kahuna
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To: Nexus6

CNN - Large fire in Galveston

6-10 foot storm surge in Galveston


3,102 posted on 09/23/2005 7:48:07 PM PDT by silentknight
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To: All

On dial up and the feed is gettin choppy, prolly gonna lose feed soon.


3,103 posted on 09/23/2005 7:48:09 PM PDT by meanie monster
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To: humblegunner; Eaker

Looks like y'all are going to spared the worst...I am sure you will get enough as it is. Thoughts and prayers out of Idaho are with you.


3,104 posted on 09/23/2005 7:48:15 PM PDT by Jeff Head (www.dragonsfuryseries.com)
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To: cake_crumb

Those are the types of people that will help us win the next election! I think most democrats understand that the fringe is ruling their party and this proves the case. We just need to find someone that deserves our support now, which is easier said than done.


3,105 posted on 09/23/2005 7:48:21 PM PDT by SouthTexas (Refugio County)
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To: Txsleuth

Thanks for that, I didn't figure it would be bad but what do I know. I figured you were in the area and would know what was going on.

Weather has finally cooled down some there. I just hate that traffic.

Praying for those in Ritas' path.


3,106 posted on 09/23/2005 7:48:23 PM PDT by Mr Cobol (The MSM and WH reporters are stuck on stupid!!)
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To: MikeinIraq

compliments of Ron "Tater Salad" White ("Drunk in Public")


3,107 posted on 09/23/2005 7:48:24 PM PDT by RobFromGa (Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran-- what are we waiting for?)
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To: RummyChick

I hope they use that in the promo loop. He just lost another hat....


3,108 posted on 09/23/2005 7:48:25 PM PDT by Deetes (God Bless the Troops and their Families)
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To: steveegg

Doesn't that mean, that the damage from storm surge will be much more limited? Nobody to speak of lives on the coast in Cameron County. It is mostly swamp.


3,109 posted on 09/23/2005 7:48:29 PM PDT by Torie
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To: Kahuna

LOL!!!!!!!!


Nah it's a CAT 5 is the left side of her mouth actuallys MOVES!!!

LOL


3,110 posted on 09/23/2005 7:48:40 PM PDT by MikefromOhio (Hey Fox News, MORE MOLLY, LESS Greta)
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To: Dog Gone

Best of luck to you.


3,111 posted on 09/23/2005 7:48:55 PM PDT by Howlin (Yeah, I'm a BushBot.....so what?)
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To: mtbopfuyn

I can't leave Fox for fear I will miss a stunt by the Drama Queens. It appears no one here is checking out the antics of Cooper on CNN.


3,112 posted on 09/23/2005 7:49:08 PM PDT by RummyChick
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To: Txsleuth
No margaritas left. Now, these dopes are doing those canned Pina Coladas, with some kind of cheap Ron Vicaro Rum (must be the house rum of the Howard Johnson karaoke bars).

My B-I-L just declared he's going to drink dinner, which means he'll finish the Budweiser case he and his friend Keith have been working on since 6:00.

They're sitting out on the deck, in their bare feet, smoking generic cigarettes (in a green box), and drinking a beer every five minutes. They've got their big ole mutts out there with them. Sweet dogs, but they're feeding them IAMS dry dog food out of an empty ice chest.

B-I-L is marinating a deer leg in another ice chest and intends to cook it up tomorrow night. I don't like venison, and I've told him so, but he tells me it tastes like chicken; indeed, like Popeye's chicken, since he's soaking it in some kind of cajun rub.

This is going to be the weekend from hell!

3,113 posted on 09/23/2005 7:49:08 PM PDT by sinkspur (Just west of DFW Airport. We can take in four or five and two dogs.)
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To: sigSEGV

I'm going to have to stop posting in a minute and watch him.LOL


3,114 posted on 09/23/2005 7:49:10 PM PDT by SouthTexas (Refugio County)
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To: Soul Seeker

Damn if someone could find those caps they could sell them on e-bay and make a fortune.


3,115 posted on 09/23/2005 7:49:12 PM PDT by mware (Keeper of the I's)
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To: RobFromGa

LOL

my son, Tater Tot....

LOL

My wife has his entire schtick memorized LOL


3,116 posted on 09/23/2005 7:49:17 PM PDT by MikefromOhio (Hey Fox News, MORE MOLLY, LESS Greta)
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To: Nexus6
uGH, I just noticed I spelled steal, steal instead of STEEL....IT'S the wine folks, just the fine wine!!
3,117 posted on 09/23/2005 7:49:17 PM PDT by RoseofTexas
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To: Mo1

Never mind being considerate of those who are about to be hit. She's worse than Daffy Duck (mine, mine). That highbrow heifer will never lay a cloven hoof on my tax money, even if I have to break her wrists (better get her ankles too, while i'm at it).


3,118 posted on 09/23/2005 7:49:28 PM PDT by AliVeritas (Ignorance is a condition. Stupidity is a strategy.)
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To: MikeinIraq

Oh ya..the outter wall..sorry forgot!


3,119 posted on 09/23/2005 7:49:31 PM PDT by Kahuna
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To: Howlin
Peggy Noonan
3,120 posted on 09/23/2005 7:49:32 PM PDT by mystery-ak (Tag line down due to repairs)
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