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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
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
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Hi Res Houston Flood Zone Map Slow load, great detail
Images:
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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
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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
Thank you for the clarification... sometimes trying to type and listen at the same time I miss the important parts :0)
Wrong again - hype-monster and a prostitute for Accu-Weather $$$$ Hype it up for big bucks.
That is what I am so concerned about this storm. If you were to keep up with the weathermen in Houston, you don't know if you believe them or not. I know they are responsible for a lot people's lives but they are also looking for ratings also and I have been trying to dice all of the information on the television and radio with the information on the internet.
I'm SO jealous. You're having fall weather.
LMAO
That is hysterical!! And he stole the Min Pin!
What happened to the deer skull and the turkey feather that usually adorn your door?
TXCN: Looters reported in Galveston, or more precisely attempted looters - problem has been taken care of.
There's a big difference between flying and hovering.
Showing people using Big Gulp cups to put gas in their cars of KHOU 11. Gas came from people's boats.
I keep hearing that people who "don't need to leave" clogged up the roads, but even without flooding the storm's at 130+ mph, right? I'm not clear about that.
My CA Nat'l Guard friend, who had been at the Astrodome and was headed home, sent us email from Ft. Stockton TX saying they were headed back to Houston this weekend.
I hope we don't see schoolbus-style pictures of ambulances under water.
How?
Takes time. Gotta let all the emergency personnel and needed supplies into the city, then post law enforcement at EVERY single on ramp. Hard to know what's right, but supposedly those on the ground know best when the conditions are right to make the changes necessary.
Nice street sweeper.
Important stuff came inside.
I see y'all have a moderate case of cabin fever already...
Cool fiddle case!
<<< Of course, when you have Sen. Landrieu and Sen. Vitter on TV yesterday demanding your tax dollars to repair all levees, and rebuild NO...and then see THIS with just some rain....>>>
They just want the MONEY, so they and their cronies can siphon off the traditional 10-15%...
And it's so absolutely BLATANT, that I'm amazed the Media isn't calling them on it!
How tall is Stephanie?
when she was in Katrina with Contore there was one night they were on together, looked like she was a good bit taller
maybe he's a short Italian guy about 5-6??
making her 5-10 or so
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