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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.
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Three Day Forecast Track
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| 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
People who've followed him for years loathe his attitude and willingness to say outrageous (mostly wrong) stuff, just so he can be the go-to weather guy for people like Bill O'Reilly (ie. blowhards).
More to the point: does he know how to boil water? :)
W.O.W.!!!
This one has been a bit problematic with track, but it's been working out as planned otherwise. It looks like some dry air did get to her, but I'm not sure how much... water vapor doesn't really show much dry air in the system.
One of our stations in town ran out of gas this morning. Gas war's over. Price is up to Waco standard now. LOL
BUT, every container fit for gasoline got it for $2.48 yesterday. :-)
Amen Tx.
After a period when the eye almost disappeared, it is coming back. Still, due to the "lag effect," the winds may weaken even as the storm looks stronger......I also have a hard time seeing this hitting at 10 a.m. tomorrow......surely it will be much sooner, perhaps this evening.
Getting Eaker to post a pic under a quarter megabyte is a major accomplishment.
Can't believe you can get away with "Gale force winds" these days.
Probably shouldn't give the Fems any ideas.
You won't be jealous when I have to shovel 2 or 3 ft of snow...
Yup, and Whtrman13 (I think is the handle) is pretty darn knowledgeable as well. Interplanet Janet (janet688janet or something like that), jeffers, and a few others are well versed. And you KNOW you can trust NautiNurse.
Well, we were watching but it's beginning to look like we dodged this bullet and Rita's not going to make landfall here.
ROTF!
That a real picture? Your family seems awfully happy with a looter.
"Convection has been re-organizing and wrapping around the system recently. This is something that usually happens before strengthening. Recon indicates that she has leveled off at least. Something to watch in the next few hours... definately not the time to give up on the storm. If it did decide to strengthen now, it might be a bad time... we could see it do so through landfall. I still think it will come in at 130mph+ at this point."
Back to reality, thank for all your posts. I see the red wrapping around the eye again and growing in width in the IR loop, as the eye becomes more defind again. :(
Ok, since this storm is looking like its petering out for my area, Iam thinking I do not have to leave for work at 2 or 3pm. I have to be there at Midnight. Since 45 is open mabe I can just wait for a few more hours?
They need to pull all that cash out their as*es they should have spent on those levees.
Any time you see an Eaker with a gun in their hands you can count on 'em having a big ol' grin on their face.
Agreed. I think this thing is not weakening as indicated by NHC intensities. Pressure's been steady, and flight level winds are up a notch from this morning.
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