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Hurricane Rita Live Thread, Part VII
NHC - NOAA ^ | 23 September 2005 | NHC - NOAA

Posted on 09/23/2005 8:01:35 PM PDT by NautiNurse

Hurricane Rita landfall is anticipated within the next few hours. Strong winds and heavy rains are battering southern Louisiana and southeastern Texas.

MSM news crews are shouting over the howling winds as they foolishly describe blowing rain, swaying trees, and crashing waves through rain splattered camera lenses. It's a hurricane. We know these things already.

An 18 wheeler rig reportedly overturned on an I-10 bridge. The fate of the truck driver is unknown at this time. Reports of widespread power outages in Lake Charles. KPLC-TV Lake Charles local news has remarkably improvised their reporting from a remote location. They are taking calls from residents, NWS, and public utility representatives, and alerting residents to local conditions.

On the flip side, CNN announced to the world that law enforcement officers had evacuated from Port Arthur TX with the rest of the population. Engraved looter invitations would have been more elegant.

Godspeed to all those in the path of this storm.

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 VI
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



TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Alabama; US: Florida; US: Louisiana; US: Mississippi; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: foxnews; hurricane; hurricanerita; rita; shephardsmith; shepsmith; tropical
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To: glock rocks

From the Lake Charles American Press:

Saturday, September 24, 2005
American Press damaged; all inside safe
A group of 20 employees, family and visiting media is safe at the American Press building at 4900 U.S. 90 East as the hurricane continues. The newspaper has had metal canopies ripped off by the ongoing winds, the electrical and phones are down, and there is hole in the roof in an area next to the newsroom. Via cell phone and offsite Web hosting, however, the local newsgathering is unaffected, led by Night Editor Dennis Spears. Staff members north and east of the city are gathering and posting the relays from Lake Charles.
Brett Downer
Editor

posted by American Press at 3:45 AM 0 comments

Vinton police office in danger
Concerned that their building's roof is in danger, members of the Vinton Police Department are moving to the jail section of their police office, Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Tony Mancuso tells CNN.
Brett Downer
Editor
posted by American Press at 3:16 AM 0 comments

http://www.americanpress.blogspot.com/


2,081 posted on 09/24/2005 2:03:34 AM PDT by conservative in nyc
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To: steveegg

Thank you Steveegg for all the reports. Sleep well.


2,082 posted on 09/24/2005 2:03:38 AM PDT by bd476
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To: jeffers
That is 5 small cities that should have at least moderate damage at the Texas/Louisiana state line.
2,083 posted on 09/24/2005 2:06:09 AM PDT by justa-hairyape
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To: conservative in nyc

Power outages reported on Houston Chronicle website (probably old but similar to numbers just read on KTRK TV):

• 500,000 CenterPoint Energy Houston region
• 28,000 East Texas/Louisiana
• 60,000 Galveston area


2,084 posted on 09/24/2005 2:06:21 AM PDT by Tex_GOP_Cruz (Go away, Hurricane Rita! (Near NW side of Houston, TX))
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To: glock rocks

radar looks pretty clean right now...not seeing and shear (dark red spots next to dark green spots, like a shotgun)...maybe the tornadoes have let up

http://www.intellicast.com/Local/USLocalWide.asp?loc=khgx&seg=LocalWeather&prodgrp=RadarImagery&product=RadialVelocity&prodnav=none


2,085 posted on 09/24/2005 2:06:45 AM PDT by jeffers
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To: jeffers

Less gusty here than an hour and a half ago, but still noticeably windy. Temperature down a few degrees as well.


2,086 posted on 09/24/2005 2:07:59 AM PDT by Xenalyte (West Houston . . . sorta near where the Beltway and I-10 have that hideous intersection)
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To: steveegg

G'nite. Even though I got knocked offline for four hours, I'll be able to go back over this thread and see how Rita progressed thanks to your reports. Sleep well.


2,087 posted on 09/24/2005 2:10:33 AM PDT by laz (They can bus 'em to the polls, but they can't bus 'em out of the path of a Cat 5 hurricane.)
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To: justa-hairyape

Not just Texas...NWS just put up a second flood warning here in Indiana, this time NE of me...the reach of this storm is incredible...I think I'm seeing a feeder band develop here.

You can see two towers going up in this image...well the long blowoff from the anvil anyway:

http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/data/east/latest_eastwv.jpg


2,088 posted on 09/24/2005 2:11:03 AM PDT by jeffers
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To: Eaker
Put down that shovel!

There's work to be done, opprotunity is knock knock knocking on your door...lol. Be safe and good night all.

:D My family training taught to always read between the lines, that's usually where the bodies are.

2,089 posted on 09/24/2005 2:14:31 AM PDT by mother22wife21 ("We ain't stuck on stupid," General Honore said. "We don't place troops in the eye of a hurricane.)
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To: Xenalyte

Good deal....I'm glad we won't have to rebuild your city too...losing Houston on top of NO would have been a nightmare.

Glad to hear you all weathered the storm ok so far.

PS. It IS a feeder band here in Indiana, look:

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/radar/latest/DS.p20-r/si.kind.shtml


2,090 posted on 09/24/2005 2:14:54 AM PDT by jeffers
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To: Xenalyte

We're counting on you, Texas. Show the world how a Republican city/state handles a hurricane vs a Rat-run state.


2,091 posted on 09/24/2005 2:17:11 AM PDT by Uncle Joe Cannon
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To: jeffers
USGS Graph of the water level on the Calcasieu River at I-10 at Lake Charles, LA. Last reading was at 4AM - 3.7 feet above NGVD 1929 (whatever that is). Highest point it has been in the last 4 days or so:



Looks like a bit of a surge. The two downstream gages haven't reported since 12:00 and 1:35AM.
2,092 posted on 09/24/2005 2:18:48 AM PDT by conservative in nyc
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To: jeffers

So she is pulling humidity (moisture) even from the land now. I can think of a few funny comments there, but will wait until Rita leaves the room.


2,093 posted on 09/24/2005 2:19:19 AM PDT by justa-hairyape
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To: Uncle Joe Cannon

These storms are just a "weather event" here.

The LA 'rats just want headlines for themselves.


2,094 posted on 09/24/2005 2:20:22 AM PDT by ChefKeith ( If Diplomacy worked, then we would be sitting here talking...)
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To: ChefKeith
Headlines? Naw, more like Show us the MONEY!
2,095 posted on 09/24/2005 2:23:35 AM PDT by glock rocks (Bring back dirndl !!!)
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To: conservative in nyc

Lake Charles downtown runs 20 to 25 feet ASL by my map program, with lower spots SW of downtown and also up north by Goosport.

Wouldn't want to be in Westlake right ow though. It's 20 to 25 feet too but the winds are driving the Lake NW right into town.


2,096 posted on 09/24/2005 2:23:47 AM PDT by jeffers
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To: glock rocks

They stole enough before the storm hit.

Anybody got pics of nagin's new family digs in Dallas yet?


2,097 posted on 09/24/2005 2:25:38 AM PDT by ChefKeith ( If Diplomacy worked, then we would be sitting here talking...)
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To: jeffers

Jeffers, aren't those feeder bands leftover from Katrina?


2,098 posted on 09/24/2005 2:26:19 AM PDT by bd476
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To: justa-hairyape

Must be thirsty, eh?

Actually, it is pulling moisture in from the Atlantic. You can see it here:

http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/data/east/latest_eastwv.jpg

The main feed is still out of the Gulf though, just west of Florida.

Two reasons I like the vapor satellite channel better than either visible or IR...one, it shows you where the water is moving, the fuel of any storm...two, it's good 24/7 unlike visible.


2,099 posted on 09/24/2005 2:27:00 AM PDT by jeffers
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To: conservative in nyc

I suspect it'll go higher than that.


2,100 posted on 09/24/2005 2:28:12 AM PDT by jeffers
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