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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
I am a chemist by profession... any chance you could give a precise description of the odor?
No offense intended...sorry...
Regarding the part of the "story" about the brake...
I got in late to a discussion of the accident on a local radio show...and an airplane mechanic was saying that he is asked to check out everything on a plane...and if he saw that a part needed to be changed...and knew it was dangerous if that part wasn't changed...
He would NOT just let someone else ignore it..and that HE would lose his job if he did...
Then the other person said that, that was what was being reported, that the driver had been told about the brake..but didn't fix it...the caller then said that in that case...the guy that was putting the tire on SHOULD HAVE REFUSED to put the tire on, until the brake was fixed.
So, he was blaming the mechanic more than the driver...
I report what I heard...no jud-ge-ments from me.
Fires in Houston?
Yep, I'm right around Shepherd and West Gray. Had another brownout just a few minutes ago. We're having some heavy gusts, but not a great amount of rain.
Our power went out after my last post.....
The wind is howling...sounds like the waves of the ocean.
Ironic.
heh heh heh...that was good...
LOL!
Whatever it is, it's down somewhere in the Gulf in the vicinity of BR or New Orleans. There are no plants in that direction from where I'm sitting.
Polls and transformers are dropping all over
Thanks, I'll try to get the feed back. (o:
Sea water mist.
None taken. I thought I might have offended you, actually.
Some kimchi is quite good: like sauerkraut, but instead of salt and vinegar, horseradish and tomato-y sauce.
I like it in small doses.
Caller on KPLC - extensive flooding in Lake Charles area - not sure if true - questions re "Lake" coming up to Civic Center . . .
God - are there really fires now in Houston? This is un-freakin' believable!
Blanco is spewing her practiced rhetoric, keeps throwing in falsehoods relating to Katrina while bragging about how wonderful she is handling things. Greta did not ask her one probing question or comment about the difference between Blanco/Ragin response in each Hurricane. She is propagandizing spinning non stop like her life depended on it, or at least her job.
Er, there are no local plants in that direction.
That's new news!
For some reason, that made me recall <marquee> and tags left open... ;-)
<resume lurk>
Source please for the Houston fire report.
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