[NautiNurse]

24 hours ago they were describing that the backwater flooding along the Calcasieu River would likely be worse than storm surge.

[Republic of Texas]

I don't doubt that. Probably a combination, as there is no drainage there.

[nwctwx]

Inner eye wall coming ashore:

[steveegg]

1 am position update (my fault it's late this time; Internut Exploder exploded) -

ZCZC MIATCEAT3 ALL
TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM
HURRICANE RITA TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1 AM CDT SAT SEP 24 2005

AT 11 PM CDT...0400Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE RITA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 93.5 WEST...OR ABOUT 30 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF SABINE PASS ALONG THE COAST AT THE BORDER BETWEEN TEXAS
AND LOUISIANA.

DURING THE PAST HOUR...AN AUTOMATED STATION AT CALCASIEU PASS
LOUISIANA HAS REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 74 MPH WITH A GUST TO
112 MPH.

FORECASTER BEVEN

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