Posted on 09/24/2005 9:58:36 AM PDT by Howlin
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:
Hurricane Rita Freeper CHECK IN THREAD
FReeper Sign In Thread (LOCKED) 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 VII
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
We do have a great bunch of Texans here.
LOL! I'm sorry but that made me really crack up.
Hehe. You get down to Punta Gorda, you let me know, you can join us in SW Florida hydrodynamics. Out since noon hydronamically looking for Reds. East wind; tide did not come in. Small trout and jacks was it. My dudes are really up on the notion of Loch Ninth Ward. Great structure.
Hmmm :)
"You wouldn't happen to have a photo... electronic or otherwise ... of that red sequin dress? "
If you could attach a printer to my brain... It had to be almost 20 years ago. I can remember it like it was yesterday. I'm no major hound dog (I'd rather have a woman with a brain and a sense of geography then the current crop of FNC info-babes), but that was art. pure art. There may be some publicity photos around. After the wife goes to bed I'll google.
I live in Kemah.
Took picturs I stayed or came back!
http://www.kemah.net
Glad your safe.
How much crack can you buy for 23-hundred. Better off giving housing vouchers or submitting rent reciepts.
So does the Brooklyn Bridge. look at a map. Her-roll-dough was just being stupid. Galveston Bay is to the north of Gavleston. The Gulf is to the East. TEXAS is to the WEST. Nothing wrong with looking at a Texas sunset. Nothing at all. It is a GREAT State.
Orange, TX refugee reporting in from Seabrook. One of my relatives have passed into Orange from Alexandria and eyed our houses: Three of them are all THERE. Few shingles here and there gone but no trees on our houses nor is there any flood damage. The shop is another story. I'll try to be on chat later tonite.
Raquel at the 'awards ceremony' in one of those "Naked Gun" movies (which one?) might substitute for the red dress, she wore a metallic number guaranteed to elevate your barometric pressure (well this IS a hurricane thread!;)))
hitNrun post...
Another group that they don't want to show as having properly prepared for expected hurricane and other disasters is those EEEVil oil companies... they could show the refineries with major storm and water damage surrounding them, and the refineries are going to be up and running pretty quickly - all because they were determined to be prepared for this type of weather.
They only want to show the pur (dumb) peeple who can't think for themselves.
The painting sounds fabulous....From all I've been told, can't imagine a black funeral procession ever being dreary....Is it an original or print....CHeck the artist, it may be your best buy of the day!
Now I'm going to get back to the painting I'm working on for lil sis.....She wanted one of "Peggy's Cove" lighthouse in Nova Sc. Just getting started....
They are losing their constituents as well!
109 WFUS54 KJAN 252337 TORJAN MSC069-103-159-260045- /O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0324.050925T2338Z-050926T0045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 638 PM CDT SUN SEP 25 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHERN KEMPER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI SOUTHERN NOXUBEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI SOUTHEASTERN WINSTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI * UNTIL 745 PM CDT * AT 638 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MACON...OR ABOUT 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF PHILADELPHIA... MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. * THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR... GHOLSON BY 650 PM CDT SHUQUALAK BY 705 PM CDT
Congratulations
Nah, it's just a print, but I liked it. I found a "similar" one online just now, but not by the same artist.
http://www.wkas.org/content/elliswilson/funeral.htm
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