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Posted on 09/21/2005 1:36:24 AM PDT by NautiNurse
Category 3 Hurricane Rita became the fifth major hurricane of the 2005 season during the night. Hurricane Rita threaded the needle through the Florida Straits and moved into the Gulf of Mexico. Storm damage in the Florida Keys and South Florida Peninsula was light, with scattered power outages, scattered tornados, and mild to moderate flooding.
Mandatory evacuations are in effect for Galveston County TX and New Orleans. Additional evacuation orders in the Greater Houston Metropolitan Area are anticipated throughout the day.
Crude oil prices reacted as oil producers shut down and evacuated workers from platforms in the Gulf of Mexico.
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 Eastern Gulf of Mexico
Buoy Data Western Gulf of Mexico
Current Weather Warnings and Watches for Texas
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Visible Storm Floater Still (only visible during daylight hours)
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Streaming Video: (coverage may be intermittent)
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Additional Resources:
Coastal TX Evacuation Maps
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Hurricane City
Wxnation Houston
| 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 I
Tropical Storm Rita
Tropical Depression 18
908? Who said that?!?
Ritalin or stronger.
If Avila said it, the winds might even be stronger....saw a recent vortex...908 mb!!!!!!
I've got news for that Fox reporter: NO had generators, Wal Mart sells 15 and up channel radios similar in type and use to the ones used by most first responders...they could have plugged a CB base station in using a generator and told everyone to use certain channels. Problem solved.
Those radios have a MINIMUM range of 15 miles. A lot more than that if you can manage to bounce a signal.
Their ships would just start disappearing, our LA class's don't care about hurricanes.
To all those staying and/or moving in the path of the storm, please give YOUR cell and home numbers to somebody on FR who you trust so they can contact you.
onyx couldn't make calls out but I could get her!
Excellent- thanks for the report. It's about time these idiots who call themselves reporters learned that FEMA depends on the LOCAL planning, prep etc to flow into- and they are NOT first responders.
***You know if China wanted to take Taiwan.... Right now would be a good move...***
Lots of fleet assets have been repositioned to Asia, and the New Hunter-Killers stationed in Guam could make for a really bad day if your a Chinese conscript....
Unless China comes up with about 150,000 troops that can swim the 157 miles to Taiwan while carrying full combat packs, youre still a good 15 years away from that...
recon.
I was thinking more along the lines of sedated or maybe a lobotomy.
Shep' ma homey. Don't dis ma homey!..........
You could chalk that up to NHC being slow on the updates. The last Vortex Data Message (1:08 pm CDT) had it at 920. We'll see what the 4 pm advisory says (at this point, it's not significant if the 908 number is delayed until then).
I think we have lots of refineries in Texas. And we are a big farming state.... but I think this is a mother nature storm. Don't really think President Bush or OBL have much to do with it.
Wx, send me the link.
bump!
Quote of the day to some idiot reporter: "You're stuck on stupid!"
I don't know why........all the cables are saying it. I guess we want to wait for the official statement.
yes, but when he used the words "take the blame" - it was game over, the media simply chops that out of context and runs with it.
After the horror of the hurricanes and the destruction they leave behind is the destruction from all the people trying to blame these on Global Warming.
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