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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.
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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
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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
Great analogy, but a TERRIBLE mental image.
Then buy a Yugo, and ride your bike to the grocery store. Quit whining. We can debate your argument another day...and I look forward to it. Meanwhile, your opinion is inappropriate for this thread.
What's so wrong with buying up foreign oil?
If it is indeed going to run out someday... shouldn't we burn up theirs first? Save ours for later... :-)
I apologize for the unwelcome original post. I've actually donated $200+ and I already filled up.
I have a big a*s SUV too that I like to take on long trips but I'm tired of putting $80 a tank to fill it up.
One can do both, you know! ;)
That's 30 mb in 6 hours.
You really need to study up on economics. There are enough FReepers who understand the subject that this type of unsubstantiated BS just ain't gonna fly. Keep this up, and you may as well get used to being heavily ridiculed and despised.
Oh, and if you really want to learn about economics, I strongly recommend "Basic Economics" by Thomas Sowell. You can probably find it at your local library.
we counted 9 named hurricanes this year...
I don't know about you, but that gives me goosebumps. Thanks for posting the pic.
Nah, I tend to get the Tide and the Clorox confused after a few beers...
81mb drop in just over 24 hours... truly amazing.
I prefer to deal with just one storm at a time...
18Z Runs of the GFS and NGP have a fairly significant shift north, considering how closely clustered things were at 12Z.
Full runs not in yet.
Now that's a Cat-5 ugly thought.
Whoa Nellie. And at 39k, it's safe to post.
We are staying for the storm to secure our property and our livestock. I won't stay after the storm without A/C for longer than a couple of days to find kennel to board my dogs and nice a hotel in Santa Fe NM or someplace else wonderful.
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