Ritas eye at sunset:
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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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| 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
Check out this water vapor loop...
I think she isn't done strengthening yet...
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT/float-wv-loop.html
Ritas eye at sunset:
How far south was/is that? I can't find either on my TX map.
Last I heard, Galveston was 15' at its highest point, so a 16' surge would not be good.
link??
15-17 feet over sea wall in Galveston. Shep had the reporter repeat it. This coincides with the poster who mentioned over 30 feet high waves.
Anyone in Galveston is out of their mind to stay.
That is a beautifully defined eye.
Is that the stadium effect I think I'm seeing?
This scenario is what Cantore was really, really upset about last night- at the time he was speaking theoretically..he said if it keeps west...then takes a sharp turn north...Galveston is history and Houston is in BAD shape (that's when he mentioned 600,000 houses)
You got that right! I have 60 bottles of water in my pantry...and 24 in the trunk!
Oh, they're just SW of Galveston; I pulled up a graphic of the 1900 track, and then went to Mapquest.
They're microscopic little villages. You can see them on Mapquest.
She is probably waiting to loot.
Whoa! That's quite an image. That is a monster storm. The eye is very creepy.
The guy on tv said traffic would be bad all night long.
Can you take your show and dance to another thread, please?
You're very disruptive.
yeah...
its a very angry looking eye to me....
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Actually we were able to convince some to cancel. There were others calling who said "how come there's no availability in Texas?" I wanted to say DUH, where have you? Wake up and smell the coffee.
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