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Posted on 09/21/2005 1:36:24 AM PDT by NautiNurse
Trinity is north of Houston on Lake Livingston.
That would be the South Texas Project. IIRC, the containment structures are built to withstand a Cat 5+ storm.
Don't count on land features to keep tornadoes away. Historical evidence that they work is not, repeat not backed up by scientific evidence.
Can anyone offer an opinion on what Beaumont and Port Arthur, TX can expect if Rita continues in its current strength and projected path?
I am out of here as of 0500 Friday. Alpha Mike Foxtrot.
Ya think?
I am scared speecheless.
People in NE Texas really need to start thinking about catastrophic flooding; the one saving grace of Katrina is that it moved quickly once inland and never interacted with other features to cause much of anything in terms of inland flooding.
However based on the way the models are going you're potentially looking at catastrophic, 500-year-type flooding in the NE part of Texas as the storm gets stuck. Think North Carolina in Floyd.
Stay safe!
Trinity should have little to worry about as for as the hurricane itself. I too have friends who live in the Trinity area and they don't seem to be too worried. Should have some rather strong breezes. Personally I'd keep my eyes wide open for tornadoes and straight line winds. I managed to survive 4 near miss tornadoes with Hurricane Alicia. My neighbor directly across the street from me wasn't so lucky though. Close call that time.
http://agfax2.com/articles.asp?article=35378
Interesting link to cotton damage and assorted farm losses.
Thanks! Here's a little bit from IWIN, but I'm watching local news for more current items, too:
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.EVACUATION INFORMATION...
FOR GALVESTON AND BRAZORIA COUNTIES...VOLUNTARY EVACUATION IS IN
PROGRESS. MANDATORY EVACUATION OF NURSING HOMES AND ASSISTED-LIVING
FACILITIES WILL BEGIN AT 6 AM THIS MORNING. ON GALVESTON
ISLAND... BUSES WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE ISLAND COMMUNITY CENTER ON
BROADWAY THIS MORNING AFTER 10 AM FOR PERSONS WITH NO OTHER MEANS
OF TRANSPORTATION. IF THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE OF RITA'S TRACK
IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS...A MANDATORY EVACUATION OF GALVESTON AND
BRAZORIA COUNTIES IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AT 6 PM TODAY.
VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE ALSO IN PROGRESS THIS EVENING FOR LOW LYING
AREAS OF CHAMBERS COUNTY... HARRIS COUNTY... AND THE CITIES OF
HOUSTON...SEABROOK AND BAYTOWN
DECISIONS CONCERNING EVACUATIONS FOR OTHER COUNTIES AND COMMUNITIES
WILL BE MADE TODAY.
.SCHOOL...GOVERNMENT...AND HOSPITAL FACILITY CLOSINGS...
MOST INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN GALVESTON...BRAZORIA...AND
SOUTHERN HARRIS COUNTIES WILL BE CLOSED BEGINNING TODAY. IN
ADDITION...ALL SCHOOLS IN THE SAN JACINTO COLLEGE DISTRICT AND
BRAZOSPORT COLLEGE WILL BE CLOSED BEGINNING TODAY. GALVESTON
COUNTY GOVERNMENT FACILITIES WILL ALSO BE CLOSED BEGINNING TODAY.
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH (UTMB) IN GALVESTON WILL BE
CLOSING ALL FACILITIES AT 8 AM THIS MORNING. NO MEDICAL CARE WILL BE
AVAILABLE AT UTMB HOSPITAL FROM THIS POINT FORWARD.
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It was so hard to tell people that there were no rooms close or that matter far, I could hear the faint hint of panic in their voices.
Particularly the ones with pets needing a hotel that takes large pets!! Most don't. :(
Here's praying it scoots a little further south, stays south of San Antone after landfall and heads out to West Texas where it is needed.
Do ping me back and remember, communication and power WILL be a problem. No news doesn't necessarily mean bad news.
Welcome to FR!
What's your thoughts on the magnitude of effect to Arkansas weather? Heavy flooding too?
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