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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
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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
Don't forget that your hot water heater is a source for emergency water after the storm. If you need to "tap" it, be sure to turn off the cold water feed valve so that it does not get contaminated and also be sure to turn off the breaker in case power gets restored first. You can get the water from the drain valve at the bottom and therefore it is good prep to flush it out now since most people don't do that on a regular basis, if ever.
Bay City? Isn't that where the reactors are? PaDad has gone there many times to work at the power plant.
And they haven't evaced yet because....
Here is a list for lodging in Corsicana:
http://www.corsicana.org/lodging.php
Gosh, I've never heard that one can use the water from the water heater. Thanks for the heads up.
Unfortunately, that's about *all* you have in Lubbock. :-P
I'll ride this one out here in Dallas. I'm pretty well prepared and will be more so by this weekend when the storm arrives.
wow. that is evil looking. I feel sorry for those on the coast.
It's more hole than dam, but if that can/does happen, they wouldn't be able to operate for long, altbough they'd have time to shut down without "China Syndrome" worries. That "cooling pond" is STNPs equivalent of the big cooling towers other plants have.
That's about 98% WAG on my part, though--it's been a long time since I knew...
Believe it or not, I got that from the New Orleans emergency management pages while researching Nagin's folly.
Also, try the following - Plano, Mesquite, Allen, and McKinney. Also, Farmer's Branch, Carrollton, Lewisville, Irving, Coppell and Flower Mound. Honestly, I'd try Flower Mound, few people would think of that.
Good idea! I want freeper hurricanes...
Hello Texans! My Mom and Dad live near Conroe. What are the officials telling the residents near there? Anyone leaving??? thx...
Katrina didn't look like this monsetr until right before landfall. I heard this morning one forecasater say "it's Cat 4 or Cat 5 from here on out." Do any weather people here know of anything that might take the steam out of this thing?
San Antonio would be a good try. Huntsville filled up.
Dont forget Fort Worth and west of I-35.
I volunteer Lazamataz :-)
I wish I would have seen that!
Have them tune to 740 AM or 950 AM, and that way they'll know for themselves.
Yeah, that's true. Burleson and Mansfield come to mind, so does Arlington.
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