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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
Images:
Storm Floater IR Loop
GOM WV Loop
GOM IR Still Image
Visible Storm Floater Still (only visible during daylight hours)
Color Enhanced Atlantic Loop
Key West Long Range Radar Still Image
Streaming Video: (coverage may be intermittent)
KHOU-TV/DT Houston: mms://beloint.wm.llnwd.net/beloint_khou
WWLTV NOLA
Additional Resources:
Coastal TX Evacuation Maps
KHOU Houston
KTRK ABC News Houston
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
WOW - does he ever! Fire in those eyes!! YAAAAAY About time.
TXCN is reporting that Galveston buses are now shuttling people out of the area from a local community center (need to call first to make a reservation and to give your requirements).
You *can* take your pets with you on these buses, so long as they are crated.
Isn't it nice to live in a state with a plan and the means and willingness to execute it?
And it likely won't be for a few hours. While the max flight-level wind just reported is 137 knots (157 mph), that's flight-level. It appears that while the NHC was a bit off in their pressure estimate in the last advisory, they were pretty close on the wind.
Hurricane Haggis!
I never said to waste drinking water. Potable water is not the only type of water you will have after a hurricane hits.
Physically, they can cope fine. But my mother emotionally, well...
I wouldn't use "better". The pressure splits the difference between the 11 am advisory (944 mb) and the Dvorak sat estimate of 920.
137KT aloft is what 125KT at the surface. 143MPH.
IANAM.
137 was in the east quad they haven't sampled the stornger NE quad yet as for as i know
I guess I was wrong about Rita coming off the tip of Cuber at 120kt, 'cept I was wrong the wrong way.
This storm has been doing that to them all along. The estimates from sat data have looked stronger than the readings via airplane...interesting...
No. I am saying to get a bucket and scoop up some dirty water somewhere. Use the toilet as necessary and then fill the tank and flush.
Thanks. Does anyone have a link to a side by side comparison of Rita to Katrina at about this stage (this distance from landfall)?
Probably won't happen. If it does, cut off the water at the meter.
and toilets overflow?
You will have a mess to clean up. Any carpet can actually be cleaned and disinfected; you might want to replace the padding. You will need a mop and a shop vac. Be sure to mop the slab with some Clorox while you have the carpet up. After you clean the carpet, you might want to leave it out in the sun for a couple of days.
Anyone heard if there's any shear in the forecast?
Well KLVI out of Beaumont did have coaches that were really excited about a couple of blue chippers they found among the evacuees. There's nothing wrong with looking for the silver lining in the clouds.
The only problem is that while Rita is developing slightly slower than the satellites suggest, it's only been by a matter of hours.
maybe Bush learned something from Gen Honore...
Honore 2008!!!
Dems and MSM... don't get STUCK on STUPID
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