Hurricane Rita Live Thread, Part III

NHC - NOAA ^ | 21 September 2005 | NHC - NOAA

[Sam Cree]

"I'm referring to a Cat 1 over the Dallas area."

Sorry, I thought you were still in PB. To be safe, you should always shutter. For instance, there are tornados when hurricanes go inland. What other advice did you get on that question, and do folk in DFW even have hurricane shutters?

[nwctwx]

I'd guess we'll see a special advisory at some point. Winds are probably going to be closer to 180mph+ once they get a new fix.

[Rose in RoseBear]

Don't throw it away ... eat it! <smile>

If you're staying, put it in the very front, or on the very top if you have a chest freezer, and when the power flickers, pull it out and have an ice cream party!

If you're leaving, clean out your refrigerator and freezer, and buy new when you get back.

[jeffers]

Best estimates, uncomfortable posting these, it's very early to project this kind of thing on the basis of a computer modelled landfall this far in advance....but here you go:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y138/jeffers_mz/Rita/01myforecast.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y138/jeffers_mz/Rita/01myforecastzoom.jpg

[don-o]

We am. Enduring only drought here. Have a nice shelter all set up near my home in upper East Tenn. I had a thread, which I may resurrect.

Good to see that the system is all over this one as far as clearing out folks.

[Kozak]

No. Katrina made landfall as a cat 4. Rita has not made landfall since it was a cat 1, and may miss the US or make landfall as a cat 4 or lower. Get your facts straight.

[RDTF]

In case yall don't have this link-

http://www.click2houston.com/index.html

[tall_tex]

You guys are awsome.

[seeker41]

Hey laz, I'm here in Houston proper and am just blown away by the bizarre nature of this cane season. I agree there is something weird going on...

[steveegg]

I'd guess we'll see a special advisory at some point. Winds are probably going to be closer to 180mph+ once they get a new fix.

At this point, they don't need a special advisory (unless Rita starts falling apart, which she better do). I'll stick with 165, maybe 170 mph for the 10 pm one.

[Sam Cree]

I'm sorry, would you explain the reference to Holiday Inn Express? Somehow, I didn't see that one go by.

[NautiNurse]

Hiya IT...what a nightmare...

[Howlin]

She'll go annular before long.

[alancarp]

They're still suggesting 165 mph sustained top winds, but this pressure drop is much more in sync with a crazy number like 175-180 mph... they just haven't found that windspeed yet.

By the way, I'll bet a gallon of gasoline that Katrina's landfall will eventually be upgraded to that of a Cat 5 system -- by the pressure alone, it was stronger than Andrew at landfall... took a few years for the NHC to re-evaluate Andrew.

[toldyou]

"It is mind boggling to me that two Cat-5 storms -- of which we have only seen three IN THE ENTIRE HISTORY OF MODERN METEOROLOGY -- have occured in such a way as to strike the US in under thirty days.
Something very peculiar is going on."


Check this out: post # 17

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1488733/posts

[colorado tanker]

Accuweather is also saying she'll weaken to Cat 4 before landfall. Hope that's right.

[Interesting Times]

And so did Ivan last year...and Emily this year was right there, and may have briefly been a CAT 5

You're probably right, but the NHS never officially rated Emily as a 5.

Ivan brings the modern CAT 5 total to 26.

[abb]

Recall Allen 1980. It weakend significantly. Praying for the same here.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Allen

[johnb838]

put your ice cream in a trash bag or just throw it away

Eat it!

[nwctwx]

..and may miss the US...Get your facts straight.

I'd suggest you follow your own advice.