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Posted on 09/21/2005 4:19:11 PM PDT by NautiNurse
Extremely dangerous and large Category Five Hurricane Rita is churning westward across the Gulf of Mexico toward Texas. Air Force Reconnaissance indicated the central pressure has dropped to 904mb, making Rita the fifth most intense hurricane ever in the Atlantic Basin.
Hurricane and Tropical Storm Watches have been issued from Northern Mexico through the South Louisiana coastline. Galveston TX used school buses to evacuate residents. Mandatory and voluntary evacuations are in effect along the Texas coastline.
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 Western Gulf of Mexico
Current Weather Warnings and Watches for Texas
Current Weather Warnings and Watches for Louisiana
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
Streaming Video: (coverage may be intermittent)
KHOU-TV/DT Houston: mms://beloint.wm.llnwd.net/beloint_khou
WWLTV NOLA
Additional Resources:
FReeper Sign In Thread Check in to let us know whether you are staying, going, and when you get there
FReepers Offering Lodging To Rita Evacuees People and/or Pet Friendly FReepers Offering Shelter
Coastal TX Evacuation Maps
KHOU Houston
KTRK ABC News Houston
Hurricane City
Wxnation Houston
Galveston Webcams
Golden Triangle Weather Page Provides Galveston Weather, Warnings, Radar, etc.
| 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 II
Hurricane Rita Live Thread, Part I
Tropical Storm Rita
Tropical Depression 18
What's with all this damn IRRELEVANT arguing on this thread?
I was wondering what that was from the sat pics, but hadn't looked anything up...
Thanks , I guess I better secure all outside equipment .
I opened that link...and said aloud - OMG!
My jaw has been on the floor all day long.
It's pretty weird. All I did was observe that it's damned peculiar that two cat-5 storms are making landfall within 30 days of one another.
Oh jeez, I think I started it all back up again. ;^)
I avoided some of the Katrina threads because of the crap.
Now it is my life on the line.
Keep the crap off the thread.
Please.
Or Eaker will hurt you.
No, nobody had to cry. He heard on the radio that winds could get up to 190MPH. He softened pretty quickly.
We're going to stay with his cousin in Austin. They were our next door neighbors until last Friday when they moved.
I'll be online there so I'll be checking in.
I think they require a sign-on now. Must have just added that.
That's for you and him/her to hash out in private.
Latest Vortex Data Report direct from the NHC (archives can be found somewhere on Texas A&M's site; that link is buried somewhere in Thread II). There's also a link that explains how to read them.
Just keep running your mouth..
Oh shut up.....
Just jokin'....We could have Nauti Nurse rename thisthread the "The Rita Live Debate and Whining Thread"
NeverGore :^)
"I crack up how you say 'mash' here LOL!"
Me too. I am a networking geek and we have one lady that says that when we are working with her. "So you want me to mash this here button?"
Oh, good.
You can give us a firsthand report!
"And then Hillary gets elected." That one is more than I can bear!
My mom in Memphis says it all the time.
Our storms come in three sizes: Wee, Not so Wee, and... FRIGGIN' HUGE!!!
Knock it off the bickering now!
Thanks, carry on
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