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Posted on 09/22/2005 5:44:09 PM PDT by NautiNurse
Extremely dangerous Category Four Hurricane Rita continues to move toward landfall along the northwest Gulf of Mexico shoreline. Mandatory and voluntary evacuations continue across Texas and Louisiana coastal areas. Lake Charles LA is providing evacuations by bus for residents who have no transportation.
Traffic gridlock in the greater Houston area was compounded by gasoline stations without fuel, long lines at those stations still carrying fuel, and record breaking temperatures on the first day of autumn.
Offshore drilling platforms and rigs, as well as oil refineries, petrochemical and natural gas plants are in the path of the storm. Wave heights recorded by buoy have exceeded 38 feet. The refineries threatened by Hurricane Rita are on higher ground than those affected by flooding from Katrina. As a result, speculation abounds regarding future prices for winter heating fuel and gasoline.
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
Houston/Galveston/Beaumont/Lake Charles Wx Watches/Warnings
Current Weather Warnings and Watches for Texas
Current Weather Warnings and Watches for Louisiana
Hi Res Houston Flood Zone Map Slow load, great detail
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)
KPRC-TV/DT Houston - KPRC-TV/DT Houston - http://mfile.akamai.com/12944/live/reflector:38616.asx
KPLC-TV Lake Charles KPLC Streaming
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
Beaumont TX evac Routes
Lake Charles/Southwest LA Evacuation Map
KHOU Houston
KTRK ABC News Houston
KPLC Lake Charles Evac Routes, news
KFDM Beaumont/Port Arthur News, evac info
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 IV
Hurricane Rita Live Thread, Part III
Hurricane Rita Live Thread, Part II
Hurricane Rita Live Thread, Part I
Tropical Storm Rita
Tropical Depression 18
Here are some more local bloggers staying online during Rita:
"Master List" of Houston-Area blogs staying "live":
Don't blame me, I didn't name the site
Misc. local blogs:
Blogs of War: Complete Hurricane news links/resources
No matter how good a plan is, things will go wrong. We learn and improve the next time. Everything can't be anticipated.
So that all new current information gets posted in one spot, instead of all over 10 previous threads.
This way people trying to keep up-to-date only have to track one thread (the latest-and-greatest).
Dumas Demons. Used to have family reunions when the Demons would end up in the state playoffs.
Good night folks - we pray for those in harm's way. Tomorrow will be a long night for many.
The force of the wind will do damage and break glass, and flying debris will do the same.
I am forbidden to enter that site. LOLOL!!!
Bumping your links!
Why are you forbidden?
Any wind, storm surge, high water, rain or gas shortages in the Texas gulf coast area will all be BUSH'S FAULT! OK? </sarcasm>
Hit your Back button and try again. That happened to me, too...but I got right in the second time.
Man....I'm just not going to do this this time around. That's why I've kept quiet all day and I shoulda just stuck with it.
Come 8 pm tomorrow ight, before the winds reach HF, you'll see a ghost town on those freeways.
NAAA!
UMMMP!
Not going to argue, just wait'll then and we'll see what we see.
I know, I was providing additional supporting evidence for your position.
Ok, does that mean 1488 is done with it? Where exactly is the contraflow on 1488? is it anywhere near Montgomery to the Woodlands?
"Doesn't get much worst then that".
That should be "Does not get much worse than that".
No, that should be "Dudn't git much worse'n nat." :P
I was there for the Short course after DlI-Monterey...
After Monterey in August, September in Texas was a bit of a shock....
A little side note. At the Oregon State Fair in "lovely" Salem we showed the "Strange Thing" Tuesday after Katrina hit we donated all profits made from the "Strange Thing. I talked folks in (yes I am a showman/retailer) and I was amazed at how hard heated folks were to not give a dollar to the hurricane victims (and see the Strange Thing to boot) vehement reactions from liberal land--its the governments job to help those folks out was the reaction...
I donated a days profit (and that was no meager amount) and I worked hard for those victims and I was called rude etc, for suggesting that folks donate a measley buck...
It was all I could do...my wife and I were brought to tears the night before listening to the story of a man who had his family on the roof when the waters came..the surge split the house in two--water loosening the grip he had on his wifes hand...Take care of the children were her last words as she slipped into the murky flood. The man was lost, devastated, broken...That image of losing his wife will haunt him forever...the what ifs will haunt him...
And those lousy libs in Salem would refuse to donate a measley buck to the victims...laughing as they ran away.
If they would have said, " we are going to donate directly to the Red Cross, Salvation Army, directly" Then I would have beenfine with that--but no...screw the victims was the attitude...
once again, rant off...
ps. we just recently returned home after months on the road doing fairs, still have a couple of more---next one starting next Thursday in Hollister, CA....
I think he turned around and came back.Check his home page and his posts.I think he went to bed.
Yes.
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