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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
Ironically, the local ambulance chasers hate him too and wish he'd go away.
Top of the hill or the bottom???
There was a little place off the the top of base we used to go to for lunches, but I don't remember what it was called...
My Favorite places were The Club, or The First National Fog Bank...
Of COURSE you rememeber the Monterey sidestep???
http://www.weatherserver.net/ritavideoLouisiana2.htm this will suck your computer dry
Might be the winds.You know how you can smell a storm coming in.You know how you can say it feels like rain.
Sometimes, but they generally tend to be more fair and impartial than those in the "appointed for life" category. They, after all, have to answer to the public for their decisions.
Having observed the CA "appointed for life" idea and the TX "elected" idea, I much prefer the latter.
Hey, wait a minute...
how come you can talk to Fiddlstix ...
unless ... gulp ... you're banned too ?
um. nevermind.
Whatever.
In other words, Galveston or Bust !.
Bottom the first time about 10 minutes crawling time from the NCO club.
What the heck kind of content is that?
I know, I was yanking his chain...the real problem is on my end, and it's a Netscape memory leak that makes it time to reboot...and feed the cats....and get some dinner....and get some sleep.......just hanging on for one more plot to see if Gtown lives or dies.
Hildebeast
Come out, come out, wherever you are and meet the old lady, who fell from a star.
She fell from the sky, she fell very far and Vacaville, she says, is the name of the star.
Munchkins
Vacaville, she says, is the name of the star.
Hildebeast
She brings you good news. Or haven't you heard?
When she fell out of Vacaville A miracle occurred.
Dorothy
It really was a miracle. What happened was just this.
The wind began to switch - the house to pitch and suddenly the hinges started to unhitch.
Just then the Ditch Witch - to satisfy a ditch went flying on her broomstick, thumbing for a hitch.
Munchkins
And oh, what happened then was rich.
*The house began to pitch. The kitchen took a slitch.
It flew with the Ditch Witch in the middle of a ditch,
Which was not a healthy situation for the Ditch Witch.
The house began to pitch. The kitchen took a slitch.
It flew with the Ditch Witch in the middle of a ditch,
Which was not a healthy situation for the Ditch Witch.
... Who began to twitch and was reduced to just a bitch of what was once the Ditch Witch.
Munchkin #1
We thank you Nita sweetly, for doing it so neatly.
Munchkin #2
You've killed her so completely, that we thank you very sweetly.
Munchkin #1
Let the joyous news be spread, The Wicked Ditch Witch at last is dead!
http://www.weatherserver.net/hurricanecenter/
it is supposed to open up 6 different La. TV feeds....but if your processor isnt up to snuff, it all goes into one window
Looks like we'll be waiting until the 1 am advisory for that one.
That escapes me. Sorry it's way past my bedtime.
Know anything about Midland and Abilene?
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