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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
Austin does not have such a law, which I thought was odd, too.
"15 million folks, and really only 3 major roads out."
Ya think? I'll bet I'll be able to find some really nifty things to say like "it's macro blah blah" and "why didn't you preposition gas" and "contraflow sooner" and nevermind.
mark
LOL
Are you in Tyler? The stores here were wiped clean of bread/water/etc. I think they were getting re-stocked tonight. Tyler was crazy today.
Backatcha!
Hope you got some rest.
The Davis Mountains are probably what you are looking for. Look for a large area basically south of where I-20 and I-10 merge.
No, was unable to find a loop for that particular graphic.
I do have a way with words don't I? :)
Give us a while to think about it. I'm pretty sure we could move them, but we need to figure out where we'd put them first. :-D
Yea, there are two High Pressure systems controling this hurricane. One of them is going to win.
I went back outside and the little clouds are gone, and there are sheets of clouds out there and I didn't see them moving at all.
You might know about Houston, but you obviously don't know about the most Loony, left-wing, liberal Moonbat city in TX, AUSTIN. No contest.
I found this one:
http://www.goes.noaa.gov/GSSLOOPS/ecir.html
Also this:
http://www.goes.noaa.gov/MOVIES/ECIR.mpg
From this site:
http://www.goes.noaa.gov/
It is hardly moving at all.
Shouldn't you be waiting for FEMA to do this? I'll bet these buses don't even have restrooms.
Time for me to crash before I say something I will regret later. Have a good evening and stay safe!
The next time that DemGirl bitch who refused to help a stranded woman and her baby because the woman had a W sticker, I hope she's driving through Texas.
I've been wondering just how high Cedar Creek Lake can get. It's about 100 yards from my front door now.
Enchanted Oaks, Texas
Are you still in the Cripple Creek area? I have a much loved friend from McGregor, Texas who lives in Manitou Springs. Sure need to get up there and see him.
I was referring to the state and local elections there, not the Presidential elections. They sold a LOT of "Another Democrat for Bush" stickers down there.
Even our Democrats are generally a slightly better breed than those found elsewhere.
Heck no! I am where my tagline says. Conroe, about 35 miles north of Houston.
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