Hurricane Rita Live Thread, Part V

NHC - NOAA ^ | 22 September 2005 | NHC - NOAA

[AntiGuv]

Yes, the models are now recentering over Galveston - especially the leading models. Here's GFDL. It is also showing a direct hit on Galveston/Houston.

[RGVTx]

Col Hunt was just on FNC talking about coordinating for disater relief. He was asked why the problems in NO. He said competence. I like Col Hunt! He made it clear why so many things are going right this time and why NO went so wrong.
I'm tired of hearing that Texas is getting it right because we learned from Katrina. Like Texas didn't have a clue til now!

That line of thinking gives Blanco and Nagin a bit of an out. Like we all learned a big lesson from how they screwed up with Katrina. And if Texans didn't have a clue until 'learning from Katrina' then we just can't put as much blame on Blanco and Nagin. Arrgh...

[Rebelbase]

"NN: Assume that landfall is at 5AM tomorrow morning. How does that mesh with the tide times?"

Eagle Point at Galveston Bay high tide is 5:51 am Sat.9/24.

[NautiNurse]

Sorry - see posts 1723 and 1728.

[Fresh Wind]

Speaking of links, here's one that I have been watching. Lots of stuff from various sources in one place, and additional links:

http://www.crownweather.com/tropical.html

[SE Mom]

That is not good timing for Galveston high tide.

[AFPhys]

Thanks, NN and Rebel.

This is sounding like we're not going to dodge a bullet simply because we're at low tide, anyway. Not good.

I've got to run - will be back later today.

[angkor]

Isn't that from 00 ZULU time (GMT)?

[NautiNurse]

Significant difference in times by location...

Eagle Point at Galveston Bay high tide is 5:51 am Sat.9/24

Pleasure Pier Galveston 12:13AM Sat. 9/24

[NautiNurse]

Of course, my times are in EDT, and yours are CDT...

[Royal Wulff]

It looks like Houston traffic jams have subsided.

Don't let the MSM get away with showing old footage of the traffic problems with the intent of smearing Bush.

Here is a link to live Houston traffic cams.

[Flyer]

I prefer KTRK myself.

FM TV!

[NautiNurse]

Ouch to the photos.

[mewzilla]

I heard on FNC this morning that some Galveston residents are actually calling to see if they can come back since it's only a cat 4 now and might not make a direct hit on the island. Sigh.

[Zacs Mom]

that almost instant and rampant mold growth in that area just makes my skin crawl!! Mold is my highest allergy trigger!

Check out this pic of a 'gang' of lootetrs caught in the act!!
http://forms.belointeractive.com/sharedcontent/datafiles/1127405763306_ORIGINAL_Hurricane_Katrina_266.jpg

Shameless!

[johnb838]

I don't know about that - people are still calling the local stations stuck on the side of the road asking for help and asking "what are we going to dooo?" Very upset. We saw some fuel trucks moving but there are still hundreds, even thousands of vehicles stranded. So don't let the pols blow sunshine either.

[Zacs Mom]

I think I might be the only one who thought that weather guy made it sound like almost an all clear for that area!

[johnb838]

Oh -- Inside Houston there's no traffic at all, the problems are outside traffic cam range now.

[mewzilla]

Well, no offense to anyone, but I wouldn't care what the weather guy or any branch of the bloody government had to say. Commone sense would still tell me, with Rita coming, to get the heck outta Dodge :) Sheesh.

[Fresh Wind]

LOL!