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Posted on 09/22/2005 5:44:09 PM PDT by NautiNurse
1. Because emergency vehicles were still going into Houston.
2. Because they had to have a trooper car at every exit to keep folks from making a southbound entry.
Once those were taken care of, they made the change.
I didn't get those from Rita Crosby, but from a presser earlier today where the question was asked.
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I guess they don't figure the place will get leveled or go under? Oh well, nevermind...
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I don't know about their success level, but here is the current official evac status:
The MANDATORY EVACUATION orders have been LIFTED for Aransas County, San Patricio County, City of Portland, Corpus Christi and Nueces County, (except Port Aransas, Mustang Island, Padre Island, and other low lying areas that are subject to flooding).
No doubt gasoline will be a problem. Went out to stock up at the store tonite. Lots of Spam out there but was lucky enought to find 16 oz cans of danish ham which I hear is getting hard to find. Even though I am not evacuating I know lots of my Texas Freepers are. God Speed.
Good evening Jim! Not looking good. Huge storm. In fact, our Jackson, MS NOAA has issued a statement advising us of possible power outages.
With our luck, we'll see the dark clouds on the eastern horizon and not much else. There's something about the air currents or the mischievous taunting of the gods that wards off rain in San Antonio.
Either that, or floods . . . :-)
of course it could just be a property owner getting ready to board up his window....
Doesn't this indicate the eyewall replacement cycle?
Last night this value was "Closed".
Can the eyewall become closed again tonight and tomorrow? It is supposed to run over a patch of warmer water tonight.
With MAJOR help from the Hurricane Hunters:
The value at H. means that the sea-level minimum pressure was extrapolated (down at the end of the message, it says it was based on the plane's altitude at the 700-mb level). If the measure was measured from a dropsonde, then just the pressure would be present.
The text at L. (where you saw the "closed" last night and see the "Open E-SW" tells the condition of the eyewall. Closed means that the eye is completely surrounded by thunderstorms, while open tells that it's open (the directios, if more than one are clockwise).
As for the eyewall replacement cycle (ERC), that's what Rita's been going through for the past few hours. That report suggests that it's almost done with it.
I heard on FOX that some medical personnel were staying behind with patients in the burn unit (didn't hear what hospital). God bless those people--they are saints!
My son and his family are riding it out in The Woodlands....they wanted to come north but couldn't get out!
She's now talking about Medical bldg in Galveston which has some horrible viruses - fortunately in a bldg that is constructed to withstand a Cat 5 storm. I hope the construction people followed their specs to a T.
I feel so sorry for the people that once again are being dislocated by the hurricane. However, on the other hand, they are reacting quite fast, and with the added benefit of Louisiania's screw up with the evacuation measures, it convinced many to leave.
Oh, and found this while hunting about hurricanes. It's from an open source encyclopedia (wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina
Not exactly a dream vacation.
Wind Direction (WDIR): | S ( 180 deg true ) |
Wind Speed (WSPD): | 75.8 kts |
Wind Gust (GST): | 101.0 kts |
Wave Height (WVHT): | 26.6 ft |
Dominant Wave Period (DPD): | 10 sec |
Average Period (APD): | 7.1 sec |
Mean Wave Direction (MWDIR): | SW ( 219 deg true ) |
Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): | 28.12 in |
Pressure Tendency (PTDY): | +0.71 in ( Rising Rapidly ) |
Air Temperature (ATMP): | 78.6 °F |
Water Temperature (WTMP): | 81.9 °F |
Dew Point (DEWP): | 78.6 °F |
Heat Index (HEAT): | 82.6 °F |
Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure |
TIME(CDT) | WDIR | WSPD |
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7:50 pm | S ( 181 deg ) | 76.7 kts |
7:40 pm | S ( 185 deg ) | 85.7 kts |
7:30 pm | S ( 186 deg ) | 87.6 kts |
7:20 pm | S ( 191 deg ) | 85.5 kts |
7:10 pm | S ( 190 deg ) | 85.3 kts |
7:00 pm | SSW ( 197 deg ) | 77.9 kts |
I was beginning to wonder if they were going to recall the evac in Corpus. Figured they were erring on the side of uncertainty.
What's your take on BAMM's latest run that has her coming back down the coast?
Sheesh, is it too dangerous to transport them out of there? Just another thing to worry about . Deadly virus outbreak.
Jihadists must think the Weather God is Muslim.
This is from Larry Cosgrove on easternuswx.com. Not sure it should be copy/pasted, but I can break the rules. :)
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http://www.easternuswx.com/bb/index.php?s=&showtopic=53733&view=findpost&p=634477
Some pointers I would like to mention about Rita:
1) Dry air intrusion is not an issue with this storm. Had the hurricane taken a southward track toward the Rio Grande Valley, it might have drawn in a downsloped Mexican cTw regime that would have weakened it. But the cyclone is enclosed in its own envelope of mT values, and entrainment of lower dewpoints is not likely until the center gets into TX on Saturday.
2) The satellite thunderstorm presentation is strengthening, but eyewall reformation is still going on. This deep monster should drop below 910MB and could get into 900MB territory before landfall.
3) I watch with concern how some exaggerate wobbles and NWP depictions. Viewed by rotation around the subtropical high moving into the Carolinas, the landfall option (IMO) is now down to a Freeport to Port Arthur corridor. A case can be made for a left shore of Galveston Bay, but such a call would not be wise until we see ERC finished and the pace of reformation of the heat ridge in NM (which ultimately will slow or stall Rita).
4) Calls for weakening, at least those marking degradation of the hurricane, are invalid if one considers the lack of a shearing mechanism and the very warm SSTs in the path of Rita. I am afraid that some do not want another dangerous, high impact storm affecting a highly populated area. Be it the Golden Triangle (Beaumont-Port Arthur-Lake Charles) or the Houston/Galveston metro, Rita is going to put somebody in a world of pain early Saturday morning. And I think she will be slowed by the ridge expansion to her west, implying more misery through flooding and tornadoes for E TX, SE OK, SW AR, and far W LA.
Just my two dollars...
Best Regards
Larry Cosgrove
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