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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
Eye showing up on long range Lake Charles radar.
Eye showing up on long range Lake Charles radar.
I'm probably wrong, and TWC website says it continues to fall apart, but I was looking at an animation of the Atlantic last night and it looked like there was more circulation there than before.
826 Am cdt fri sep 23 2005
the national weather service in new orleans has issued a
* tornado warning for...
Hancock county in southern mississippi
this includes the cities of...Waveland...Diamondhead
* until 900 am cdt
* at 820 am cdt...National weather service doppler radar indicated a
severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado near waveland...
Moving northwest at 50 mph.
* The tornado is expected to be near...
Rural hancock county at 840 am cdt
What's the source on this?
Thanks
Don't we get enough of this race baiting crap from the left? It makes no damn difference what color you are, unless it matters to you personally and apparently it does. Welcome to the ranks of Jesse Jackson, Louis Farakahn, Queasy Mfume and the rest of the skin color affixed raceists.
Until you have spent hours holding displaced sick babies and moms and elderly, don't you DARE accuse me of being antoher Jesse Jackson. Your remarks are uncalled for and your just the type of person Micheal Moore and the likes think ALL of us Republicans are like. How DARE YOU!!!
Eye visable on Houston/Galveston radar:
http://radar.weather.gov/radar/loop/DS.p20-r/si.khgx.shtml
It's falling again...
Rita's got land on two sides now. Her eye is looking squinty. Perhaps she is getting tired.
But a pressurized tank of any gas can explode, even an inert gas like argon or helium. At some point, the container strength is overwhelmed by internal pressure, and when the tank gives way, there is an explosive release of pressure.
No.
There is no smoking on buses.
Even those bastard smokers like me don't smoke around old and sick people.
Dumb question.
Yer prolly a rabid anti-smoker huh?
Video on Fox shows water pouring over top of repaired levy (9th Ward). Corps of Engineers calls it "seepage". I call it overflowing. If the water on the back side keeps going up, the flow will clearly intensify, based on that video.
| Wind Direction (WDIR): | NNE ( 20 deg true ) |
| Wind Speed (WSPD): | 25.3 kts |
| Wind Gust (GST): | 33.0 kts |
| Wave Height (WVHT): | 11.8 ft |
| Dominant Wave Period (DPD): | 14 sec |
| Average Period (APD): | 7.2 sec |
| Mean Wave Direction (MWDIR): | E ( 93 deg true ) |
| Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): | 29.64 in |
| Pressure Tendency (PTDY): | -0.02 in ( Falling ) |
| Air Temperature (ATMP): | 80.4 °F |
| Water Temperature (WTMP): | 85.5 °F |
| Dew Point (DEWP): | 74.8 °F |
| Heat Index (HEAT): | 85.6 °F |
| Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure | |
| Wind Direction (WDIR): | N ( 350 deg true ) |
| Wind Speed (WSPD): | 23.3 kts |
| Wind Gust (GST): | 29.1 kts |
| Wave Height (WVHT): | 14.8 ft |
| Dominant Wave Period (DPD): | 14 sec |
| Average Period (APD): | 8.1 sec |
| Mean Wave Direction (MWDIR): | E ( 100 deg true ) |
| Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): | 29.60 in |
| Pressure Tendency (PTDY): | -0.01 in ( Falling ) |
| Air Temperature (ATMP): | 84.0 °F |
| Water Temperature (WTMP): | 84.6 °F |
| Dew Point (DEWP): | 74.7 °F |
| Heat Index (HEAT): | 91.8 °F |
| Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure | |
| TIME(CDT) | WDIR | WSPD |
|---|---|---|
| 7:50 am | NNW ( 348 deg ) | 23.5 kts |
| 7:40 am | N ( 355 deg ) | 23.5 kts |
| 7:30 am | N ( 355 deg ) | 24.1 kts |
| 7:20 am | N ( 356 deg ) | 23.3 kts |
| 7:10 am | N ( 356 deg ) | 24.1 kts |
| 7:00 am | N ( 357 deg ) | 22.7 kts |
I wonder why there is so much artifact on the radar. Has been like that for days at multiple radar locations.
We can only hope and pray.
These towns were completely leveled by Katrina.
she may be getting stronger again..looks better on the infrared and a HUGE eye is about to pop out..with cloud tops cooling around it..i suspect the pressure will start to fall again a little
She's "batting" her eye, preparing for a grand entrance.
The lady had worked at a shelter until 3:00 this morning, while most of us were snoozing. She deserves some slack if she said something in a way that offends a few Hyper-sensitive ears. Maybe we could just say, "thanks for all your hard work on behalf of folks in need."
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