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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
God Bless the State of Texas. We in NYC will never forget the generosity of Texans after 9/11.
THAT sure sounds different than what has been on TV!!!
The storm was originally supposed to hit further south.
Guntersville Lake has been my secret evacuation spot when my family and I evacuate New Orleans. Everything else fills up for miles, all the way to Memphis, when a hurricane threatens our area. I love it up there in the mountains.
The mediaWHORES can say and do whatever they like because we never challenge them like ZELL MILLER did chrissy boy! Seems our party is in a constant bend over and grab your ankle position against their attacks and lies! FOR ONCE I would love to see our pubs go ballistic on them...FOR ONCE!! I'm so sick of the STUCK ON STUPID MEDIA...I hope they hurry up and croak...bastards!!
well, I am out for the night. Here is to hoping Rita hits a wall of some type and starts falling apart.
He wears a bow-tie. Does that ring a bell?
The models are all over the place, and the official 3-day cone has this thing making landfall between Port Arthur and the east end of Galveston Bay. With that said, almost half the cone is in Louisiana.
It will pass. When we thought Emily might hit we were out helping our neighbors, patiently waiting in line.... Now it's back to ignoring each other, running lights, honking horns, cutting each other off, one finger saluting.....normal kinds of stuff:')
That's fable...he only had one daughter...
Yeah, if you're a flying fish. Worst case, winds plus 15+ storm surge plus 20 foot waves. Best case, 130 mph winds. What a stupid remark; it's more than likely to be like Gulfport, Biloxi, etc. when Rita's done with it.
And that too.
Looks to me like it shifting back to the south.
um, well downtown is probably 45 miles i'm guessing
Goodnight Rita thread.
It seems highly unlikely that we will have power or water shortages.
OTOH, I have filled up both cars in the last two days.
It's never a *good* day to be a looter in TX, but it's just gotten a lot worse. See the Texas code on "civil unrest" and "state of emergency".
Good night floriduh voter and commish.
Yea right, unknown. Maybe the NG was sucked up into the halliburcane.
I will put it this way....
I sure hope so...I hope they are Houstonians or others from that area...that have finally made it and need to refuel...
I just have a feeling though, that quite a few were locals, that probably won't be doing much for the next 4 days, but decided they would just go out and top off their tanks...
BTW...I just heard on the local radio news that Hobby and Bush Airports will be closed at noon tomorrow...and that I-45 is one-way all the way to Ennis from the Gulf.
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