Hurricane Rita Live Thread, Part VI

NHC - NOAA ^ | 23 September 2005 | NHC - NOAA

[NautiNurse]

Dangerous Hurricane Rita is expected to make landfall in the northeast Gulf of Mexico within 24 hours. Tornados have spawned in Louisiana. Water is filling the Ninth Ward of New Orleans again. A bus carrying elderly evacuees was gutted by fire this morning outside Dallas, with multiple fatalities. Television crews have positioned their hurricane reporters throughout the region to attain maximum drama effects. Whoooooa.

The following links are self-updating:

Public Advisory Currently published every 3 hours 5A, 8A, 11A, 2P, etc. ET
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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
Jefferson Co TX NWS Weather
Current Weather Warnings and Watches for Texas
Current Weather Warnings and Watches for Louisiana
Hi Res Houston Flood Zone Map Slow load, great detail

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Lake Charles Long Range Radar Still image, with loop link
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Lake Charles Experimental Radar Outages and Delays May Occur

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)

KHOU-TV/DT Houston
KPRC-TV/DT Houston
KTRK-TV/DT Houston
KTRH-AM Houston
KPLC-TV/DT Lake Charles/Lafayette
KSLA-TV/DT Shreveport

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
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 V
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

[Zacs Mom]

Good analogy!

BTW - I am starting to see a few blustery gusts of wind in Dallas. My flag is fluttering for the first time in ages!

[oceanview]

also, the weakening trend has apparently stopped.

[KingKongCobra]

"I am sad to say, that the Bush " Day after day, you're a broken record that sounds a lot like stuck-on-stupid stuck-on-stupid stuck-on-stupid.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Should have gone and camped with Squantos so he can show off all his survive in luxury gear. :)

You stay safe!

[NautiNurse]

now at 980mb

Apparently, Grandpa takes better care of his baromter than I do.

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Another look for you - radar...shows the eye well...

http://radar.weather.gov/radar/loop/DS.p20-r/si.klch.shtml

[lainie]

Thanks. That hasn't changed over the last few hours, then.

[LA Woman3]

I've reached the point where I never want to hear the words "New Orleans" or "Louisiana" again -- and I doubt that I'm alone in that feeling.


Ditto.....and I live here.

[CharlesWayneCT]

You can do whatever you want. My warning is for those who might see the pictures and think to replicate them.

You shouldn't take any offense. You look like you are having a good time. And it was funny.

But almost every story about some kid shooting his brother or sister or friend starts with having fun, goofing off, "I saw it on TV", etc..

The warning is for people who do NOT understand, not for those who do.

Two weeks ago there was a story about a police cadet who was killed by an instructor. Never heard the details. Guns are not toys, and it never hurts to remind readers of that fact.

But feel free to ask the admins to delete my post, the button is there and I won't take offense.

[bonfire]

Check in later please. Keep that baby safe!

[sheikdetailfeather]

Shep said Pres. Bush CANCELLED his plans to come to TX. in advance of the storm.

[bwteim]

severe thunderstorm warning
National weather service mobile al
254 pm cdt fri sep 23 2005

The national weather service in mobile has issued a

* severe thunderstorm warning for...

Mobile county in southwest alabama

* until 400 pm cdt

* at 249 pm cdt...Weather service radar indicated a line of severe thunderstorms associated with the outer bands of hurricane capable of producing damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. These storms were located along a line extending from delchamps to bayou la batre to 14 miles southwest of grand bay...Or along a line extending from 12 miles north of dauphin island to 13 miles east of moss point to pascagoula...And moving northwest at 50 mph.

* severe thunderstorms will be near... Mobile greyhound park and theodore by 300 pm cdt dawes and schillinger and three notch rds by 305 pm cdt hutchens elementary school and seven hills by 310 pm cdt big creek lake dam and snow and tanner williams roads by 315 pm cdt

[glock rocks]

My family's thoughts and prayers are with you and your family Eeeek.

shoot fast. shoot straight. shoot safe.

[conservative in nyc]

Stay safe. Be on the lookout for a storm surge. Most of the town is under 16 feet in elevation, as best I can tell.

[ARealMothersSonForever]

Take another close look at Eakers pic. The weapons are obviously pointed away from the person.
Although I agree with your never point weapons at things you are not going to shoot.

[AdmSmith]

WDSU- Flooding now in St. Bernhard from levee failure...
Levees being undercut in other places now....

ping to your data

[Wneighbor]

Keep up with us. Don't just lurk after this please. Let us know that you and your grandmother are okay.

[jacquej]

Good idea!

In all seriousness, what can be done when we taxpayers have to cough up dollars to keep an incompetent/corrupt government going? Does the law/constitution offer us any redress?

[oceanview]

i'd be happy to be proven wrong - but it won't happen. the federal government will spend a massive amount of money on Louisiana, alot of it for things they shouldn't be paying for.

[Brad’s Gramma]

"WHEN"...there ya have it! :)

Report back in when you can, OK? Now go. Godspeed!