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Posted on 09/23/2005 9:39:06 AM PDT by 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
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
Jefferson Co TX NWS Weather
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Hi Res Houston Flood Zone Map Slow load, great detail
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Streaming Video: (coverage may be intermittent)
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KTRK-TV/DT Houston
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KPLC-TV/DT Lake Charles/Lafayette
KSLA-TV/DT Shreveport
Additional Resources:
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KPLC Lake Charles Evac Routes, news
KFDM Beaumont/Port Arthur News, evac info
Hurricane City
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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
I am watching channel 2 and they havent said anything.
You know the rule - pictures are required...
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN - THIS JUST IN: It turns out that the levees in New Orleans were BLOWN again, to drive out the poor blacks via flooding. This time a new invention was used - Silent Dynamite!!! That's why no one heard the explosion!
Could you imagine poor Jim Cantore having to be holed up in a deserted town, in a pitch black hotel for several days all alone with her during Katrina? Poor schmuck. No football on TV, no internet, no surfing at the beach...nothing to do but wait for the National Guard to arrive...
Yes. I put it on speaker so others could hear it. I could not believe it. I do not know what area code the New Orleans uses but it may be close. What a waste of time and effort to call Pennsylvanians. Someone had Gov. Blanco calling Chester County Pa. to warn us to evacuate. I am sure I am not the only one
It's always a little windier down by the shore. But the tropical storm force winds haven't reached the Houston area yet.
More media hype.
No longer; it had been earlier.
I can't tell from the video that anything more than a foot deep flow is going over the top - if you can read a deeper flow into the images, then you are clearly more skilled than I am.
I agree completely, if the levee is earthen with no hard covering, it is stupid to refer to what is happening as "overtopping and no structural change yet," which is precisely what the Corp of Engineers called it.
Our local PBS affiliate has a banner across the tv screen urging ALL evacuees headed towards Bryan/College Station to continue on to Waco and/or Nacogdoches as all the shelters are closed to out-of-town evacuees.
Hang up and drive
Thank you for the update. Have been thinking about you today. Take care, and check in when you can.
As long as the pic is under 50k,....
Bastardi sucks...boycott Accu-Weather (the anti-NWS company)
The pressies will now b!tch and moan because Houston and Galveston did not get leveled. Mark my words, "overreaction" will be the buzzword. I will take bets on the day and hour. I am saying Sunday afternoon, in time to make the Monday newscycle.
you mean it is still all going north?
Stephanie Abrams. Why God invented TiVO. (just kiding)
No, Congressman - my ex-wife is a b*tch. Nature is a mother.
"Make lemonade with the water you plan to drink. You'll never know about the Chlorine."
I've never tried it, but I read somewhere that if ya blow air through the water (like with a straw) it drives off the free chlorine and cuts the taste.
Boiling the chlorinated -bleached - water does work, though.
YMMV
12:19 P.M. - Grand Isle Mayor David Camardelle: There is a 200-foot levee breach and many areas have three feet of water. Winds are gusting to 80 miles per hour.
Does anyone have the words to that funny song about Dr. Neil Frank? MrBea , the dog and I evacuated Texas . We left early to avoid gridlock. Praying for all in path of this monster.
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