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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
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:
Lake Charles Long Range Radar Still image, with loop link
Houston/Galveston Long Range Radar Still image, with loop link
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
...Conditions deteriorating in southwestern Louisiana and southeastern Texas as dangerous Hurricane Rita approaches...
a Hurricane Warning is in effect from Sargent Texas to Morgan City Louisiana. A Hurricane Warning means that hurricane conditions are expected within the warning area within the next 24 hours. Preparations to protect life and property should have already been completed.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the southeastern coast of Louisiana from east of Morgan City to the mouth of the Pearl River...including metropolitan New Orleans and Lake Pontchartrain ...And from south of Sargent Texas to Port Aransas Texas. A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected within the warning area within the next 24 hours.
For storm information specific to your area...including possible inland watches and warnings...please monitor products issued by your local weather office.
At 8 PM CDT...0100z...the center of Hurricane Rita was located near latitude 28.7 north...longitude 93.0 west or about 85 miles southeast of Sabine Pass along the coast at the border between Texas and Louisiana.
Rita is moving toward the northwest near 11 mph. A gradual turn toward the north-northwest is expected during the next 24 hours. On this track...the core of Hurricane Rita will make landfall along the southwest Louisiana and Upper Texas coasts near daybreak Saturday.
Maximum sustained winds are near 120 mph...195 km/hr...with higher gusts. Rita is a strong category three hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Some fluctuations in intensity are possible before landfall... but Rita is still expected to come ashore as a dangerous category three hurricane.
Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 85 miles... 140 km... from the center...and tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 205 miles...335 km. Hurricane force winds are expected to spread inland as far as 100 miles near the path of Rita.
The estimated minimum central pressure is 931 mb...27.49 inches.
Coastal storm surge flooding of 15 feet above normal tide levels... locally up to 20 feet at head of bays and nearby rivers...with large and dangerous battering waves...can be expected near and to the east of where the center makes landfall. Tides are currently running about 2 feet above normal along the Louisiana...Mississippi and Alabama coasts in the areas affected by Katrina. Tides in those areas will increase to 4 to 6 feet and be accompanied by large waves... and residents there could experience coastal flooding. Large swells generated by Rita will likely affect most portions of the Gulf Coast.
Rita is expected to produce rainfall accumulations of 8 to 12 inches... with isolated maximum amounts of 20 inches over southeastern Texas and southwestern Louisiana as it moves inland. Rainfall amounts of 3 to 5 inches are possible over southeastern Louisiana... including metropolitan New Orleans with isolated heavier amounts possible. Since Rita is forecast to slow down significantly after making landfall...total accumulations locally in excess of 25 inches are possible over the next several days across eastern Texas into western Louisiana.
Isolated tornadoes are possible tonight and Saturday morning over portions of southeastern Texas...southern Louisiana including southern Mississippi and Alabama.
Repeating the 8 PM CDT position...28.7 N... 93.0 W. Movement toward...northwest near 11 mph. Maximum sustained winds...120 mph. Minimum central pressure... 931 mb.
The next advisory will be issued by the National Hurricane Center at 10 PM CDT.
Forecaster Knabb
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I agree. They should be very proud and could serve as a good example to the rest of the so-called professionals I've seen throughout Katrina and now Rita.
KPRC streaming link is down.
Ah, I take it their CG equip is down right now.
Hannity and Dooms just came on, but before Jerry was on with O'Libly.
Sure enough, Jerry was walking out on a pier or bridge.
I plan to have a drink now and try to make it through "drama queen" central.
On a side note, no wonder Jerry can't do the deal with Greta. I have 5 to 1 that Greta would take Jerry out. She's a better man than he could ever be.
LOL!
Good luck, and I do apologize for not stating my complaint more clearly, and for not knowing the history here.
Make a plasma blind
Weather emergencies are always a good time to get rid of old baggage and move on. Any news on what the 'widow' was doing at that time?
I'll join you for that drink. Oh - I call Dooms The Crypt Keeper.
based on how bad she is on radar, my estimate of 115 mph winds may be too high.....may go down to 110 or 105.
There are no stupid comments, just stupid people making comments.
Do you mean KPLC? I've still got good feed coming in - you might want to try re-booting.
They are currently speaking to someone from a Weather Service (sorry didn't get exact name and agency). They are reporting winds bordering on Hurricane strength near the airport in Lake Charles - sorry I don't have more details.
Hm, good idea. I'll have to try that.
Well, pard. Here's to us and those like us, damn few of us left.
Did they have to evacuate thier station? They are obviously not in a studio.
Did you hear about the idiot in the 18 foot sailboat on the lake? CNN was reporting it live about a half hour ago.
So I didn't. I can understand a comment about thanking parents who don't oppose their kids' wishes.
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