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
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

[Eaker]

Wow.

Cool rant!

[alarm rider]

JERRY, it's not pronounced "sabane", it's SA BEAN, for crimein italy. Jeeze.

[tcrlaf]

He said that when the water started to come OVER the sea wall, they had an hout to get to high ground....

That's assuming no downed power lines, fallen trees, or armed looters!

[humblegunner]

Bag this, the stinkin' looters must be lost.

I'm thinkin' about going hunting.

[floriduh voter]

CNN imo bought Fox's Chaundra Levy music for the hurricanes.

[TheMom]

Ditto to what Eaker said.

[NautiNurse]

If you have the links, send them to my attention.

[Ken H]

For those with XM satellie radio, there is a dedicated channel for Houston traffic & weather- XM 226.

[RummyChick]

My color is off on my TV but he doesn't look bad for a guy in his 60s with no makeup ..or little makeup. He will be in his glory. It will be interesting to see if Shep tries to outdo him or if he weenies out.

[cake_crumb]

"Those MSM bums won't give credit to anybody if it won't advance their lefty, Bush-hating agenda. Disgraceful!"

Yep, exactly.

[A Citizen Reporter]

I just happened to be reading your last post about Geraldo's leaning into the wind, when he came back up live, and just at THAT precise second was "blown" off his feet!

[LA Woman3]

You do not have to immediately tag looters. They are considered same as roadkill. You just have to notify Texas Parks and Wildlife before the carcass is disposed of.


Do you have to place a Lone Star Beer in their hand??

[meyer]

As for a federal takeover, the left was hysterical that President Bush didn't break federal law and illegally send American troops into LA to begin with (it was for the children)...so why not?

I'd venture to say that the DNC tried to trap Bush into doing just that - violating Posse Comatitis. They probably had the impeachment papers drawn up already.

[Revel]

"Do you mean KPLC"

I don't think so. The link is at the beginning of the thread and it says KPRC. I know it was channel 2 in Houston. I was listening to it yesterday.

[VirginiaMom]

Absolutely OUTSTANDING rant!!!!!!

[Sender]

Geraldo won't be fully in his glory until he has some scene of misery or devastation to stir his emotions...I always think of that broadcast of the Hindenburg, 'Oh, the humanity!'

[LibertyRocks]

Ahhh... that makes sense then. Knew I should've looked back at the links! (o:

[TX Bluebonnet]

Can we vote Louisianna "off the island". I think Puerto Rico would make a better state than LA.

[Frank_2001]

First his mind, then his balance...;)