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

[Double Tap]

Where are you at?

[steveegg]

Shep bugged out of Port Arthur.

Did he leave Jerry behind?

[RDTF]

holy crap!

[RummyChick]

Pronounces it To rhyme with Rhine.

Shep up in Beaumont. His makeup is going to fly away.

[A. Morgan]

LOL

[LA Woman3]

Ask and you shall receive.

http://www.cafepress.com/demstuckstu/

Bumper sticker now, T-shirt in a few.


Thanks for the info....I'm going to e-mail it to all my friends...too bad I won't get any commission! : )

[mware]

Don't blame him for bugging out.

[Heart o Texas Girl]

Do you of any tornados in your area? I have family in Dry Creek and last I heard there was a tornado in Kinder.

[freeperfromnj]

I think they're all crazy. Those surges come in without warning.

[yield 2 the right]

Katrina, Rita, Greta....Silly Sally Sold Seashells At the Seashore...

[kassie]

Sugar Land in Fort Bend County.

[McLynnan]

Just heard him. He's saying Saybine, using a long "i", as in combine. Rolling my eyes. But don't despair, because he's been to Galveston before and he's an authority on Galveston. We can take that to the bank based on his authoritative voice. He also keeps using nautical terms to remind us he's a sailing man.

[RDTF]

his hat is gone and he almost bought it! Geraldo must be so freakin jealous

[mware]

He lost his hat.

He better hope a damn limb doesn't take off his head.

[Spktyr]

Someone get me a hi-res of each and I'll do it.

[Major_Risktaker]

I want
$250 BILLION!

Just federalize the damn state and make Honore the Military Governor. Say it's for emergency purposes. Then arrest all of them.

You maybe right! Let's do the math.

The Louisiana Purchase describes the United States acquisition of more than 529,911,680 acres (2,144,476 km2) of territory from France in 1803 for $15 million (which, if adjusted for inflation, would equal approximately $193 million in 2005).

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$250 BILLION DOLLARS

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[NormsRevenge]

I can't turn away. Shep is just waiting for a flying BMW to smook him upside the head.

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I hope he has
AFLAC. :-}

[Sooner Gal]

"So far this is really anticlimactic"


I, for one, am not disappointed by that fact.

Now praying for those who will bear the brunt of this.

SG

[LucyJo]

We are still waiting to see the direction of it. Wind, rain, and tornadoes are likely, if it comes in our direction. We just have rain in the forecast now, so we're waiting to see.

[silentknight]

As posted above twice...:) The quake was in Mexico