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

[Mo1]

LOL .. I'm thinking Shep is regretting volunteering for covering this storm

[johnb838]

There *IS* something satisfying about watching Shep get the crap beat out of him by the wind and the rain.

[blam]

" He said Dauphin Island was flooded and the water here at Mustang and North Padre is up to the dunes. Neither of us are near the storm so I'd say you are quite correct! :)"

I talked to construction workers in the quick-mart yesterday at lunch that had to leave Dauphin Island then because of flooding.

[cake_crumb]

"Here is the answer for the one that can do it! (I can't)"

A high res of WHAT, exactly? The slogan? That's what Photoshop is for (might be able to help you there)

[spectre]

Waiting for Shep to toss the mic down and say "to hell with this!".

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[antivenom]

It's at least a Shepagory 2

THAT has been the BEST line so far tonite!

[Squantos]

Looters are in real trouble if they stumble into range of you Texicans.....

[Howlin]

Only it's not HARD enough, IMO. :-)

[Nexus6]

I wouldn't hold on to a steal pole if I were him...

Don't worry about him, I think Shep might be quite comfortable holding onto steel poles

[RummyChick]

Look at Greta trying to hold on to hers. They act like it is a $5000 hat.

They are desperate to hide their hair.

[hispanarepublicana]

There *IS* something satisfying about watching Shep get the crap beat out of him by the wind and the rain.

Well, I'm out of wine and it's all I've got left......

[Soul Seeker]

ROFL!

Just how many hats does Shep have?

[johnb838]

I believe I heard they've already had snow in the upper elevations. Ahhhh... if only...

[jpsb]

No hunker down at my house blowing like hell here big (huge) waves crashing into marina, tried to go out and have a look around but wind was to strong, rain hurt your face. Water not high no surge, strangely power still on, phone lines working and no trees down yet, think strong winds will be here in a hour or so, will report more if power stays on.

[RoseofTexas]

Bwahaahahha..what the heck is pretty boy thinking...he is trying to describe the rain...ICE PICKS on your face...OMG What fun to see these idiot clowns...MY WHOLE FAMILY ARE LAUGHING AT HIM !!

[RobFromGa]

It's not THAT the wind is blowin'.

It's WHAT the wind is blowin'.

[Flyer]

Eaker: Cool, I am all liquored up and read to roll!

humblegunner: I'm all hammered up and ready to hunt!

I guess TheMom and I will be the ones on call in an hour or so.

[fishntex]

"This is better than JackAss on TV" OMG...I can't stop laughing..LOL!!!!!

This is ripe. What a fool. He said it was stupid for him to be in it earlier but yet he remains. Now he just said that they err on safety. Standing in 50+ mph winds is safe?

[mathluv]

I left West Texas after college - that is when I found out you did not have to wear a head scarf all the time.

[RDTF]

Well...We can say .. It's Rather's fault! These fools think he set the precedence