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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.
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| 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 glad you are prepared....
I was just thinking that it is about time for Shephard Smith to come on TV and say "Whew, Rita is down to a cat. 3, we dodged another bullet!"
LOL---seriesly, though, I wondered when I saw that it had gone down to a Cat 3, if this is going to turn out to be "much ado about nothing"....but how is one to know??
Also, Janice Dean just said that the hurricane has slowed down, and the eye isn't as distinct...BUT, it could revamp up by it hits tomorrow...
What do ya'll think?
You mean that stupid reporter's name is actually Bastardi? Just take off the i and there you have it!
Maybe there's something wrong with my thinking. (And I'm sure some freeper will come right along to tell me).
But it seems to me that New Orleans can't suffer much more water damage than it's already suffered. And there's basically no one there so loss of life isn't a concern.
Frankly, all this coverage of watching New Orleans flood again is making me, and I'm sure lot of other people, even more convinced that the rebuilding of New Orleans cannot happen in anything close to the same way it was before.
BTW--hurts that NO is getting re-flooded, but on the bright side, maybe it will destroy all that loot those corrupt cops stole!
Saw a few of them here the other day. Didn't realize it was that time of the year again. Fortunately, we don't have too many of them on the coast. Five miles inland is a whole different story. They can do a job on car paint.
We have a similar name for them...'Little F^@#er Bugs'
They make quite a satisfying crunch when you step on them...
You are not the only one.
Sending prayers...
I hope you all stay safe and that those poor people stuck on the roads find somewhere safer and better to take shelter than their cars!
Your right. Days ago Dr. Frank talked of the wobbling the hurricane might do to the east, and he knows it could wobble back.
Don't think there's anything wrong with that. There's about nobody there, it's already been destroyed, and there's very little more that Rita could do to the place.
Well- we know they aren't real keen on any good news--especially Good News!
Yesterday, at lunch, I told a colleague that my "internal personal computer modeling" had Rita striking land just a bit to the East of the TX/LA border. If this continues, he's going to be afraid of me - believing that I'm psychic...
The front of your car is the only "natural" enemy the love bug has.
Especially bad for oil/gas?
Houston likely more at risk?
Thanks for the report. Im praying everyone will stay calm and patient.
Last week I read on FR that in Iraq gas costs five (5) cents per gallon.
What's even worse is how they root for high death counts both in Iraq and in the hurricanes. They are truly despicable people. If the media wants a high death count maybe these could find a hotel near the beach where the next Cat 4-5 hurricane will make landfall.
If this turns out to be true as well, you just may be!
She went down as fast as she went up....
I'll pitch a tent for them. :)
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