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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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Three Day Forecast Track
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Forecast Models
Buoy Data Western Gulf of Mexico
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Streaming Video: (coverage may be intermittent)
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Additional Resources:
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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 couldn't watch. Louisiana politicians are literally making me physically ill.
That's hilarious! Now, we know what the problems in LA were. She consulted the hurricane!
She's asking for pay for Fire, Police, etc?
Cool!
Our CA guys & gals who went over there will be reimbursed!
YOU GO BLANKO!!!
Nobody is watching her.
Anyway, most of those people she's talking about have decided that Texas is their new home.
Uh, does a car going a hundred and thirty miles an hour suddenly stop if it runs out of gas? No Cat 3 storm falls apart immediately upon landfall. Heck, Katrina came ashore in Florida as a Cat 1, and she tracked all across Miami-Dade County from northeast to southwest without losing one single mph.
(Semi-off-topic)
Is it just me, or does it seem that FNC is kinda floundering and falling apart this afternoon?
I've never seen so many missed cues, "dead air", or side/overtalk from the anchors.
Do some research on the Eaker family and then ask the Admins to delete your post.
We haven't been here just a few months.
Don't sweat it, not a mistake.
its just part of the LA shakedown of the federal government. and I am sad to say, they will likely get everything they want.
Would have been nice if she listened to Katrina and bugged out NO as they have the Texas coast.
Great pic!
Next the Internet Know-Nothing Nannies will be after you!
Yes I read 'well-regulated' as meaning trained, equipped and ready. Slobs with no plan are not 'well-regulated'.
Come on and give the guy a break. His kids made it to be this age so they must not be stupid. These are the kind of people you are going to be thankful for someday when they save our butts.
She used up all her National Guard largess.
Jeanne Meserve.
Actually it means "guys that are well prepared and equipped". During the Revolutionary War and the times directly preceding it, sometimes people turned out for militia muster without all the equipment needed and sometimes without a musket or other similarly critical kit.
Unless you're prepared to use it.
Is that a new pup?
PS: What's up with the violin case? There better be an MP-5 in there.
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