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Posted on 09/23/2005 8:01:35 PM PDT by NautiNurse
Hurricane Rita landfall is anticipated within the next few hours. Strong winds and heavy rains are battering southern Louisiana and southeastern Texas.
MSM news crews are shouting over the howling winds as they foolishly describe blowing rain, swaying trees, and crashing waves through rain splattered camera lenses. It's a hurricane. We know these things already.
An 18 wheeler rig reportedly overturned on an I-10 bridge. The fate of the truck driver is unknown at this time. Reports of widespread power outages in Lake Charles. KPLC-TV Lake Charles local news has remarkably improvised their reporting from a remote location. They are taking calls from residents, NWS, and public utility representatives, and alerting residents to local conditions.
On the flip side, CNN announced to the world that law enforcement officers had evacuated from Port Arthur TX with the rest of the population. Engraved looter invitations would have been more elegant.
Godspeed to all those in the path of this storm.
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 VI
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
There is a thread here with the video link about the story:
Soldiers Spooked By New Orleans Spirits(Video)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1489545/posts
I remember seeing Cameron directly after Audrey. There was literally NOTHING left. In fact, I didn't know there was a Cameron anymore, till a few years ago. My dad's company had some wells in the area.
Leni
we only ate that once a year at Christmas. It is really easy to swallow.
Tornado warning for Cameron & Cau______ Parishes . . .
red dawn
TORNADO WARNING for Calcasieu and Cameron Parish
Yep that's it I think. Pretty crazy, but may not happen.
Tornado warning for Calcasieu Parish
Hillary, Mel Watt, Joe Biden, Lincoln Chaffee, Jesse Jackson and Gov. Easley--are any of these acceptable for the list?
Re: I wish I was artistic and demented, I would create good old "Loosiana" Voodoo dolls for Blanco,Nagin and Landrieu and stick them on a roof in 100 degree weather.
Make them out of wax, please.
That's damned funny.
eh,just a pet peeve of mine"ethnic"....everyone has an ethnicity...just my 2 cents,and off topic......sorry,im a Carlin fan and a word nerd
No, one was there, the shell is all that was left of the building and standing in front of the building is a black woman with a white thing wrapped around her head and tied on top and a little girl in a white dress and pig tails... I can't tell 100% certain, but I think she is black, too... the woman's dress looks like something from the 1920's more than 1800's to me -- but what is really strange, the building almost looks double exposed where the trees are against the building, but the rest of the tree -- not touching the building -- looks totally normal.
The Rosehall Plantation had quite a reputation, I may find the book I bought on it and re-read it..been years. I think this has all been torn down and turned into a hotel, wonder if the ghosts haunt the hotel?
415 URNT12 KNHC 240453 VORTEX DATA MESSAGE A. 24/04:31:50Z B. 29 deg 07 min N 093 deg 29 min W C. 700 mb 2533 m D. NA kt E. 000 deg 000 nm F. 201 deg 107 kt G. 130 deg 043 nm H. 934 mb I. 10 C/ 3050 m J. 17 C/ 3038 m K. 15 C/ NA L. OPEN ESE M. C30 N. 12345/ 7 O. 0.02 / 2 nm P. AF309 2518A RITA OB 08 MAX FL WIND 117 KT NE QUAD 02:50:20 Z MAX FL TEMP 18 C, 126 / 26NM
- Movement in the last 1 1/2 hours 6 minutes north, 10 minutes west (304 degrees, 10.6 knots/12.2 miles, 7.1 knots/8.1 mph)
- Pressure up 2 mb to 934 mb
One dead in Galveston fire.
I think you said it best.
I've seen "Local Hero" about 20 times as I have also seen Mazurksy's "Tempest" wid John Cassevettes and crew.
Good night RoseofTexas.
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