The sky should be black, but I grabbed this pic just as a transformer was exploding.
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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
I almost can't wait to see how the libs spin this -- went to an underground bunker to escape the 100,000 kooks rally in DC tomorrow.
Heck no, there wasn't a failure. They moved out 1.7? million people? Orderly, without violence, in a relatively short time.
On Fox the weather guy said the southern eye wall was mostly gone. That sounds like good news--right?
KPLC: Large "thump" - anchors looking around very nervously . . .
Yep, Spkry, I am trying to get numb enough not to think about that either...
How did we get so oblivious? And, PLEASE tell me how to get our grown and flown kids to figure out which wat the "wind is blowing"? I am truly getting scared for them.
5 million people, 72 hours, on roads that on their best day were designed to take 200,000 cars PER DAY (number from TxDOT).
I defy anyone to do better in the next 10 years. If ever.
Sure, a lot of things could have gone better. That's life - plans *never* survive first contact with either the enemy or reality intact. We have to look and see if the goal was accomplished in the end, and that's all that matters.
We got everyone out who wanted to go. Nobody was left behind to die that wanted to leave.
No in -- outside surrounded by.
I will leave my travelling humidor filled with Padron cigars in the Bronco, if that will ease your mind. 8-)
Well I never said she looked like Kate Moss *L*
I love that show, but I can't figure out how they managed FTL travel, but still use dot matrix printers.
Still reporting on an inner eye wall per NWS and local broadcasters.
We laid in a stock of booze too.
If I have to drink all this water I am going to mix it with something!
I was cool with the advice to drink a gallon a day until I found out that they meant water!
The sky should be black, but I grabbed this pic just as a transformer was exploding.
They already proved they don't have brains... they'll soon find out why not Texas!
When you actually USE your city and state resources you can accomplish a lot.
Nope. Not I! I've got coffee! :)
Y'all stay safe. Your whole family sense of duty and pride reflects well upon all Texans and Americans.
He was so hunkered down to stay out of the way of flying glass that there wasn't much he could report.
I watched Galactica tonight. My cable was out last week, so I need to find summaries for last week's Galactica and SG1.
Same here in Dallas except it was a weird bright green glow.
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