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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 was a report an hour or so ago...crew drove from the hotel in Nassau Beach through Clear Lake and Seabrook...no flooding, just branches down and some wires down. They made it to the Gulf Fwy...
"...This motion should bring the center of Rita onto the coast near Sabine Pass in the next hour or two. After landfall...a gradual turn toward the north-northwest is expected later today..."
Post 1678 (Hurricane Rita Intermediate Advisory Number 26b )
Carol McKinley has said they have been getting rain from the rain bands from the hurricane.
Gen. Honore is great,yes,he's kind of got a Creole version of the Duke's self-confident swagger and no-nonsense attitude.
When I said he's gettin' 'er done, I meant he's taking care of business.
Check my home page for an explanation.
G'nite!
Leventhal is having a difficult time right now... it's really nasty there right now.
Wow I wonder what the storm surge is in Cameron.
NOLA could be in store for an awful day tomorrow - although I'd certainly rather see more flooding there instead of Houston.
http://www.weatherserver.net/hurricanecenter/
click the KPLC feed, singlelink
About an hour ago on FNC they had a live trafficam shot of Houston - and there were trucks/cars on BOTH sides of the highway. I missed the number but it was nuts! I told my husband they must've been convoys of supplies getting to staging areas. I can't imagine anyone waiting until NOW to leave. Or come back. Heh.
Glad to know you're safe!
TWC radar loop - Northern edge of eye is now ashore in Louisiana (they appear to have better clutter filters than the raw image from the NWS)
How will those oak trees stand up if it rains as much as predicted?
I agree,, probably staging supplies and troops sounds more likely,
If this were a CB we would ask them to take it to another channel. :-)
It sounds familiar Carolyn but I don't recall.
We don't leave people behind if we have a choice. It's not just a "good idea" or a motto here, it's the bloody law and a social contract held by responsible citizens.
In Texas, every year a couple of people die of exposure out in the Texas hinterlands because there was nobody around to help them. We take a dim view of people who don't stop and help out when they can.
I remember reading all these posts from people saying that the freeways were going to become deathtraps with thousands stranded on them. Sure, there's a bunch of dead cars there now, but there wasn't *anyone* in them when the storm hit. They conducted bus sweeps right up until the last to make sure we collected everyone. Fellow motorists picked up the stranded, locals in the areas they were passing through brought them gas, water, and food, and everyone, and I mean everyone got out.
To all those people that thought that I-45 was the Texas equivalent of the SuperDome, how do you like your crow cooked?
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