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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
Last year a developer had a sub-division called "Twelve Oaks." In the span of 15 minutes it was Nine Oaks. This happened during Jeanne.
Major bumpus.
The whole world has seen the stark difference.
Just reported the water infrastructure of the hospital is "breathing" almost to the point of splasing up in the toilets - this is on the 5th floor of the hospital.
Hey Quit sending subliminal messages...
Your post gave me an incredible urge to check out your home page. LOL
Anyone heard anything about that casino barge.
After the miss coast and now lake charles the casino industry is going to be hurting. I'm sure McPain will go after the casino industry.
No wish I hadn't turned it off!
Oh well - need to sleep now - been fun freeping with you guys! Prayers for all who have loved ones in harms way.
buenas noches
D'oh. Looks like we flooded your server in any case.
Buoy Station SRST2 - Sabine, TX
Conditions at SRST2 as of
(2:00 am CDT)
0700 GMT on 09/24/2005
Wind Direction (WDIR): N ( 350 deg true )
Wind Speed (WSPD): 71 kts
Wind Gust (GST): 86 kts
Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 28.23 in
Pressure Tendency (PTDY): -0.63 in ( Falling Rapidly )
Air Temperature (ATMP): 74.5 °F
Hm. Now that you mention it, I do believe that he forgot to have that put in the plans when they were drawing up this latest version. Can't imagine how he forgot to include that... \sarc
I know I am late with this, but...that's an amazing pix.
No kidding...
Oh yeah, I've seen oak trees get laid down by 60 MPH straight line winds in the summer, especially if the ground is saturated with moisture, like a sponge.
This storm has changed course to the west about 20 degrees in the last hour. Houston ain't out of the woods yet.
BurbankKarl (monitoring ham radio) just said that part of the Lake Charles Airport Terminal has collapsed.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1490378/posts?page=1745#1745
Roof problems reported on hospital. Part of the roof is collapsing in a separate part of the hospital - St. Patrick's hospital.
I've seen that highway many times, but I've never seen it like that.
They were just repeating what they heard on TV. I hear some birds can do that too.
I know I am late with this, but...that's an amazing pix.
Taken during Rush Hour . :)
Part of the roof has collapsed at St. Patrick's hospital where KPLC is broadcasting from....
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