Hurricane Rita Live Thread, Part VII

NHC - NOAA ^ | 23 September 2005 | NHC - NOAA

[mystery-ak]

Yeah, Mike survived 15mos in Iraq only to meet the same resistance in NO....unbelieveable

[jeffers]

I wish. Those gangbangers need to run up on a rifle company sometime. Just once, with TV cameras rolling would send them all a message.

Tattoed idiots won't stand a chance against coordinated fire discipline, heavy weapons, and combat support.

[hoosiermama]

Yelp! bronchitis headed toward pneumonia...and on top of that I've got a sprained left ankle and a broken toe on right foot.....All just slowing me down not stopping the ol gal.

Nancy, wish we could do more for you and Mike than just pray....

[mware]

I suspect Letterman will have tape of him losing all his hats. The last count I had was 5 hats, although at least one was retrieved after it flew off his head.

Any of you Texans that find a FOX News hat, you can make a fortune if you sell it on e-bay.

[jeffers]

What do you want to know about NO?

[newzjunkey]

It tells me we're not that far from anarchy when it comes certain populations in our major cities.

Very disturbing. Oh, and thank a Democrat.

[GRRRRR]

FOX: Lake Charles radar has stopped working.
Rainfall is 6.7 inches per hour...much rain NORTH of New Orleans...about 1 inch per hour for NO.

Storm surge mostly EAST of SABINE...
Tornado warnings for Saint Mary Parish until 0730h.
Much rain all the way to Shreveport,
Rita parking herself over NE Tex, as much as 20 inches of rain likely to come from the sky...

[mystery-ak]

Im sure Mike and is troopers are okay, they seemed to be on top of the situation yesterday...but prayers are appreciated......take care of yourself

[jeffers]

He's a Texan. So many ranchers and oilmen there that all kids have to learn "real" and "tough" growing up, left or right.

[Cvengr]

http://radar.weather.gov/radar/latest/DS.p20-r/si.klch.shtml

[TomGuy]

FoxNews reporting that 2.8 million evacuated in a 500 (sq) mile area of TX/LA.

Amazing.

Yesterday morning, Steve Doocey was reporting that there were no motel rooms available even in Oklahoma (OKC). They were telling people to travel on to Kansas. Those moving north through Arkansas were told to continue on to Memphis.

[mystery-ak]

Mike is at the Naval Air Station in Belle Charles...it had major wind damage with Katrina, but no flooding....Im just worried about wind damage and buildings collasping....

[Alia]

You will never forget reading it. And, you will learn a great many things. NOT boring reading.

[jeffers]

National radar mosaic, for judging the rain footprint:

http://weather.noaa.gov/radar/mosaic/DS.p19r0/ar.us.conus.shtml

[hoosiermama]

Looks like from that radar shot Rita is almost finished with NOLA.

[Peach]

Hopefully you'll get news soon on who they are. Do those hand held Palm Pilot thingies work even when there is no electricity in the area? It would be a great way to get messages.

[jeffers]

Where is Belle Charles?

[mystery-ak]

Mike sent me an e-mail yesterday with his cell phone...I just got it this morning...LOL

[mware]

Looks like from that radar shot Rita is almost finished with NOLA.

Unfortunately I fear certain residence are not finished with her yet.

[SE Mom]

A couple of my son's Army buddies went into NOLA with the Guard- they said beginning Tuesday after Katrina passed they were constantly shot at..luckily -like Mike- they'd been to Iraq and had combat experience.

I read after the Galveston 1900 storm the first couple of looters were SHOT dead. The looting stopped.