Hurricane Rita Live Thread, Part VII

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

What happened to the folks who got stuck on freeways leaving town? Did they have to ride it out in their cars?

2,501 posted on 09/24/2005 6:59:14 AM PDT by budwiesest

To: TX Conservative

I have family from the Woodville area. My grandparents lived there. (They are passed away now.) I'm distantly related to lots of people in the area, the Barclays.

If you have any information about Woodville, I'd appreciate it.

I'll say a prayer for your parents.

2,502 posted on 09/24/2005 6:59:53 AM PDT by luckystarmom

To: No Blue States

It came ashore by Holly beach. Here's a radar pic I took right before it came in:

pancake

2,503 posted on 09/24/2005 7:00:09 AM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)

I was just thinking about that; I have a HUGE list I complied with Freeper nicks.

Should I just ping them all to the bottom of the sign in thread?

Or should I post a new thread so they can check in AND tell their storm stories?

What do you think?

2,504 posted on 09/24/2005 7:00:18 AM PDT by Howlin (No, I'm not as nice as NautiNurse. :-))

Woodville Texas mayor said their police department roof blown off. The town was pre-evacuated. Mayor is still stationed in town.

2,505 posted on 09/24/2005 7:00:49 AM PDT by SunnySide (Ephes2:8 ByGraceYou'veBeenSavedThruFaithAGiftOfGodSoNoOneCanBoast)

"What would we EVER do with the MSM?"

Y'all might really enjoy this ~

At dinner last night we met a couple from New Orleans who were evac'ed to Houston because of Katrina and then to Dallas because of Rita. The wife was at work at Charity Hospital when the flooding hit - the husband had tried to get to her but the flooding made it impossible. He went to the Superdome and decided he wanted no part that and decided to try to make it their home. They have two teenage daughters and was worried about them. He ended up in water up to his neck and was pulled to safety by someone in a boat.

His wife was in the group that got rescued by boats, bussed to the airport and flown out to Houston. He got bussed to Houston.

He said they were able to keep in contact with one another via cell phones and all of them, including their daughters plus the wife's elderly mother, were able to finally reunite in Houston. But their home and every thing they owned was completely destroyed....... their home was flooded to the roof top.

The wife had a small handful of family photos in her purse that she always carries to show friends and these few pictures are all she has left. As I looked thru her photos I could lots and lots of family photos in frames on the walls in the background and I could tell that, like me, this woman loved to have pictures of her loved ones all around! My heart just ached for her.

We asked if there was anything we could do to help them and they said they were doing okay, especially since they had all been able to reunite and were all together. The only thing they said really needed was to be able to get down to Reunion Arena here in Dallas to get registered with the Red Cross. So my husband took the husband down there first thing this morning to see if they can get that done.

He just called to say they told the man that no one can help him till Monday. *sigh*

Okay, now that you have that part of the story here is the really enjoyable part - the story of how we encounter these folks from NOLA ~ we were dining in a small semi-private room off the main dining room in a local restaurant (we being my husband, my 95 year old father-in-law, our 94 year old aunt hubby had rescued from Galveston in a 26 hour exodus and my sister-in-law...who tends to be a liberal, but not a foaming at the mouth, rabid one, so tolerable). There were maybe 6 tables in this room total.

In the course of chatting over coffee after dinner someone at our table mentioned had tiresome the news media was and I sort of snapped. I launched into a mini tirade about the MSM which I finished off with a rave about how dishonest the media had been in their coverage New Orleans, just making it up as they went along and how the stupidity of the nagin and the Blanco placed the citizens of LA at risk.

This sort of out burst is a bit out of character for me, but I was I've been steaming about this and I guess I just needed to let it out. When I realized how angry I was and how I had actual raised my voice as I was venting, I immediately felt embarrassed - the room had gone dead quiet - "aw geez", I thought. "Nice going."

As I sheepishly glanced up from our table and looked across the room I saw a man who had turned his chair complete around to look at me as I was speaking. This man was vigorously nodding his head up and down and when he saw that he'd caught my eye he loudly said, "You are soooo right!!! You are absolutely right! We were there and you are soooo right!"

With that the room became like a "family dining room" with one conversation going on amongst everyone there - it was so incredible.

2,506 posted on 09/24/2005 7:00:51 AM PDT by Zacs Mom (Proud wife of a Marine! ... and purveyor of "rampant, unedited dialogue")

Exactly...shoot, we're not quite through with the storm surge coming in.

2,507 posted on 09/24/2005 7:01:03 AM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)

Woodville Texas mayor said their police department roof blown off. The town was pre-evacuated. Mayor is still stationed in town.

2,508 posted on 09/24/2005 7:01:17 AM PDT by SunnySide (Ephes2:8 ByGraceYou'veBeenSavedThruFaithAGiftOfGodSoNoOneCanBoast)

2,509 posted on 09/24/2005 7:01:17 AM PDT by No Blue States (FW)

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Those wanting to preach their sermon's to all the Godless people who suffered can go get a room and face each other for their hypocrisy.

2,510 posted on 09/24/2005 7:02:24 AM PDT by Sally'sConcerns (me - SW Ok, My son and sister @ Hwy 6 & Bellaire in Houston.)

To: Knitting A Conundrum

The eye wasnt very defined at landfall was it?
So La got the majority of the storm surge?

2,511 posted on 09/24/2005 7:02:33 AM PDT by No Blue States (FW)

To: luckystarmom

Hope. Eye went (or maybe is going - I haven't checked lately) over Jasper, and the storm, while strong, isn't as strong as it came in.

2,512 posted on 09/24/2005 7:02:40 AM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)

Yep, I still head out to sit on the patio whenever it rains. Used to have a dog who would sit beside me and bark every time he would hear thunder. Used to get real cockey when the storm (and thunder) started moving away :o)

2,513 posted on 09/24/2005 7:02:46 AM PDT by McGavin999 (We're a First World Country with a Third World Press (Except for Hume & Garrett ))

Mayor McCheese is better than Nagin.

A great political commercial in the offing.

Who would you rather have making hurricane preparations in New Orleans.

2,514 posted on 09/24/2005 7:03:00 AM PDT by Dane ( anyone who believes hillary would do something to stop illegal immigration is believing gibberish)

To: Sally'sConcerns

Local news, only 16 arrested in Houston. (typical night)

2,515 posted on 09/24/2005 7:03:05 AM PDT by No Blue States (FW)

Wonderful news ..praise the Lord!! Am I hearing correctly .... that Rita wasn't the monster predicted overall, or are we awaiting damage and death reports that will be as devastating?

On another note, how pitiful and pathetic that the leader of the greatest country on earth is asked another vicious and STOOOOPID question, to which he humbly replies, "There will be no risk of me getting in the way, I promise you," Bush said.

Thought this might be appropriate for the next time the MSM break their necks to ask the most hateful question:

2,516 posted on 09/24/2005 7:03:37 AM PDT by STARWISE (Able Danger: DISABLED??)

Because that area is close to sea level, the storm didn't actually hit land until it reached Port Arthur TEXAS.

LOL

But I wonder how much damage the storm surge did in areas along the Louisiana coast, in places such as Cameron. Waveland redux?

2,517 posted on 09/24/2005 7:03:47 AM PDT by laz (They can bus 'em to the polls, but they can't bus 'em out of the path of a Cat 5 hurricane.)

I am just getting ready to turn the boob tube on,

I just turned it off:) I fell asleep with the TV on last night, just about the time the eye wall was making landfall. Woke up this morning, listened to 10 minutes of Fox. I was wondering if Geraldo and Shep are still thinking storm chasing is a great way to spend time. But I pretty quickly got annoyed with Greg Kellyl I usually don't mind him but today he was babbling on about how "reporters thought" Bush was overdoing Rita because despite getting briefings he was "on vacation and playing guitar" during Katrina. So I turned to TWC for 10 minutes listened through one round of lets get caught up in Galviston, Sulphur, etc then decided I'd hit the TV wall - time for a little silence.

2,518 posted on 09/24/2005 7:04:23 AM PDT by not_apathetic_anymore

My cynical son is telling me that owners of SUV's get tax breaks ... do you know if that's true?

2,519 posted on 09/24/2005 7:04:45 AM PDT by STARWISE (Able Danger: DISABLED??)

Post a new thread. Ping me and I'll help you keep it bumped until they all sign in. Can you post their nicks in the face of the thread so we can keep track of when they sign in?

2,520 posted on 09/24/2005 7:04:51 AM PDT by McGavin999 (We're a First World Country with a Third World Press (Except for Hume & Garrett ))

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