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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
The problem Republicans have is that they constantly underestimate how low the scum Democrats will go. The answer is: there is no limit.
Lake P drains slow, we saw that after Katrina. I doubt it varies linearly with height though. The Industrial Canal lock amounts to a small "levee breach" and wouldn't raise Lake P much. The spillway is another matter. Anecdotal reports have the spillway locked open, but the only published report says only that "a lock" is open. Still waiting for more info.
You sound like Mary Landrieu. I lived in N.O. for 20 years and I agree with Howlin. I'm sick of this misguided idea that no one is able to criticize the "locals" in Louisiana. The local officials didn't plan for an event everyone knew would happen. Worse they couldn't handle the stress and react properly to a crisis and provide leadership. It is pathetic they couldn't hold it together for 3 days at the Superdome.
Betsy was a miniature version of Katrina. The local officials had 40 years to prepare for Katrina. Where is the 40 years worth of water and food supplies? Where is the evidence of 40 years of planning? Not to be seen. This applies of course not to just the current local officials but all the previous ones. And those hard-headed ones who refused to evacuate have to assume some responsibility, right?
So don't hand us this liberal mindset garbage that just because you are in the Louisiana "group" we can't criticize incompetence by specific Louisiana officials and citizens. Even though I have relocated I belong to that "group" and I have no problem letting the chips fall where they may.
Bradshaw - biggest concern is getting back out to the rigs from Cameron
Good news, Hum -- glad you came through OK. God bless.
yep. A stitch in time might have saved the city but it didn't happen. It was corruption but down deep I think nobody ever thought this would happen. And maybe nobody would have paid for what it would have cost to have made the city up to a big storm. And the construction on those locks, I have a suspicion that was the first domino to go.
Yes, now the areas we haven't heard from are being discovered by the MSM - and it won't be good - the "dirty side" of this storm pounded almost the whole Louisiana coast and all the reporters were on the clean side of the eye - LA coastal areas will have been devastated . . .
Re: SUV tax breaks: Don't you just love the IRS and our present tax system?
Time to end the Income tax. You can not patch it.
I don't care which: FAIR or Flat tax plan we take up... we have to change this pandering system.
Yes. How quickly that ages old "given" has just been lost. Well, not totally - but the default seems "shove 'em off somewhere, when the become a "burden."
90 yr old, blind and somewhat addled F-I-L lives with us. It ain't easy and often inconvenient. But, it helps me to remind my self that it is mere obedience to what I am called to be as a Christian.
Yep, I know exactly what you mean.
also Katirna moved fast and the winds turned NW and then calmed down..so the lake drained faster then it will this time with the constant SSE stonger wind
If you have evidence of incompetence from FEMA, call Senator Lott. He seems to be doing a pretty good job of kicking tails and taking names.
No, what I am specifically talking about are public people, like Steve Forbes, who doesn't know one thing about what's going on, who got on television immediately after the hurricane and started in with the "Bush was slow to respond" canard. He was responding to the television hype on the mess at the Superdome and Convention Center in New Orleans, and by now everyone knows that food and supplies were kept OUT of New Orleans by the governor, who wanted the people to leave town.
I make no apologies for FEMA if they are still screwing things up. That needs to be fixed; I would again suggest you contact either Haley Barbour or Trent Lott.
Some of the models show Rita come around and perhaps re-enter the Gulf of Mexico! It seems almost inconceivable that could happen, but...
3%? Not bloody likely.
http://www.city-journal.org/html/eon_08_31_05ng.html
http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/343324p-292991c.html
http://abc26.trb.com/la-na-money17sep17,0,4083313.story?coll=wgno-home-utility
http://news.usti.net/home/news/cn/?/news.crime.fraud+embezzle/1/wed/cl/Uus-corrupt.Rhju_Fa3.html
Fox reported it a couple of hours ago -- seems like the emergency ops folks wanted to borrow the Fox news crew vehicles to get to the scene. Haven't heard back on Fox yet what they found.
Exactly. We take care of family first, because that is our first duty, then those around us beyond the family. I don't depend on the government to do my duty for me. For me it's a holy obligation that I accept.
I pray and do what I can.
This is how I was raised, how I try to act, and how I have tried to raise my kids.
The nails of Blancos coffin are firmly nailed in and sufficient in my mind.
I'm in Baker La... Electricity went out last night, finally came back on maybe 10 minutes ago. That was a miserable night. hahaha
NO has a city pop of around 500000 I think. So 75000 people is your guess. Seems high.
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