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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
LOL
I am sorry for post #149 but if you are going to be so sterile that we have no opinions that annoy people then we need to talk. I was responding to a lot of people and I, frankly, don't even know what #149 said. Would you please freemail me and tell me? Thank-you
Whoa d00d!
CNN showing pics....huge!!
At least the cnn guy is standing behind something like any normal person would do.
That is one big fire on CNN. The firemen must feel helpless with the wind blowing the way it is and fueling the fire.
I haven't seen coverage of the fire on Galveston on Fox yet...have you seen it they have covered it??
I keep getting my posts deleted so I am going to be nice and hush.
Wow, you are quite the bloody ass aren't you?
Tornado Warning is in effect for Allen Parish in southwest Louisiana until 10:45pm.At 10:06pm, National Weather Service Doppler Radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado 6 miles south of Oakdale, moving west at 35 mph.
The tornado is expected to be near Mittie by 10:25pm, Grant by 10:35pm.
This tornado is wrapped in rain.
I am not sure where this is.... But it may be North of Lake Charles (20 or 30 miles North).
There'll be storm surge, with water in all their houses.
are you serious? that story should get alot of coverage - someone email Tancredo.
I think you will be ok! Prayers don't hurt though....
LOL!
No, Nagin stayed in town. Really, except for the levee breach in an already ruined parish, this is a non-event here. We have some gusty wind and rain, but it's about done now, thank God.
I really don't get all the worry about places that have been 10 ft under water for 2 weeks getting wet again now. There is literally nothing left to lose where this levee gave way. Especially in St. Bernard, where everything is covered in a layer of crude oil. A line burst in the flood. Except for a few trinkets there is nothing left there to recover. Water isn't going to hurt it any worse now.
I have a question re the tornados. Do they spawn on the East side of a hurricane, anywhere near, or is there a pattern?
'This is Shep reporting to you live on top of this here camel . . . . '
Galveston Mayor
three houses burned down....19th and Winnie...Victorian Houses from 1900s
Look at those embers flying!
Greta has a long wait...something like five hours before it gets to Houston. She is really out of the loop tonight, giving wrong info by the bushel.
I bet he won't come to Texas and play.
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