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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
lost the KPLC feed....
some things just have to be told up front :)
I don't feel obligated to read every thread. I'd have no time for anything else if I tried!
I don't think there is one person in this country that wants "help" from Blanco.
I posted what I heard and didn't editorialize...
I also said that I heard he saved some of the passengers...
but I am the one that originally posted it...but NOT to bash his ethnicity...
However, the bus lines, GLOBE...I think, is also supposedly in trouble from past problems...and maybe on of them is hiring people that maybe cannot communicate well enough---that when told a brake needs to be fixed...he doesn't understand well enough and doesn't fix it...
Just stuff that the Dallas PD...are questioning tonight..
I report ya'll decide.
Eh, I don't think there's a sulfur component to it. I know what that smells like, and that's not present.
Have you cleaned out your refrigerator lately?
Ok thanks. I thought the knee had already been fixed.
The price of tabasco sauce is going up after this storm.
---It's like a combination of rotting vegetation, stagnant water, and rotting meat.---
Kimchi?
Thanks ya'll. Was a big shock to walk in the house and see that! Can you point me to the story? Don't wanna ask for repeats. Wondering if anybody knows how it started.
A LOT of forecasts went bust on this one, so don't take it personal. The NHC sure isn't :-)
(looking left and then right)
noticably hesitates...
Then looks directly INTO the camera and says NOTHING.
At first I thought is was the folks down the street barbecuing goats & hogs. More like a compost heap that got too wet.
We were supposed to visit Sunbury, PA the day after the storm came through. Sunbury is the only town along the Susquehanna which didn't flood, because it had a rather large flood wall. They also had the world's largest Fabricated Dam, but the hurricane wiped out the million-dollar marina they had installed above it.
Needless to say, we didn't go, because the city was closed (flood gates shut).
Trivia: They were debating pulling down the walls, because they people along the river thought they were ugly, and they hadn't had flood since they started building it.
KRAP!!! KPLC Feed is Gone.
"It's like a combination of rotting vegetation, stagnant water, and rotting meat."
Sounds to me like the water is so rough that it's churning up 30 years worth of gunk from the bottom of the bay. And seeing as smell is the most provoking on the memory cells - you'll be ahead of the game the NEXT time you're in a hurricane!
I wan't thinking as I know the wind would be from the N or NE at this juncture...
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