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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
How did she ever get elected; I saw her the other day and she literally cannot read words off a piece of paper with anything close to a sincerity that would instill confidence in people.
One good thing though, at least we've been spared the drivel from that charlatan Landreiu.
Fishy would be amines, metallic.... I'm thinking it is (and this is a stretch) turned up water from New Orleans. The winds are coming out of that direction.
That was in very poor taste.
I see from your short posting history, you're mostly a lurker who likes to stir up trouble now and then.
People's lives and livelihoods are on the line here.
My advice, stick to lurking.
That's good, because I don't think LA can survive much more of her. Or her sidekick, but that's another matter. (I know they hate each other, but they're still two of a kind)
Very, very bad news.
"I got the KPLC feed up now."
Kool.
Gee...If I walk away from this thread for 5 minutes it is imposible to catch back up.
I do too. I was thinking the same thing. It was so fun.
That's cool, thanks for the info. I hesitated to put you and oceanview in the To: line for my post because I didn't want to accuse you or the other poster of anything, it just raised my radar so to speak.
I personally think the guys at DOT could be more at fault than the driver if they were helping him fix it. After all, I think most bus companies send out repair crews when something like this happens, and the driver is just a driver, ya know?
I'm not posting any more threads because you don't send me flowers anymore...
Earlier Shep was interviewing some local guy, and shep was wavering in the wind while the other guy just stood there. At one point the other guy had to hold Shep up. The other guy was bigger and broader than Shep, but also seemed a little better at the whole balance thing.
PLEASE tell me that some microphoned idiot has gotten whacked by a piece of debris!
Our Golden just stands there looking to the northeast and sniffing the wind.
What does that mean?
Where are you? I'm between Mesquite and Terrell off I-20. Definite strange smell in the air. I thought it was the paper factory out on 80, but nothing on the scanner about it being on fire....again.
Hubby describes it as musty and damp and stinky. lol
Well, it's just so perfectly timed. After somebody gets a warning from the AM.
FoxNews:
David Lee Miller: There is something going on down the street with all the emergency vehicles there, but we don't know what it is.
[psssttt, David...You're a reporter. Isn't it your job to find out what's going on????]
Agreed. I'm back inside for the rest of the night with the AC on - I just went out to run an errand and the smell struck me.
It was *not* there at ~7:30 when I went outside and took those photographs.
I am sorry. Wish I could post more, just don't have time. I'll just watch the thread now.
Shaun
ZCZC MIATCEAT3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM HURRICANE RITA TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 PM CDT FRI SEP 23 2005 AT 11 PM CDT...0400Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE RITA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 93.4 WEST...OR ABOUT 50 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF SABINE PASS ALONG THE COAST AT THE BORDER BETWEEN TEXAS AND LOUISIANA. FORECASTER KNABB/BEVEN $$
I hope the midnight and 2 am advisories aren't this late.
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