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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
Remember "how long" it took the administration to have troops on the scene in Katrina (3 1/2 days) ? My guess is, it will take just about as long in the wake of Rita.
Those were Airsofts?
Don't they realize they could have put an eye out??
Wait till their father gets home!
pray for comfort, bail for effect
Did you just change you tag line? LOL!
I know the cat made a "stinky" by the window!
---Kimchi is Korean fermented cabbage and my husband says it stinks to high heaven and it smells absolutely toxic.---
In Korea, in the fall, the sidewalks are covered with drying red peppers used in making winter kimchi. They mix it up with cabbage and garlic and what not and put it in huge jars up on the roof to ferment. You eat the stuff all winter. By the time you hit the bottom of the jar in May the smell can knock you down. It's served cold, but good winter kimchi is hot enough to warm your stomach. People can smell you coming a long way off. There's nothing quite like the smell of kimchi. If a cat fell into the jar and died you wouldn't know it until you found the bones.
I like kimchi. :^)
Yes, but if you can get past the smell, it is delicious (and hot)!!!
On this thread, yeah. :-)
It freakin' stinks. Hangs at the back of ones throat.
Oh very creepy! Thanks for the link. I had to mute the creepy music, though. Husband is still at work and I am a CHICKEN!
If you see Shep fly by, let us know.
It's water temps that do it. As the surface cools, it eventually becomes colder than the bottom of the lake, and because colder water is more dense than warm water, it sinks.
I'll bite, what?
We lived in Baton Rouge for a short time and as best as I can remember, it is a bayou type smell. We also have family in Beaumont and that whole section of Texas and Louisiana has a different smell. It's a lot like that.
Yeah, that thing does seem to catch fire on a regular basis, doesn't it? It's in the wrong direction for that to be it for me - I'm in Richardson near the 635/75 interchange (High Five).
Do you have this link?
http://www.weatherserver.net/ritavideotexas.htm
Works for me.
Does your cat leave his kills on the doorstep or in the bushes?
There is a logical explanation.
Thank you...for your post...
and I noticed someone else posted information about the owner of the bus...who might be the REAL culprit ultimately...
Although, my goodness, doesn't it sound like the mechanic also made a mistake...
The facts though are these poor people died..and we KNOW the driver helped some of them live...enough said, right now.
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