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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 noise level in this thread is off the charts!
11:30 PM - The office is receiving numerous phone calls from people who didn't leave before the storm, asking if it's okay to leave now. PLEASE stay sheltered in place at this time...it's far too dangerous outside and on the roads!!
I cant find a source...it was being moved out of the way when the cable snapped...they are tracking it by transponder
WHere are they expected the eye to come on shore now?
As long as it's de-mil'ed,....
Yeah.
Brit.
No. I'm a guy and I like Shep okay. I'm an old radio disc jockey war horse and Shep has one of the best broadcast voices I've ever heard.
Expecting 15-20ft in sabine lake and lake calce... however you spell it.
I need to call it a night. Yall stay safe.
Shep just said 2.7 million evacuated the gulf coast area.
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Even early this morning, they were reporting no motels/hotel room even in Okla (OKC). They were telling people to go on to Kansas; also on to Memphis.
It's Shep LIVE again!!! Woo Hoo!
How does this storm compare to Audrey in 1957? It is going to landfall in almost the exact same place.
Any FReepers in Humble, TX?
A temporary shelter that is serving 400 people who were stranded without gas in the Rita evac is being run just by private people and church members. They served chicken noodle soup for dinner and have oatmeal for breakfast, but need BREAD for lunch tomorrow. Can't use anything like eggs that need to be cooked.
Sorry, I have to keep listening for the location of the shelter--I *think* it's the Humble Civic Center, but not 100% sure. Reporter Cynthia Hunt has been there all day with the evacuees.
What *P's* me off is we taxpayers have poured a bucketfull of money in LA and what did it buy -- casino's, boats, etc... so don't whine about begging for money to fix levees..
Many links to local live streaming local TV stations on this site:
http://www.wral.com/weather/5008193/detail.html
I wondered when we'd hear more from the N.O. area - it's like we've been in a N.O. news blackout tonight, since dark.
--"That's cause we love our ethnic food here. ; )"---
Growing up in Minnesota, pizza was as ethnic as we ever got!
Major Garrett on the good-guy list.
ROFLMAO!
Ouch! That cause me to hurt myself from laughing so hard.
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