Posted on 09/24/2005 9:58:36 AM PDT by Howlin
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:
Hurricane Rita Freeper CHECK IN THREAD
FReeper Sign In Thread (LOCKED) 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 VII
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
Aggie Dad's grandfather's ship was supposed to land in Galveston (he immigrated from Switzerland) but they were diverted to New Orleans instead by a little storm in Galveston...Sept. 1900!
my my! funny how these connections happen...
By the way, my new dishwasher (I had to get rid of the old one, because dry cycle was not working properly and was filling up with mold, and when the mold got to be too much (particularly when it started collecting on the dirty plates), I just had to say enought is enough), is so cool. It has two drawers, which you slide out, each separately operated. And it is so quiet. You can turn it on, and still watch television in the family room which is open to the kitchen, without much problem.
Mine came though when the Galveston area was part of Mexico....That's why we think they entered illegally.
I never figured out whether Nagin was mad because the information was incorrect...or because it came from someone other than himself...
He seemed to act like it was incorrect, but I didn't hear what exactly the other person said that was wrong.
I will say one thing...looking at that Accuweather map that Howlin just put up----if I were him, I would tell everyone to just sit back and not even think of coming back until at least next weekend.---but then again, I have common sense.
Oh man, didn't the runaway bride have Francis the I????
Or was it Grande Baroque?
My best friend in the world has Frances I,,it is a job to polish I imagine. But what a wonderful pattern.
I love those drawer dishwashers. And I have a new one that is so quiet I cannot tell it is on.
Have you seen the drawer refrigerators, separate from the big unit. For veggies, etc. I am dying to have one of them.
No, but my four year old frig has air leaking into the feezer, and icing up. I will have to get rid of it. How annoying. I will check it out.
Chips the rims I guess. Another of Mother's rules. But others have told me the same thing.
I'm sorry that I don't have the facility to make this an unchanging image, instead of this beautiful enhanced IR pic of Rita at landfall --- sorry about that --- perhaps someone will take the trouble to store this beautiful picture on some more permanent website, and provide us all with that link.
Is the drawer below the frig, with the freezer to the left, so it has 3 doors?
My mother in law had Candlelight from Towle and it is sitting in my office waiting to go to my daughter. I have to send some of it off for repair but it is beautiful. And if you got it for 250, you got a good deal!
I don't know what the rules for immigration were that early...that would be sometime in the 1820s or 30s. I was under the impression (but never looked it up) that it was open immigration then.
Thanks. Cool. Nite.
Night, folks. My short sleep has caught up with me and I am now sleep typing...until tomorrow, God willing.
G'Night!
Good Missus Howlin! :O)
No,,the drawer I saw was totally separate from the frig, actually in an island just next to a service sink to scrape veggies, etc. It was a free standing drawer put in cabinetry. It was wider than a regular drawer and not so deep. Stainless. But they come with clear doors.
While you are getting stuff, get a wine cooler, they are wonderful and I am lusting for one.
Yes, but really, shouldn't the hurricane lamps be put up after the hurricane? We are talking an Après hurricane occasion after all.
Seriously, that was a masterful post of yours.
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