Barges are piled up against a railroad bridge in Lake Charles, La., after Hurricane Rita pushed ashore Saturday.
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.
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| 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
What was so stunning about the Canyon Lake wasn't a failure of the dam - but the spillway "doing what it was supposed to do".
I supposed though without the spillway it would have been much worse.
According to Harris County Judge and Houston Mayor, it was a wind event that created the problem at Lake Livingston.
Yes. I saw your earlier post. Fort Polk radar is down.
I believe you are thinking of the Grand Teton Dam in Rexburg Idaho...
http://westjuneau.com/tetondam/
I believe that around 60 people died in the ensuing catastrophe.
north and NE winds may have blown the water towards the dam..the lakes mini surge like thing
High wind warning
National weather service fort worth tx
541 pm cdt sat sep 24 2005
Txz093-094-104-119-120-250100-
Collin-dallas-fannin-grayson-rockwall-
Including the cities of...addison...allen...balch springs...bonham...
Carrollton...cedar hill...cockrell hill...coppell...dallas...
Denison...desoto...duncanville...farmers branch...frisco...garland...
Highland park...hutchins...irving...lancaster...mckinney...
Mesquite...plano...richardson...rockwall...rowlett...sachse...
Seagoville...sherman...university park...whitesboro and wylie
541 pm cdt sat sep 24 2005
...high wind warning in effect until 800 pm cdt...
The national weather service in fort worth has issued a high wind
Warning for collin...grayson...fannin...dallas and rockwall
Counties. Wind gusts will increase over the next couple of
Hours...as rain approaches the region from the east.
Strong wind gusts...associated with dissipating tropical rain
Showers...were occurring across parts of the warning area at 540 pm.
Strong...potentially damaging winds from the northeast...up to 60
Mph...can be expected across the warning area through 800 pm.
A high wind warning means that damaging wind gusts from 40 to 60
Mph...are likely. If you are in the warning area. Motorists should
Exercise extreme caution.
$$
65/dd
But ya gotta admit she looks a lot cuter without her studio makeup....especially with the wind blowing through them thar golden locks...
The best thing about Canyon Dam is that now we know where the water will go if it goes over the spillway again.
That was quite a day around here at least we had time to move people out down stream.
On KHOU TV now: Residents of Galveston can return 6 AM Sunday morning. Announced lack of services, boil water orders. Garbage pickup schedule resumes Tuesday!
I believe you are thinking of the Grand Teton Dam in Rexburg Idaho...
http://westjuneau.com/tetondam/
I believe that around 60 people died in the ensuing catastrophe.
Barges are piled up against a railroad bridge in Lake Charles, La., after Hurricane Rita pushed ashore Saturday.
A semi-truck sits stopped on the I-10 bridge in Lake Charles, La., after Hurricane Rita pushed ashore Saturday.
That picture is from Laffite? That's weird..looked at it on a map..it's near a lake..Bayou Du Lac..but hard to figure where the water came from. (Unless the reporter made an error?)
I have not had contact with him, any folks in the area know whats going on up in Tyler. Luckily it looks like Rita will move east and not stall over Tyler like first predicted--just the same weather dot com calls for thunderstorms all day today, but no rain amounts...so any word would be helpful from you Tyler Tx folks out there...
well at least the puppies can enjoy that stick the head out the car window breeze even when they're not moving
That little old lady Mayor of Galveston has more sense than any of the LA officials.
True story? Not a friend of a friend type internet myth? If so then someone does need to deal with fema bureaucracy
No, but it will give the corrupt local turd wurld gubermint some to play favorites with, and rebuild the welfare dependency their constituents are led to believe they so direly need.
As for your friend, he's lucky he got paid. That's definitely a show me da money proposition to sink that kind of overhead before payday.
Yike.
Can you tell me anything about the traffic on I-10 coming from San Antonio?
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