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| 09-21-05
| the heavy equipment guy
Posted on 09/21/2005 11:48:48 AM PDT by backhoe
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posted on
09/21/2005 5:01:24 PM PDT
by
backhoe
To: All
898 mb per foxnews just now...number 3 of all (recorded) time. oy. There have been
22 Category 5 hurricanes in the Atlantic since records began in 1886.
172 posted on
09/21/2005 8:04:23 PM EDT
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posted on
09/21/2005 5:11:08 PM PDT
by
backhoe
To: All
Thanks for the link. FR is on top of it, as usual.
Here is the toy you are looking for. High is Sat AM around 7, low SAT 7 PM.
My hubby said one of his people called in, it took them five hours to get from Houston to The Woodlands... I just spent the last five hours out in it. Here are my observations:
All freeways are jammed and bumper-to-bumper, like the very worst of rush-hour, except that it doesn't end, not even in the middle of the night, and *all* sections of freeway are that bad, including the parts that are normally still pretty clear during normal rush-hours. The only exception are lanes heading *towards* the coast, which are about as empty as they can be -- I made record time heading down towards the NASA are. It's getting *back* that was grueling.
The feeder roads are actually better than the freeways most of the time, and at times can zip along pretty quickly, up to 50mph.
Just a block or two off the freeways, the surface roads ARE CLEAR SAILING. I found this to be consistently true all over town. If you know your way around town, AVOID THE FREEWAYS and drive the surface streets. You'll make *much* better time, even taking into consideration the traffic lights and lower speed limits. Not only are the evacuees all on the freeways and not on the surface streets, but the regular city traffic isn't out as usual either, since the whole city is battening down the hatches.
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posted on
09/22/2005 12:26:27 AM PDT
by
backhoe
To: All
FNC just said 175 mph SUSTAINED winds.
Lord have mercy.
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posted on
09/22/2005 1:21:30 AM PDT
by
backhoe
To: All
I noticed several hours ago that Rita took a more abrupt turn to the northwest than the forecast track would indicate. More importantly, you can check out several of the
leading models here, and they are in fact now veering toward the TX-LA border.
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posted on
09/22/2005 2:21:11 AM PDT
by
backhoe
(Just an old Keyboard Cowboy, ridin' the trakball into the Dawn of Information...)
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ALL the latest models are now showing the Sabine Pass area, the Tx La border. The strom has started it's turn earlier than anticipated and is now moving WNW.
Bad bad news for New Orleans.
Speaking of boarding up, did you see the
plylox window clips mentioned on another thread? I'm planning to check those out for the patio doors.
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posted on
09/22/2005 2:47:45 AM PDT
by
backhoe
(Just an old Keyboard Cowboy, ridin' the trakball into the Dawn of Information...)
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IF ALL THIS WASN/T ENOUGH...GFS80 HAS CONTINUED TO SHOW A REBUILDING RIDGE ALL AROUND WEAKENING RITA...SO MUCH THAT RITA COULD ROTATE AROUND PARTS OF N E AND S TEXAS FOR SEVERAL DAYS.
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posted on
09/22/2005 2:56:03 AM PDT
by
backhoe
(Just an old Keyboard Cowboy, ridin' the trakball into the Dawn of Information...)
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Emergency routes Evacuation Map for Southwest Louisiana
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posted on
09/22/2005 3:10:16 AM PDT
by
backhoe
(Just an old Keyboard Cowboy, ridin' the trakball into the Dawn of Information...)
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posted on
09/22/2005 3:22:27 AM PDT
by
backhoe
(Just an old Keyboard Cowboy, ridin' the trakball into the Dawn of Information...)
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posted on
09/22/2005 3:52:16 AM PDT
by
backhoe
(Just an old Keyboard Cowboy, ridin' the trakball into the Dawn of Information...)
To: backhoe
Thanks, backhoe! Again! :)
Hadn't seen that map of the rig locations before. Wow.
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posted on
09/22/2005 3:57:45 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
(Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
To: mewzilla
Hi, mewzilla- thanks for stopping by!
Hadn't seen that map of the rig locations before. Wow.
Yes, I wish I could find mhking's "Just Damn!" banner- it really can't get much worse.
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posted on
09/22/2005 4:02:02 AM PDT
by
backhoe
(Just an old Keyboard Cowboy, ridin' the trakball into the Dawn of Information...)
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Someone on a previous thread commented on how this was a hundred mile wide tornado. That's not so far off base.
This is the Fujita scale;
Zero (F0) Weak 40-72 mph
One (F1) Weak 73-112 mph
Two (F2) Strong 113-157 mph
Three (F3) Strong 158-206 mph
Four (F4) Violent 207-260 mph
Five (F5) Violent 260-318 mph
This storm is equivalent to an F3 tornado.
I hope people are listening THIS time.
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posted on
09/22/2005 6:25:17 AM PDT
by
backhoe
(Just an old Keyboard Cowboy, ridin' the trakball into the Dawn of Information...)
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Tropical Watch and NHC Models for Google Earth - contains 4 NHC storm forecast models, 3 updated satellite images, and a ton of analytical diagrams overlayed on Google Earth.
US High-res National Radar from NSSL/U.ofOkla. National high-resolution (1 km) radar reflectivity mosaic, updated once every two minutes. Note that there are no radar sites in the middle of the gulf, so until the storm nears land and the sites that are there, you won't see much on this radar.
Here's a composite I just did which combines both of the dynamic data layers listed above and overlays them on Google Earth.
1,610 posted on
09/22/2005 2:59:01 PM EDT by
Spiff
Oil Prices Surge as Hurricane Rita Nears -- did you see the nat gas prices? $12.81 at last check. No wonder why the envirowhackos want all power to be natural gas; then there will be rolling blackouts from supply disruptions.
Thoughts on Expediting Houston Evacuations -- Why doesn't some level of government (or even private) offer roadside interstate refueling?
Make a mobile 4 to 8 pump system that connects to a fuel semi and park it at a rest stop or on the shoulder and let people fill their tanks without leaving the highway ...
Fox news has reported that the military is using gas tank trucks in designating areas along the highway for folks who run out of gas...don't ask me how they'll do it! That's what the reporter said! Military type gas tank trucks, like the ones used in Iraq
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posted on
09/22/2005 12:17:19 PM PDT
by
backhoe
(Just an old Keyboard Cowboy, ridin' the trakball into the Dawn of Information...)
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After this hurricane season and the paucity of gasoline supplies, any liberal envionmentalists who whine about drilling in ANWAR should be required by law to WALK wherever they have to go.
To: onyx; All
Update:
Galveston roads are almost completely empty. Hwy 146 (freeway on the west border of Galveston Bay) is also empty all the way up to at least Baytown. I-45 gulf freeway is nearly empty all the way up from Galveston to almost Loop 610(a few miles southeast of downtown.) Southwest freeway nearly empty at Beltway 8 on the west side of Houston.
Still stacked up on all the freeways to the west and north, but traffic has begun moving faster in the last hour or two. Outbound side roads out those directions also clogged, but the rear of the backup is advancing north and west. Keep in mind, the evac plan wasn't designed for a 100% evac of the metro, just 100% of the lowlying areas. Those in suitable buildings 60 miles or more inland might be ok staying. La Porte officials believe 80% of town has evacuated.
I-45 contraflow open, I-10 soon to open, Hwy 290 still not open because bottlenecks in Giddings and Brenham are not yet cleared. Some pissant counties out to the west don't have their act together and haven't been able to implement their portions of the statewide evac plans. Huge backup in Fulshear because the lights are on their normal cycle and the town police can't be bothered to direct traffic. Guess he's too busy "Blocking the bridge"?
Biggest unforseen headache seems to be the shutdown of nearly all gas stations. Since the evac plans didn't anticipate a full evacuation of the metro, it appears they weren't treated as essential services. Rolling gas resupply fleet was part of the plan, but it may not be enough. Wonder if officials will commandeer closed gas stations that still have inventory. Let the Libertarians bitch all they want about that. Those stranded who don't get gas will be taken to shelters. Still nearly 36 hours of evacuation time left.
According to Channel 11 in Houston, IF the current track holds Conroe could be looking at 75 mph sustained winds, hurricane winds maybe as far west as Sealy. Baytown could see 90-100mph, downtown Houston 75-90mph. 1 in 4 pine trees could be blown down in the metro.
Some possible suggestions:
Head southwest along the coast and turn north or west. In fact Harlingen/Brownsville, Laredo, (and maybe even Corpus depending on what happens the next 12-24 hours) might be the best place to head to. You can always sleep in your car, but a lot easier to do so without hurricane winds.
If you must evac using I-45, 290, I-10, etc., perhaps wait a few more hours and see if the lines start to lessen. If you are stuck in traffic(congrats on being online in your car!) towards the rear of the backup and starting to run low on gas, pull over for a few hours to conserve gas and let the backup drain down. Things will most likely start moving faster over the next few hours as contraflow takes its effect and others have been scared off from trying to get in line to get out.
But remember, a direct hit on Galveston is still about the highest possibility, at 24% (chance of a landfall within 50 miles either way.) Port Arthur is at 21%, Corpus at 19%, and New Orleans still at 16%. The models are still divergent, so there is NO guarantee that the track will continue to move east, and may at some point move west again. There are 2 different highs affecting this track, and the solid ridge is going to break at some point.
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posted on
09/22/2005 1:00:30 PM PDT
by
backhoe
(Just an old Keyboard Cowboy, ridin' the trakball into the Dawn of Information...)
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posted on
09/22/2005 1:17:18 PM PDT
by
backhoe
(Just an old Keyboard Cowboy, ridin' the trakball into the Dawn of Information...)
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posted on
09/22/2005 4:50:53 PM PDT
by
backhoe
(Just an old Keyboard Cowboy, ridin' the trackball into the Sunset...)
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Of course. The contraflow cleared out the jams in three hours.
But the media have their story, and they'll pimp it even as people are driving out of Houston at the posted speed limits.
Rita evacuation turns into traffic nightmare --
Lots of macro and micro lessons to be learnedNo kidding.
So far:
1. Gun ownership - vital
2. Survival basics for at least a week should be on hand
3. The government can not protect you and your family
4. Band together with like-minded individuals and watch each other's back
5. Have alternate escape routes from large metropolitan areas pre-mapped so you're not killed with the cattle during the coming dirty nuke/bio-strike
NRA files suit to stop firearms seizures in New Orleans
British scientist criticises US climate "loonies" -- this so-called scientist has nothing to say on the sharp DECREASE in hurricanes over the past 70 years...
Water going over Seawall Avenue in Galveston - already
1,568 posted on
09/23/2005 2:41:04 AM EDT
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posted on
09/23/2005 1:34:08 AM PDT
by
backhoe
(Just an old Keyboard Cowboy, ridin' the trackball into the Sunset...)
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FNC Alert
Water gushing into NO's 9th ward
1,993 posted on
09/23/2005 9:08:21 AM EDT by
Mo1
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posted on
09/23/2005 6:14:45 AM PDT
by
backhoe
(Just an old Keyboard Cowboy, ridin' the trackball into the Sunset...)
To: All
The wind's picking up here now, even though she's been downgraded to CAT III. This is the latest
NOAA photo.
Frankly, all this coverage of watching New Orleans flood again is making me, and I'm sure lot of other people, even more convinced that the rebuilding of New Orleans cannot happen in anything close to the same way it was before.
Well, here's a photo of what's going on with the levee:
Looks like it's well on the way to becoming a breach.
Image #1
Image #2
301 posted on
09/23/2005 2:18:06 PM EDT by
GRRRRR
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posted on
09/23/2005 12:16:02 PM PDT
by
backhoe
(Just an old Keyboard Cowboy, ridin' the trackball into the Sunset...)
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