Hurricane Rita due to make landfall in hours.
Movement toward...northwest near 12 mph. Maximum sustained winds...120 mph. Minimum central pressure... 931 mb.
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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
Roger Roger!
Bread crumb ping!
woohooo as fast as Shep's wind surge I am!
Might want to repost that tornado warning for this new thread.
I feel refreshed.
Tornado Warning - Lafayette Parish, LA
Heads up.
TORNADO WARNING for Lafayette Parish till 10:15 pm.
Reporting bands of the eyewall coming ashore any time now in Lake Charles. Eyewall still 60 miles off shore.
Dang, I missed first again.
Thanks, NN!
God bless you, Dear...............you do yeoman's work........
As always, thanks, NN. It's Freeper all nighter time.
Shep is hearing sirens and he doesn't know why.
Watching in Shreveport for that tornado warning in Laff-yette to move north in a couple-three hours...
Ok, how many hats for Shep so far? Will this be a 10 hatter...
Where am I?
Hurricane Rita due to make landfall in hours.
Movement toward...northwest near 12 mph. Maximum sustained winds...120 mph. Minimum central pressure... 931 mb.
Hurricane Rita due to make landfall in hours.
Movement toward...northwest near 12 mph. Maximum sustained winds...120 mph. Minimum central pressure... 931 mb.
931mb storm... Can't believe it only has 120mph sustained. I have a feeling this will be one of those cases where it is upgraded after investigation. It's got some nasty company based on pressure alone.
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1 Unnamed (FL Keys) 1935 5 892 26.35
2 Camille (MS, SE LA, VA) 1969 5 909 26.84
3 Andrew (SE FL, SE LA) 1992 5 922 27.23
4 TX (Indianola) 1886 4 925 27.31
5 Unnamed (FL Keys, S TX) 1919 4 927 27.37
6 Unnamed (Lake Okeechobee FL) 1928 4 929 27.43
7 Donna (FL, Eastern U.S.) 1960 4 930 27.46
8 Unnamed (New Orleans LA) 1915 4 931 27.49
8 Carla (N & Cent. TX) 1961 4 931 27.49
10 LA (Last Island) 1856 4 934 27.58
10 Hugo (SC) 1989 4 934 27.58
12 Unnamed (Miami FL, MS, AL, Pensacola FL) 1926 4 935 27.61
13 Unnamed (Galveston TX) 1900 4 936 27.64
14 Unnamed GA/FL (Brunswick, GA) 1898 4 938 27.70
14 Hazel (SC, NC) 1954 4 938 27.70
16 Unnamed (SE FL, SE LA, MS) 1947 4 940 27.76
17 Unnamed (N TX) 1932 4 941 27.79
17 Charley (Eastern U.S.) 2004 4 941 27.79
19 Gloria (Eastern U.S.) 1985 3a 942 27.82
19 Opal (NW FL, AL) 1995 3a 942 27.82
21 Unnamed (Central FL) 1888 3 945 27.91
21 Unnamed (E NC) 1899 3 945 27.91
21 Audrey (SW LA, N TX) 1957 4b 945 27.91
21 Unnamed (Galveston TX) 1915 4b 945 27.91
21 Celia (S TX) 1970 3 945 27.91
21 Allen (S TX) 1980 3 945 27.91
27 Unnamed (New England) 1938 3 946 27.94
27 Frederic (AL, MS) 1979 3 946 27.94
27 Ivan (AL, NW FL) 2004 3 946 27.94
30 Unnamed (NE U.S.) 1944 3 947 27.97
30 Unnamed (SC, NC) 1906 3 947 27.97
Weather guy just said the storm was go to sit over Texas for the next 4 days.
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