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Posted on 09/23/2005 9:39:06 AM PDT by NautiNurse
Dangerous Hurricane Rita is expected to make landfall in the northeast Gulf of Mexico within 24 hours. Tornados have spawned in Louisiana. Water is filling the Ninth Ward of New Orleans again. A bus carrying elderly evacuees was gutted by fire this morning outside Dallas, with multiple fatalities. Television crews have positioned their hurricane reporters throughout the region to attain maximum drama effects. Whoooooa.
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 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
Rita is going almost due north and is falling apart structurally - looks totally dsyfunctional - but will still wreak havoc on N.O. - I think Texas is totally spared, unless the later flooding gets 'em.
You got that right!
I watched Primetime Live Last night and Diane Sawywer interviewed Barbara Streisand, she flat out blamed the Bush Administration for Global Warming and his refusal in signing the Kyoto Agreement, Diane asked her how she knew the weather conditions were Global Warming? she says because she has knowledge of the Snow Caps melting on the Alps, WOW! what a amazing find Barbara
I think people should be less worried about people talking on cell phones driving and more worried about me texting behind the wheel. I'm a stickler for punctuation.
I don't think he's got a mean bone in his body.
Someone suggested Honore as press sec'y.
He could do it, and do it well.
Welcome to FR - stay safe!
Saturday 9/24/2005, 5:30 pm CDT, in time for the Sunday newspapers and the weekend talking heads shows.
Taking the ambassador of Kuwait and 60 of his relatives to the airport
No Place But Texas!
dang, I bought piles of stuff. i hope we get SOME rain at least.
You can't see it in the pictures posted here, but It really looked more obvious from some video they ran about an hour ago.
They really need to use concretee to build these levee's.
I keep having people tell me about how the federal government failed to strengthen these levee's. (It is all Bush's fault...blah blah!)My response is that it is the reponsiblity of NO and LA to build there own levees if they want to live there. IMHO.
Way to herd them "cattle" cowboys.
I've got my "undocumented shopper monitor" badge all shined up.
Might find a sharpie in the mailbox today....
Someone really needs to tell Rush. I don't know him. LOL.
We need somebody to start a dedicated thread. Not it!
Rita's closing her eye because she thinks if she can't see you, then you can't see her.
Does anyone else see the eye practically disappearing on the IR images? :)
You are back! Great to see you again!
wow.. that is a lot of rain! how are you FRiend? long time . You are in fla right?
How in the world can all the forecasters be so wrong? Supposedly a catastrophic storm! Millions evacuated! If this thing fizzles, who in their right mind would ever listen to the "hurricane" experts again? I guess better safe than sorry, but what a mess.
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