Hurricane Rita Live Thread, Part VI

NHC - NOAA ^ | 23 September 2005 | NHC - NOAA

[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

[humblegunner]

NO ONE pointed a gun at anybody.

Pardon me butting in.

Eaker & Company have a flawless record of gun safety and familiarity.

Any parody pix or tomfoolery involving weapons you can be sure were performed
in the safest manner and each
participant could easily smoke your buns on the range.

We thank you for your opinion.

[steve86]

On subject of FNC from Storm2K post (jpiggot):

Ed Rappaport on Fox news now saying Rita will continue to weaken. You have to be kidding me, has he looked at the current Dorvak #s, the pressures leveling off, if not dropping some, cold cloud tops wrapping around the center again. At least mention the possibility that she could maintain her strength to the coast. Its irresponsible to say its weakening when anyone can clearly see that currently (that's not to say it won't later weaken) it is maintaining its strength if not getting better organized.

Other people think Ed is quite competent and may be right. I do wonder if he's seen the latest data, however.

[MamaTexan]

After all of this I hope we get some rain out of this mess.

Yep! Desperately need it, that's for sure!

I'd have to agree with some other posters about not getting complacent about this. Hurricanes have been known to move VERY unpredictably as they slide into the cup of the Gulf Coast.

I've seen them turn left, stop, and sometimes even make a loop and THEN hit shore.

Until it's here, we really can't know.

[Patriot from Philly]

Thanks, that's it. CNN has a cadre of very mature, good reporters. Unfortunately...

[Revel]

"She's asking for pay for Fire, Police, etc? "


As far as I can tell She did not have a penny saved for an event like this.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Your comment seconded!

You get to high ground OK?

[BureaucratusMaximus]

I have to work 12 hours midnight to noon and sunday midnight to noon

Then Godspeed to you. Stay safe and stay armed.

[Wneighbor]

Hi there! Glad your folks are sittin' tight and prepared. Hehehe... we've got plenty of Bluebell here in Valley Mills too. :-)

You let me know if your mom and dad need checking on or anything. It can happen.

[Rightly Biased]

Be sure to take pictures I need a laugh

[Steve_Seattle]

I watch Fox because of Brit Hume, O'Reilly (bombastic and often uninformed, but doesn't throw softballs to libs), Hannity (coz he gets topics out into the MSM that would otherwise be ignored), Carl Cameron, Jim Angle, Brian Wilson, and the guy with the reddish puffy hair (brain cramp, can't remember his name). I've never been much impressed with their field reporters.

[steve86]

..and from S2K... eye is clear again.

[MamaTexan]

Please send any unwanted wind this way, as we continue begging repair services to come out today!

Oh my gosh! You poor things!

You have my sympathy! This ain't NO time to be without AC!

[Southack]

"Blanco on TV now, trying to impersonate a governor. Get this: she is asking for all sorts of money, including complete pay for police and fire from the Feds, instead of just overtime. Also she wants more money so that people of Louisiana can come home (translation...get those Rat voters back now). She also is confusung Rita and Katrina, and Rita and FEMA."

Let her babble on...give her lots of microphones and much press coverage.

After all, the radicals who decided that they would attack GWB over Katrina did so by claiming that Gov Blanco was somehow competent...something that her own words betray (as do the actions of the Florida and Alabama governments that fielded Katrina with narry a hiccup even though Alabama was hit by the more powerful East side of that storm).

[CharlesWayneCT]

THey did have evacuation in waves, they DIDN'T tell 4 million people to just get up and go.

People didn't wait for their turn. It made things miserable for everybody, except those who decided to wait until this morning.

[oceanview]

I am sad to say, that the Bush "I take the blame" speech opened the floodgates for the Feds to pay for everything. compassion is now measured by how many different things the Feds can pay for in Louisiana. so they are asking for everything under the sun - including mosquito spraying. and they will likely get it.

[eastforker]

You go man, anything family and I can do for you just ask, anytime. Will have a housefull of relatives and pets tonight and as squantos would say, stay armed, stay safe and oh yeah, keep your powder dry!!

[Brad’s Gramma]

She's in over her head. I will NOT BE SURPRISED if she has a breakdown by the time this is over.

[tray-sea]

well I am glad to hear that. You don't have to tell me to "back off'. I was just making a comment. All in all, I am glad to know he's prepared to protect himself and I am also happy to see he has allowed his children to learn about guns and shoot them.

Your just talking to someone that asked a question because even though I own a gun.. I am not a "shooter" and take the small lessons my father-in-law has taught me to heart.

However, I did not grow up around guns like my hubby did so perhaps what your seeing from me is ignorance and I think I'm allowed to ask. In no way am I judging Eaker or trying to pick a fight.. just trying to understand.
Thanks!

[umbagi]

Is it just me, or does it seem that FNC is kinda floundering and falling apart this afternoon?

Dunno--I've been channel-surfing for news elsewhere since Shep popped up with his hat on backwards...

[dfwgator]

As far as I can tell She did not have a penny saved for an event like this.

It all went to kickbacks.