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

[cake_crumb]

I've reached the point where I never want to hear the words "New Orleans" or "Louisiana" again -- and I doubt that I'm alone in that feeling.

You're not.

[IamConservative]

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

How will we be able to tell when she starts babbling? Watch for drool I reckon'.

[Palladin]

Someone please clue in Blanco that we are a nation of LAWS, not RULES.

She is still in Kindergarten mode.

[processing please hold]

It's starting to sprinkle here.
When it rains, we always lose our electricity. If it goes, I'll check back on when I can...if I can.

[Rightly Biased]

They'd only crawl through Eakers window once.

"Come on In and I'll drag you out in pieces"

[Tijeras_Slim]

This is a house where 27 28 guns live.

Only 28? Poser. :)

[uncbob]

Yeah well there are people who only have that picture to go by
and it seems I am NOT the only one with my stated opinion

I could care less what he and his does at the range

That type of picture is irresponsible

But thank you for you opnion on my opinion

[Colofornian]

Blanco is giving a news conference. She said, "I've asked Rita"

I'm sure we could do our own remake of "The gods must be crazy" ...w/Katrina & Rita serving as the local gods who must be appeased. Blanco could play the high priestess who consults w/the angry god (Rita). I'm sure she'll tell us, within a message from Rita, that the taxpayer must be sacrificed.

[oceanview]

correct on all counts. she is under control of the DNC - and I continue to assert, she was under orders from the DNC to "go slow" on the immediate aftermath of Katrina, to make the federal response more difficult, so they could blame Bush for it.

[truthandlife]

I meant '83. I had a lot of trees down and I remember not having power for 4 days.

[bwteim]

thanks

[ncountylee]

"Watch for drool I reckon'."

LOL but I'm on drool alert.

[Aggie Mama]

The wind is really picking up here. Probably 30-40 mph gusts. Skies really darkening. HUGE cloudtops rolling in.

[greene66]

Well, I'm here in Nederland, a few blocks north of Port Arthur. Getting rather blustery here. Don't know how much longer I'll have electricity. I stayed here to take care of my 91-year-old grandmother, who just got out of the hospital Wednesday, and is in fairly delicate condition. She sure couldn't have taken that evacuation nightmare.

Long-time lurker, who finally got around to signing up just now.

[umbagi]

Oh my gosh! You poor things!

I've thrashed myself for that selfishness, though--a heat-adled brain gone flatulent...

Better hot and here than waiting there for Rita. More heartfelt prayers for those affected--all y'all hunker down and stay safe!

[Zacs Mom]

ooooooooooooooo...now you're scaring me!

;^)

[queenkathy]

Here's another theory that was posted on Drudge

http://www.journalnet.com/articles/2005/09/23/news/local/news05.txt

[lainie]

Amen to that!

[oceanview]

Shep is in Port Arthur - the police are pulling out shortly.

[sheikdetailfeather]

Central Fla. weather is bright sun on the right with dark black skies toward Seminole county and rain falling only in my yard. (hurricane rain band)