Hurricane Rita Live Thread, Part VII

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

[BurbankKarl]

Large fire on KPRC2....

this is the one I heard earlier...Gulf Fwy at Nasa

[glock rocks]

I think it's in Harris County :o)

[Knitting A Conundrum]

You're right, it was amazing how long they were able to broadcast.

[glock rocks]

Nite Grannie. Sleep warm, sleep well.

[LibertyRocks]

Good night gramma! (o:

[ravinson]

Just lost KPLC feed...

I lost it too. They may be off the air. They said their tower was built in the 50's.

Are they simulwebcasting on any radio stations?

[newzjunkey]

Buenos noches.

[Heatseeker]

I don't know, but when I switched over to KSLA Shreveport, they are doing an infomercial. LOL!

[steveegg]

Good night, Gramma.

[bd476]

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 152 AM CDT SAT SEP 24 2005

Tornado Warning for...

Calcasieu Parish in South West Louisiana

Jefferson Davis Parish in Southwest Louisiana

Cameron Parish in Southwest Louisiana

Jefferson County in Southeast Texas

Orange County in Southeast Texas

Tornado Warning Lake Charles, Louisiana

[conservative in nyc]

Mainly Harris County. Small parts of the City of Houston sprawl into Montgomery and Fort Bend counties as well. It's a Texas-sized city.

[Revel]

Large apartment fire in Houston per Fox.

[ncountylee]

Halliburton been hammered yet?

[GOPyouth]

I just went outside here in Tyler, and the rain has started to fall. I got all loose items out of the back yard, got the dogs' food and water inside, and getting ready for several days of heavy rain.

[BigSkyFreeper]

Even if KPRC lost their power at the transmitter, those with Dish or DirecTV in the Houston area would still be able to see them broadcast, since both DirecTV and Dish Network have fiber optic lines connected right to the control room console.

I remember right after 9/11, the WABC tower (which was on top of the WTC) went out of service, but they were still broadcasting. Cable companies in NYC were getting their WABC feed from Dish Network.

[dancusa]

I am listening to reports on KPRC in Houston. Here's the link to get to KPRC and other radio stations:http://radio.findanisp.com/radio-shows-on-air.php

[steveegg]

3 am position estimate and landfall statement -

ZCZC MIATCEAT3 ALL
TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM
HURRICANE RITA TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
3 AM CDT SAT SEP 24 2005

AT 3 AM CDT...0800Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE RITA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 93.8 WEST...OR JUST NORTHEAST OF
SABINE PASS ALONG THE COAST AT THE BORDER BETWEEN TEXAS AND
LOUISIANA.

THE CENTER OF RITA MADE LANDFALL AT 230 AM CDT ON THE EXTREME
SOUTHWEST COAST OF LOUISIANA BETWEEN SABINE PASS AND JOHNSON'S
BAYOU.

FORECASTER BEVEN

$$
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[newzjunkey]

Are you joining us tonight?

[steveegg]

Ping to vortex data message just before landfall.

[Revel]

The lake charle blog being updated by the weather service there has not updated in over an hour. I would say they are having serious problems. They made some comments on KPLC a while back that made it sound like they were worried about storm surge at there location.

The wind and water is blowing so bad in lake charles as seen right now on Fox and those street lights are STILL ON!