Hurricane Rita thread

[poco]

Holy crap guys, check this link out - we're being attacked.....

RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT/WATL/IR4/20.jpg

 

[Beyond Belief]

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/tafb_latest/danger_atl_latestBW.gif

 

[concernedperson]

This will not be a good outcome.

 

[Dark Knight]

Holy crap guys, check this link out - we're being attacked.....

RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT/WATL/IR4/20.jpg

There's Poco, always the voice of calm and reason!

 

[concernedperson]

Actually, I don't think calm and reason applies.I think people should respect there own right to life and give up on the ones we thought were expected to protect us. None of them are doing an exemplary job and a big storm is brewing. So get the hell out of Dodge.

 

[Sassygerl]

Ok, this might sound like a really stupid question, but if Rita slams into Texas and is a major storm, how far inland will it be a hurricane/tropical storm???? Thanks.....

 

[deanws]

Ok, this might sound like a really stupid question, but if Rita slams into Texas and is a major storm, how far inland will it be a hurricane/tropical storm???? Thanks.....

It depends on how large the storm is, how much moisture it contains, how slow the storm moves, ect. There are just so many factors to consider. I don't think anyone can tell you exactly. Also, the movement of warm or cold air around the rest of the areas also effect this.

 

[Sassygerl]

It depends on how large the storm is, how much moisture it contains, how slow the storm moves, ect. There are just so many factors to consider. I don't think anyone can tell you exactly. Also, the movement of warm or cold air around the rest of the areas also effect this.

Thanks so much!!! I'm close to the Austin area and was just curious how far these storms (winds mainly) could come inland! While I'm sure we'll ride it out, this storm has caught my eye. We are use to tornados of course, but they typically don't hit in our area. The high winds do concern me though!

 

[BillyGoatGruff]

Thanks so much!!! I'm close to the Austin area and was just curious how far these storms (winds mainly) could come inland! While I'm sure we'll ride it out, this storm has caught my eye. We are use to tornados of course, but they typically don't hit in our area. The high winds do concern me though!

Hurricanes throw multiple tornadoes once they move inland. Twisters spawned by Katrina effectively devastated much of Hattiesburg, MS.

 

[Buzz Mills]

TROPICAL STORM RITA ADVISORY NUMBER 10
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 AM EDT TUE SEP 20 2005

...RITA CONTINUES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD THE FLORIDA KEYS...

AT 5 AM EDT...0900Z...THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS HAS DISCONTINUED
ALL WARNINGS FOR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS...AND DOWNGRADED THE HURRICANE
WARNING FOR ANDROS ISLAND TO A TROPICAL STORM WARNING. A TROPICAL
STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS...
INCLUDING THE ABACOS...ANDROS ISLAND...BERRY ISLANDS...
BIMINI...ELEUTHERA...GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND...AND NEW PROVIDENCE.

A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA
KEYS...AND FROM GOLDEN BEACH ON THE FLORIDA SOUTHEAST COAST
SOUTHWARD TO EAST CAPE SABLE...THEN NORTHWARD TO CHOKOLOSKEE ON THE
SOUTHWEST COAST.

A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CUBAN PROVINCES OF
VILLA CLARA...MATANZAS...CIUDAD DE HABANA...AND LA HABANA.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH ARE IN EFFECT FROM
DEERFIELD BEACH FLORIDA SOUTHWARD TO NORTH OF GOLDEN BEACH.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE FLORIDA WEST
COAST NORTH OF CHOKOLOSKEE TO ENGLEWOOD.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE FLORIDA EAST
COAST FROM NORTH OF DEERFIELD BEACH NORTHWARD TO JUPITER INLET...AS
WELL AS FOR LAKE OKEECHOBEE.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CUBAN PROVINCES
OF CIEGO DE AVILA...SANCTI SPIRITUS...CIENFUEGOS...AND PINAR DEL
RIO. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS.

A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PREPARATIONS TO
PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION. A
HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A
TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 5 AM EDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM RITA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 23.7 NORTH... LONGITUDE 79.5 WEST OR ABOUT 160
MILES... 255 KM... EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST FLORIDA.

RITA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH
...24 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT
24 HOURS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF RITA WILL BE
PASSING NEAR THE LOWER FLORIDA KEYS AROUND MIDDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. REPORTS FROM RECONAISSANCE AIRCRAFT CONTINUE TO INDICATE
THAT RITA HAS NOT STRENGTHENED OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS.
HOWEVER...RITA IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE LATER TODAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 120 MILES
...195 KM FROM THE CENTER.

LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY RECONAISSANCE AIRCRAFT
WAS 988 MB...29.18 INCHES.

STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 4 TO 7 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...ALONG
WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
FLORIDA KEYS IN AREAS OF ONSHORE FLOW. COASTAL STORM SURGE
FLOODING OF 3 TO 4 FEET IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN
FLORIDA COAST.

RITA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4
INCHES OVER THE WESTERN BAHAMAS AND EASTERN CUBA. STORM TOTALS OF 6
TO 8 INCHES WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
IN THE FLORIDA KEYS AND CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN CUBA. STORM TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
FLORIDA PENINSULA.

REPEATING THE 5 AM EDT POSITION...23.7 N... 79.5 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 70 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 988 MB.

AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 8 AM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT
COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 11 AM EDT.

FORECASTER FRANKLIN


Hurricane Rita Position
http://tinyurl.com/7ju9l

Hurricane Rita Projected Path
http://tinyurl.com/c4fym

Hurricane Rita Satellite Imagery (Patience Required)
http://tinyurl.com/6fmsy


The above links will update automatically, so if someone wants to include them in their future posts, they will be valid for that time.

 

[chicoliving]

Thanks for the links buzz! That last one is something else

 

[Buzz Mills]

It appears the Keys are going to really catch this one. It isn't looking good for them.

 

[Dark Knight]

It appears the Keys are going to really catch this one. It isn't looking good for them.

Not as much as the Gulf coast will when it strengthens over that warm water!!!!

 

[Dark Knight]

From Accuweather.com:

Once Rita moves into the Gulf of Mexico it's going to intensify to at least Category 4 strength before making landfall by late Friday or Saturday. AccuWeather's current projected path has landfall somewhere between Corpus Christi, Texas and Lake Charles, La.
http://headlines.accuweather.com/news-story.asp?partner=accuweather&myadc=0&article=0

 

[kato]

Concern, I do hope they are wrong. If it hits Galveston, we here in Houston are in for a lot of trouble. With the shelters already full, this is going to be a nightmare. My husband left our farm today and is headed back to Houston to board up our house down there...just in case. I am worried at the moment.

This morning on Ch. 13 Don Nelson was showing the evacuation routes from Galveston and Freeport and suggested people drive to Bryan/College Station, Huntsville or Lufkin because Houston hotels/motels are all still virtually full.

 

[kato]

Galveston has busses lined up and ready to go but you must call and make a reservation and you are allowd to bring one suitcase.

 

[Shadow205]

MaryKate, I hope that you are out of harms way. Do we have any other WS members in the Keys?

 

[Gabby]

Rita is now expected to hit the Texas coast this weekend....

 

[poco]

This morning on Ch. 13 Don Nelson was showing the evacuation routes from Galveston and Freeport and suggested people drive to Bryan/College Station, Huntsville or Lufkin because Houston hotels/motels are all still virtually full.

OMG, that's right - all those poor people from New Orleans & La might get blasted again on the Texas coast. Unbelievable.

Can this one do as much damage to the Texas Coast as it did to NO - not so much in terms of winds, but in water damage? I know Galveston has sea walls, but are there levees in any of those areas that could possibly break?

I'm on the West Coast of Florida and don't feel out of the woods yet. These things have a tendency to turn if they feel like it. All of the gulf coast should be on guard!!!

 

[Gabby]

Thanks so much!!! I'm close to the Austin area and was just curious how far these storms (winds mainly) could come inland! While I'm sure we'll ride it out, this storm has caught my eye. We are use to tornados of course, but they typically don't hit in our area. The high winds do concern me though!

I am concerned about this one also Sassy....In the early 60's we felt the effects of Hurricane Carla as far up as where I am.... lots of rain and higher winds...