Hurricane Rita - Texas Posters

In the DFW metroplex area they're predicting much needed rain 3-5 inches.(That is unless it moves through quickly.)
Also could get tropical force winds as far inland as here and spin off tornados.

In the DFW metroplex area they're predicting much needed rain 3-5 inches.(That is unless it moves through quickly.)
Also could get tropical force winds as far inland as here and spin off tornados.

You can send some of that rain over to Montgomery. It hasn't rained a drop here since Katrina. My yard looks like the Mojave Desert.

How big is this bad girl? I am so out of the loop...guess I need to look to my boyfriends Mike Bettes and Jim Cantore for some answers....

Just talked to PawPaw...it took him 3 1/2 hours to get to Buffalo, TX...a little more than half way to Dallas from Houston. Said traffic is crazy.. most people are stopping in Huntsville. He said he saw three trucks carrying plywood headed NORTH!!! That's like ice trucks headed to the North Pole!!! I'll be a happy girl when he gets here!

Thanks y'all for the good wishes. Looks like those damn storms are going to eat up beaches from east to west...not one state in the gulf has dodged the bullet this year. Yes, Kimmi...Hurricane Rita is a biatch!!!! Your little Jimmy is surely Galveston bound!!

We could use some rain here in Atlanta too, we have not had any since Katrina.

PawPaw has arrived...he is bushed, but safe and sound! I think I just saw Rita is a Cat. 5!!!! Glad PawPaw ain't gonna meeta Rita!!!

A little off the subject, but here is a pretty scary article re. Rita and gas prices.

http://money.cnn.com/2005/09/21/news/economy/rita_threat/index.htm

I confess...I went and topped off my tank today. It was either half full or half empty...I paid $2.83 a gal. for regular.

Oh, crud.

First time in my life I've been in the cone of possibility...in FORT WORTH!!! :shock:
I sooo do not want my house tornadoed on.

I confess...I went and topped off my tank today. It was either half full or half empty...I paid $2.83 a gal. for regular.

oooh....get ready...I hear that gas prices may climb as high as $5.00/gal if any of those Texas oil rigs get damaged! :shock:

In SoWal, the clouds have been a little wierd today. The sky just suddenly dropped its motherload of rain. We have not seen rain since Katrina until now. Waves were nominal today, but are expected to begin picking up tomorrow.

Sueshore, glad your dear PawPaw made it safely. Even if his house escapes there is always the possibility of being without water, electricity and other comforts we enjoy. Your PawPaw is a wise man.

Sueshore, glad your dear PawPaw made it safely. Even if his house escapes there is always the possibility of being without water, electricity and other comforts we enjoy. Your PawPaw is a wise man.

Yes sarahj...he is!! I don't think I could have made it through this if he had chosen to stay! He used to LOVE the storms...but after being w/o power for a week after Alicia, he said NO MORE!!! We were talking about this Rita taking the exact course as Carla when I was 7 yo! He just had his favorite pizza and has been licked to death by puppy Molly...it's all good!!!

Oh, crud.

First time in my life I've been in the cone of possibility...in FORT WORTH!!! :shock:
I sooo do not want my house tornadoed on.

Holy Hurricanes, Batman! We're filling up and stocking up. Gas, water, beer, food. beer, vodka. Can't believe it might get this far with winds..we just don't have weather like this here......except when the tornados come!

Thanks, kathy, for your well wishes..sweet.

Holy Hurricanes, Batman! We're filling up and stocking up. Gas, water, beer, food. beer, vodka. Can't believe it might get this far with winds..we just don't have weather like this here......except when the tornados come!

Thanks, kathy, for your well wishes..sweet.

Just drink all that at once (not the gas!) and you can sleep right through it!!!!

Dr. Lyons, reknowned Hurricane expert, was just on TWC and he said that Rita is an F-3 Tornado/Category 5 Hurricane. That is a monster storm the power of a major tornado, 360 miles wide, and a Category 5.

He said that anyone on the western Louisiana gulfcoast and all along the gulfcoast of Texas should watch this storm closely and evacuate the area. He said that it may weaken to Cat 4 or so but may not.

We pray for everyone in this storms path. All stay safe.

Just drink all that at once (not the gas!) and you can sleep right through it!!!!

Sue, LOL. I might just have to hold off--looks like I'm going to work. I work in a nursing home and we're getting 15 evacuees in our building tonite, and just talked to a guy in Pasadena who's trying to get 91 of his patients placed TONIGHT! This is just crazy!! My cell phone is ringing off the hook--and we don't have any more beds!!

Sue, LOL. I might just have to hold off--looks like I'm going to work. I work in a nursing home and we're getting 15 evacuees in our building tonite, and just talked to a guy in Pasadena who's trying to get 91 of his patients placed TONIGHT! This is just crazy!! My cell phone is ringing off the hook--and we don't have any more beds!!

Bless you....I knew it would be just a matter of time before they started running out of room south of here. Prayers coming your way.

Thanks. I just hate to think of all those little frail people having to ride in an ambulance or on a bus for 4-6 hours--maybe longer, depending on the traffic. Man, what a nightmare!

Yes sarahj...he is!! I don't think I could have made it through this if he had chosen to stay! He used to LOVE the storms...but after being w/o power for a week after Alicia, he said NO MORE!!! We were talking about this Rita taking the exact course as Carla when I was 7 yo! He just had his favorite pizza and has been licked to death by puppy Molly...it's all good!!!

:clap_1: It's good to be together.
My 13 yr old daughter is in Wash. DC this week and they called today to discuss the potential for having to change her travel plans coming back into DFW on Sunday.

How big is this bad girl? I am so out of the loop...guess I need to look to my boyfriends Mike Bettes and Jim Cantore for some answers....

Kimmi, we been over this and over this... There's what's right, and there' what's right, and never the 'tween shall meet:nono1:

:clap_1: It's good to be together.
My 13 yr old daughter is in Wash. DC this week and they called today to discuss the potential for having to change her travel plans coming back into DFW on Sunday.

Rita, I bet the next month or two (or six ) are going to be a bit surreal for you. I know someone named Katrina. I spoke to her about a week after the storm. She told me: "I'm not used to hearing my name. I'm tired of it." Kind of like those people named Monica a couple of years ago ...

Sue, LOL. I might just have to hold off--looks like I'm going to work. I work in a nursing home and we're getting 15 evacuees in our building tonite, and just talked to a guy in Pasadena who's trying to get 91 of his patients placed TONIGHT! This is just crazy!! My cell phone is ringing off the hook--and we don't have any more beds!!

Wow. And nursing homes are usually short on staff anyway aren't they?

I must be getting my hurricane sizes confused. How does this thing compare to Katrina? Ivan?

Rita is already the 3rd most intense storm to date.

We can all count our blessings in SoWal.

Dr. Lyons, reknowned Hurricane expert, was just on TWC and he said that Rita is an F-3 Tornado/Category 5 Hurricane. That is a monster storm the power of a major tornado, 360 miles wide, and a Category 5.

He said that anyone on the western Louisiana gulfcoast and all along the gulfcoast of Texas should watch this storm closely and evacuate the area. He said that it may weaken to Cat 4 or so but may not.

We pray for everyone in this storms path. All stay safe.

Good points WW, however, be advised, even if it "weakens" to Cat 4 upon landfall, the storm surge of 20-25 feet will be in motion already and will not likely abate even as/if the storm weakens. Either way, see below from http://www.crownweather.com/tropical.html#AL18 :

Category Four Hurricane: Winds 131-155 mph (114-135 kt or 210-249 km/hr). Barometric Pressure 920-945 mb (27.17-27.91 in) Storm surge generally 13-18 ft above normal. More extensive curtainwall failures with some complete roof structure failures on small residences. Shrubs, trees, and all signs are blown down. Complete destruction of mobile homes. Extensive damage to doors and windows. Low-lying escape routes may be cut by rising water 3-5 hours before arrival of the center of the hurricane. Major damage to lower floors of structures near the shore. Terrain lower than 10 ft above sea level may be flooded requiring massive evacuation of residential areas as far inland as 6 miles (10 km).


Category Five Hurricane: Winds greater than 155 mph (greater than 135 kt or 249 km/hr). Barometric Pressure Below 920 mb (Below 27.17 in) Storm surge generally greater than 18 ft above normal. Complete roof failure on many residences and industrial buildings. Some complete building failures with small utility buildings blown over or away. All shrubs, trees, and signs blown down. Complete destruction of mobile homes. Severe and extensive window and door damage. Low-lying escape routes are cut by rising water 3-5 hours before arrival of the center of the hurricane. Major damage to lower floors of all structures located less than 15 ft above sea level and within 500 yards of the shoreline. Massive evacuation of residential areas on low ground within 5-10 miles (8-16 km) of the shoreline may be required.

So... get out! Godspeed to TX coast... Stay safe and be smart.