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The Hurricane Rita Thread
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Zysoclaplem
Diamond Member
I live South East of Dallas, about 4 hours north of Houston. And everyone is freaking out over here. Talking about tornados and flooding. I was told that if it hits as predicted, by sunday we could expect a cat1 or tropical storm right on top of us.
it's probably just a wobble. hurricanes can't force themselves into a high pressure ridge, they skirt along it, and they wobble from time to time. unless the ridge is breaking down and moving along due to a cold front or what not, the hurricane will continue to skirt on the outside of the ridge.
Updated wind speed forecast shows Rita weakening slightly over the next couple days and making landfall as a category 3 or 4. I really hope they are right about that. Past forecasts did not predict that it would reach cat 5 so quickly.
houston is about 100 feet above sea level. a strong storm surge could come up the ship channel to interstate 610. but i don't expect much of galveston island, if it were to hit there, to remain standing. last time a hurricane made a direct hit, alicia in 1983, galveston island's private property line (beaches are public in texas) moved back 150 feet
houston is about the flatest city in the country.
skyking
Lifer
regarding the nuclear plant:
Link from the power plant website.
At 4' thick, I suspect the containment structure is proof to either hurricanes or tornadoes. I worry about earthquakes with those things, myself.
Link from the power plant website.
At 4' thick, I suspect the containment structure is proof to either hurricanes or tornadoes. I worry about earthquakes with those things, myself.
AbsolutZero
Senior member
I see. It worried me when I saw an operational nuclear power plant 5 miles from the gulf coast. Hopefully its enough for a 15 ft storm surge.
Those guys with the assault rifles will also be taking out any Al Queda post-Rita operatives. 😉
dmcowen674
No Lifer
If Rita hits a bullseye on that site there is no way the containment building will hold.
My friends house where there is nothing but a slab left in Waveland Misssissippi, has a tree in the front yard with water line 30 feet high.
Look here for the latest satellite imagery...NOAA Satellite Imagery
7:50pm EDT NOAA interrim update: pressure continues to drop. The hurricane hunter aircraft failed to drop the dropsone in the exact center of the storm but still measured a minimum pressure of 899mb. NOAA is estimating the pressure to actually be 898mb. This makes Rita the 3rd most intense atlantic storm on record. Additional strengthening is forecast over the next 12 hours.
meltdown75
Lifer
a sincere good luck wish to anyone left in the path of this storm - as well as the property of those who live on the coastline where Rita makes port.
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