Hurricane Rita threatens Gulf Coast

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 3:29 pm

having given the keys a rough ride today, hurricane rita is on the heels of katrina, headed into the gulf and expected to reach a cat 4. evacuations are being ordered. this one certainly bears watching.

Hurricane Rita now Category 2

Texas authorities say Galveston County residents must begin leaving tomorrow; storm may hit Category 4 before landfall

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Coastal Evacuations in Texas

Porpoise · Post by **Porpoise** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 3:34 pm

I live in Houston so I'm very concerned about this. Where I live, our house can withstand up to a Category 3 storm. We should probably consider evacuating if there is the chance it could become a category 4 storm.

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 3:38 pm

hi, i just answered your other post...a house may be able to withstand cat 3 winds, but NOT flooding. are you under evac order? if so, PLEASE do, your safety comes first! this is nothing to take lightly, keep a close eye tomorrow and listen to your local authorities if they say get out...and keep us informed if you do go...best of luck to you! :-6

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 3:43 pm

Hi Susie darlin', i am safe...we always hunker down and go to the jail which is a fortress. i am not in any danger and now we need to worry about the people in the gulf area. the storm is past me now. xoxox

chrisb84uk · Post by **chrisb84uk** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 6:39 am

Oh of course Susie, my prayers are with both your family and everyone else who has sadly been affected by all of this. :yh_pray

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 7:53 am

Hey Susie, don't panic, they are getting lots of information and may have already evacuated the area. let us know when you talk to them. there's plenty of time for them to leave for safety.

observer1 · Post by **observer1** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 7:58 am

I pray for everyone in the Texas/Louisiana area. My family used to live along the Mississippi Gulf Coast & my father is still there. I know how devastating this can be. Please take all warnings very seriously... if they say get out, LISTEN!

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 1:22 pm

the beast is a cat 5 now. very dangerous.

Coastal Texans leave as Rita makes Category 5

BREAKING NEWS

Data from aircraft flying into Hurricane Rita

OpenMind · Post by **OpenMind** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 2:43 pm

My prayers go out to everyone affected by Rita. May God bless you. Stay safe.

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 4:44 pm

sept. 8, 1900, a hurricane hit galveston and killed 8000 people. it was the worst hurricane in history. this monster 'cane is aimed at galveston. fortunately the people had seen what happened in new orleans and are evacuating. there will be a great deal of destruction, galveston is just a sandbar with a seawall. rita is now ranked as the third most intense 'cane in recorded history. this is serious.

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 9:28 am

it is taking 6 to 7 hours to drive 8 miles, so 9000 are being airlifted out, the elderly, the homeless, September 22, 2005

Rita exodus jams Texas roads

Cars are bumper-to-bumper on I-45 near downtown Houston today.

Hundreds of thousands of people in Texas and Louisiana headed inland today as Hurricane Rita moved toward the Gulf Coast. But many weren't getting far. Houston resident Tim Conklin said he had been stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic for 13 hours and made it only 48 miles. On the main road between Houston and Austin, people were pushing their cars and minivans to save gas.

DEVELOPING STORY | NEWS UPDATE

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 9:32 am

they've started reversing the southbound lanes into Houston to northbound lanes. That'll double the size of the artery out.

Gabs · Post by **Gabs** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 10:28 am

I am 250 miles inland and we are forecasted to still have CAT 1 winds when Rita comes through here on Sunday. We expect to lose power ...and have rain

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 10:34 am

LC, that storm is getting worse as the day goes on, the kids ask to see it, and I put the weather.com up for them to see it. I hope everyone down there will be all right.

minks · Post by **minks** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 11:22 am

Oh pity those who have been evacuated out of Louisiana et al and back into the path of another disaster. We can only wish safety for everyone.

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 5:47 pm

September 22, 2005

Rita eyes two-state punch

An estimated 1.8 million people are being told to evacuate Gulf Coast communities as Hurricane Rita threatens a large swath of Texas and Louisiana. Many Texan evacuees were caught in traffic jams and the state opened southbound carriageways to northbound traffic. Rita remains extremely dangerous despite being downgraded to a Category 4 storm. It is forecast to make landfall Saturday between Galveston, Texas, and the Texas-Louisiana border.... NOTE: they have NOT opened those lanes! there is a one-hundred mile traffic jam and many have run out of gas.

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 5:50 pm

Gosh, with the gridlock they barely will have time to get away. When these storms have passed, they need to reevaluate how to evacuate major cities of this size. Thanks for the pic and news story LC.

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 8:24 pm

they better clear it out or people are going to die in their cars.

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 4:11 am

i am STILL getting bands, this baby is huge.

Hurricane Rita continues to spin toward the Texas-Louisiana coast, with forecasters saying the Category 4 storm could strengthen before making landfall early Saturday. Some areas of both states already are experiencing Rita's outer rain bands. As thousands of residents try to flee the storm, the Texas National Guard is dispatching tanker trucks to help motorists who have run out of gas on jammed freeways.

DEVELOPING STORY

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 4:25 am

I heard N.O. may catch the sea-surge, meaning more flooding.

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 4:41 am

I'm glad they're sending gas trucks, I watched the news this morning and the grodlock is endless. I only hope they can leave in time.

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 8:22 pm

i'm watching the coverage of rita on FOX cable news. geraldo is doing his usual death-defying hanging onto a pole...i swear he used to be a stripper:rolleyes: ...greta is blithering away, and shep just fell down! the wind blew him on his arse.

........they are going to cover it all night, the thing is going to hit in a couple hours and there's going to be plenty of damage. some neighborhoods in new orleans are already flooded, and they are only getting bands.

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 5:56 pm

have to wrap this thread up. Darkness halts searches

Search-and-rescue missions to resume Sunday morning

As many as 1,000 could be trapped in Vermilion Parish

More than a million without power in 3 states

'Significant damage' to Port Arthur oil refinery

OpenMind · Post by **OpenMind** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 3:49 am

Thanks LC for the updates. My prayers are with everyone affected.