Rita Grows to Cat 5...

Shinobi · Post by **Shinobi** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 6:42 pm

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9389157/

God help all of the people down there.

Unreal..

000
WTNT63 KNHC 212146
TCUAT3
HURRICANE RITA TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
545 PM CDT WED SEP 21 2005

...RITA BECOMES THE FIFTH MOST INTENSE HURRICANE ON RECORD...

DROPSONDE DATA FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT RECONNAISSANCE
AIRCRAFT AT 416 PM CDT...2116Z...INDICATED THE CENTRAL PRESSURE HAS
FALLEN TO 904 MB...OR 26.69 INCHES. THIS MAKES RITA THE FIFTH MOST
INTENSE HURRICANE IN TERMS OF PRESSURE IN THE ATLANTIC BASIN.

RITA CURRENTLY RANKS BEHIND HURRICANE GILBERT IN 1988 WITH 888
MB...THE 1935 LABOR DAY HURRICANE WITH 892 MB...HURRICANE ALLEN IN
1980 WITH 899 MB...AND HURRICANE KATRINA LAST MONTH WITH 902 MB.

FORECASTER STEWART

$$

Shinobi

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 6:56 pm

Git the fick outa dodge if your in its path.
Maybe its God gittin back at Brent for the trash he talked in the Katrina theads...lol

Oh and don't ask for help this time, we went, we saw, we tried to help, we were treated like spies, we left.

Me's thinkin your on your own for this one

Starmax · Post by **Starmax** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 7:17 pm

seems like it rains and it pour's,,God i feel for those peep's,,,this one looks worse than the last,,my prayers r with those peep........!

Crabtoes · Post by **Crabtoes** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 7:18 pm

my parents and brother live in houston, so do my grandparents......

we have 4 properties there. most of my friends are there....oh and my old high school(maybe it will be pummelled.... say goodbye strake jesuit

)

anyway i am 500 miles to the west in lubbock, tx

Prey521 · Post by **Prey521** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 7:31 pm

God bless those peeps man, they're going to need it if it makes landfall @ Cat 4 like they're predicting! Between Katrina hittin NO and Rita possibly hittin Houston, it feels like that movie Final Destination, where death follows those that cheated it the first time! Damn!

Prey521 · Post by **Prey521** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 7:59 pm

Rita was just upgraded to the 3rd worst hurricane on record!

Crabtoes · Post by **Crabtoes** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 8:05 pm

o sht

Dan · Post by **Dan** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 8:05 pm

it's crazy!

I hope Bush learned his lesson! and gets better prepared this time

it's insane that the people went to texas to get away and then this happens!

I'll happily take my earthquakes every 20 or 30 years.

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 8:32 pm

Dan wrote:it's crazy!

I hope Bush learned his lesson! and gets better prepared this time

Don't worry, its a caucasian population. He'll pull the support workers out of NO and send them to Texas.
So no worries about Texas getting help quick

Dan · Post by **Dan** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 8:36 pm

Chris wrote:Don't worry, its a caucasian population. He'll pull the support workers out of NO and send them to Texas.
So no worries about Texas getting help quick

LOL kinda ironic since Brent said what he said about the refugees from Katrina,

maybe the shoe will be on the other foot now?

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 8:47 pm

Dan wrote:
maybe the shoe will be on the other foot now?

If he still has shoes............lol

BrettRS · Post by **BrettRS** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 9:08 pm

God bless them all.

I have a friend down there, he has muscular dystrophy so he needs to stay in a hospital, he told me all hospitals are full for over 300 miles.

Regards,

Brett

cho · Post by **cho** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 12:18 am

Chris wrote:Don't worry, its a caucasian population. He'll pull the support workers out of NO and send them to Texas.
So no worries about Texas getting help quick

Not to mention Texas is his home country...

Loonatic · Post by **Loonatic** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 12:29 am

Chris wrote:Don't worry, its a caucasian population. He'll pull the support workers out of NO and send them to Texas.
So no worries about Texas getting help quick

You dont live here, you dont get any word in that matter, so DROP that bull**** now.

Prey521 · Post by **Prey521** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 12:35 am

Loonatic wrote:You dont live here, you dont get any word in that matter, so DROP that bull**** now.

LMAO, I've learned to ignore all

babies still drinkin that sour Tang and taking stupid cheapshots @ GWB! He's doin a better job than any of his critics could ever do, which is what really bothers them!

downhill · Post by **downhill** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 12:37 am

It does? LOL

Meggie · Post by **Meggie** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 12:39 am

whens it supposed to hit?

Prey521 · Post by **Prey521** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 12:41 am

Meggie wrote:whens it supposed to hit?

El Sabado

Meggie · Post by **Meggie** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 12:46 am

Prey521 wrote:El Sabado

gracias

Prey521 · Post by **Prey521** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 12:54 am

Meggie wrote:gracias

De nada linda

Kyle · Post by **Kyle** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 12:57 am

Since they moved the superdome evacuees to houston, what I want to know is what did these people do to piss God off so bad?!

Prey521 · Post by **Prey521** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 1:30 am

Kyle wrote:Since they moved the superdome evacuees to houston, what I want to know is what did these people do to piss God off so bad?!

Didn't you hear? Bush prayed to God to finish off the blacks that Katrina missed in NO, so God answered his prayers with Rita. The peeps from Mississippi are safe though, that's a God fearing state that also happens to be a red state, so Bush spared them mercy

thepieman · Post by **thepieman** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 2:39 am

Kyle wrote:Since they moved the superdome evacuees to houston, what I want to know is what did these people do to piss God off so bad?!

If you ask Brent. He says all their Voodoo, Mardi Gras,jumbalaya or something dumb like that.

BaLa · Post by **BaLa** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 3:29 am

Dan wrote:LOL kinda ironic since Brent said what he said about the refugees from Katrina,

maybe the shoe will be on the other foot now?

He's in Dallas..

I don't think it will be able to stay at that strength for long..

but all i can say is HOLY ****
175mph 898mb

Mad_Haggis · Post by **Mad_Haggis** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 3:40 am

Mantra?...

What evre happenned to mantra?

My good friend is about 2 lose his dad, 2 ?...CORRECT=cancer

I don't like to book a wake off until he is dead?... I Du not care about me...LIE

Half way, can e live(its a he)?

Sock it 2 ME

cho · Post by **cho** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 3:46 am

Prey521 wrote:Didn't you hear? Bush prayed to God to finish off the blacks that Katrina missed in NO, so God answered his prayers with Rita. The peeps from Mississippi are safe though, that's a God fearing state that also happens to be a red state, so Bush spared them mercy

Is that latest news coming from Kanye West?

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 3:49 am

Prey521 wrote:Didn't you hear? Bush prayed to God to finish off the blacks that Katrina missed in NO, so God answered his prayers with Rita. The peeps from Mississippi are safe though, that's a God fearing state that also happens to be a red state, so Bush spared them mercy

I hope your kidding.. cause doesn't matter what race anyone is.. its that individuals choice to live where they wish.. so lets not point fingers at Bush again.. He's the first president to have to go through possible 3 major disasters during his presidency which I'm sure Rita will be the 3rd.. starting with 9/11. I know I couldn't any better... if for those that think they can well its your right to run for office!

cho · Post by **cho** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 3:54 am

Sava700 wrote:I hope your kidding.. cause doesn't matter what race anyone is.. its that individuals choice to live where they wish.. so lets not point fingers at Bush again.. He's the first president to have to go through possible 3 major disasters during his presidency which I'm sure Rita will be the 3rd.. starting with 9/11. I know I couldn't any better... if for those that think they can well its your right to run for office!

I'm pretty sure he is, since Prey is a Bush man and he had the rollie eyes. Not to mention his earlier post about how people bashing Bush are just mad at the good job he is doing.

Ghosthunter · Post by **Ghosthunter** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 8:08 am

Lets hope it not as bad as they say it is...

Maybe people should stop living in these hurricane areas. I know I wouldnt move back there if I lost everything.

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 8:11 am

Loonatic wrote:You dont live here, you dont get any word in that matter, so DROP that bull**** now.

Whatever tough guy

SpareX · Post by **SpareX** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 8:40 am

Kat flickered to a 5 then back to a 4,
Rita is still strong at a 5....

Rita is gonna be BAD.....

Hurricanes have a hard time maintaining the Barometric pressure needed to remain a cat 5.. Nature works against a destructive force that strong. if Rita stays at a 5.. and gets much worse.. this could be the worst storm EVER.. Whats creapy is that the previous #1 most devistating storm was in Galveston,TX..

I have an Uncle that lives in outside of Dallas,Tx he said he's far enough inland to be able to survive the basic wind.. but when it hit 5.. he started packin... Rita's hittin tornado Alley there folks.. she's gonna bend Texas, Kansas, and a ton of other states so far over thier a$$ will be in front and they will still be lookin forward......

My prayers are with everyone down there..

SpareX · Post by **SpareX** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 8:42 am

BTW How fast do you think Bush is gonna get Texas back into shape after Rita???

99% chance he will have it back up and runnin 20x faster than LA

BaLa · Post by **BaLa** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 8:51 am

SpareX wrote:BTW How fast do you think Bush is gonna get Texas back into shape after Rita???

99% chance he will have it back up and runnin 20x faster than LA

oh pleaaaase
I don't see how that was the FEDS responsobility after all..

most storms have trouble maintaining cat5, thats the good news..
but really never know whats gonna happens, also the pressure is up by 9mb

Shinobi · Post by **Shinobi** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 3:12 pm

What is important to realize, is all of the people that will be affected. When my friend was flying a rescue helicopter in New Orleans, after Katrina hit, he couldn't believe all of the dead bodies floating in the water, including babies...
I wasn't really thinking of political side of things. If you live in this country or not, you have to feel a great sense of remorse and saddness when something as tragic as this is going to happen, "again". No matter where or who you are or whatever you believe in....

Shinobi

thepieman · Post by **thepieman** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 3:27 pm

BaLa wrote:oh pleaaaase
I don't see how that was the FEDS responsobility after all..

most storms have trouble maintaining cat5, thats the good news..
but really never know whats gonna happens, also the pressure is up by 9mb

Well as of 22hrs ago Pres. Bush has already declared a state of emergency in Texas and LA even before Rita hits.

Pie

downhill · Post by **downhill** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 3:31 pm

BaLa wrote:oh pleaaaase
I don't see how that was the FEDS responsobility after all..

most storms have trouble maintaining cat5, thats the good news..
but really never know whats gonna happens, also the pressure is up by 9mb

I'm not saying that of course State and Local authorities don't have a huge responsibility in natural or man made disasters but hey....do do the Feds, no matter what you hear on talk radio or Faux news. The Office of Homeland Security has a huge part in all this. If you disagree and agree with how the Feds DID handle Katrina then you need to write your Congressmen and ask that the Office of Homeland Security, be abolished. After all, they did pretty poorly to uphold their own charter.

http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/theme_home2.jsp

________

Preparing America

In the event of a terrorist attack, natural disaster or other large-scale emergency, the Department of Homeland Security will assume primary responsibility on March 1st for ensuring that emergency response professionals are prepared for any situation. This will entail providing a coordinated, comprehensive federal response to any large-scale crisis and mounting a swift and effective recovery effort. The new Department will also prioritize the important issue of citizen preparedness. Educating America's families on how best to prepare their homes for a disaster and tips for citizens on how to respond in a crisis will be given special attention at DHS.
___________

I'm sure FEMA and TDOHS have learned a lot of lessons from Katrina.

Shinobi · Post by **Shinobi** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 3:48 pm

downhill wrote:
I'm sure FEMA and TDOHS have learned a lot of lessons from Katrina.

I'm sure they have. Looks like they are running out of Gas down there.. I hope they can get everyone out. Traffic is at a stand still

Zilog B · Post by **Zilog B** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 4:50 pm

I hope those people aren't on the highway tomorrow night..

Ghosthunter · Post by **Ghosthunter** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 5:51 pm

Shinobi wrote:I'm sure they have. Looks like they are running out of Gas down there.. I hope they can get everyone out. Traffic is at a stand still

yep they probably screwed

thepieman · Post by **thepieman** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 5:53 pm

I don't know why, if they haven't already done so. don't they open the inbound lane for outbound traffic. Just merge them at another point away from the city so they can at least get them out of there.

Pie