Hurricane Rita
#22
Originally Posted by Kaiser,Sep 21 2005, 07:02 AM
I was assuming that we'd get a few enjoyable thunderstorms and nothing more this far north - but if it could be more serious than that, maybe I should prep a little.
#25
the noaa site shows it pretty much bisecting the dfw area. as a rule of thumb, the most powerful portion of a hurricane is the northeastern area of the mass. rita will most definitely dump a shitload of rain....(i've seen predictions of 4-9"). and more than likely flooding in areas...i bet it will flood the crappy humps of dirt that are supposed to hold back the mighty trinity down here in my neck of the woods. good thing im not on the ground level....downtown hasn't impressed me with its storm draining capabilities!
#26
This is just nuts. My sister was ordered to evacuate from Pearland yesterday. She packed and got into her car at 4:30pm yesterday and by 4:30am, she still had not made it to Woodlands. Because they were running low on gas, she and her boyfriend had to turn around and head back to Houston. Apparently, all the gas stations down there are running out of fuel. I-45 is just packed and lots of cars are becoming stranded.
#27
Latest and greatest path... oh and btw I-45 is open North only
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_a...html?5day?large
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_a...html?5day?large
#28
Hmm, I'm guessing the more easterly path bodes well for Austin and DFW areas... Houston and Galveston are still in bad places, though.
I've been reading the Houston forum a bit - some people are talking about having to go to almost ten different gas stations to find one that has any gas.
I've been reading the Houston forum a bit - some people are talking about having to go to almost ten different gas stations to find one that has any gas.
#30
Gas stations are out in some Austin locations, some only have premium remaining. There are long lines at the discount stations while Costco and Randall's closed the pumps last night. Gas prices spiked over 10 cents overnight and the signs are changing every few hours. The shelves are bare where the bottled watter and "D" cell batteries once were.
You would think the strorm was on Lake Travis.
You would think the strorm was on Lake Travis.