Carnevil Posted September 22, 2005 ... shouldn't be as bad as New Orleans was with Katrina, but this is still going to be pretty bad. Say goodbye to Galveston, everyone! Anyway, as of this posting, Rita is a Category 5 hurricane, and is the 3rd most powerful storm in the Atlantic basin on record (just behind Gilbert and the Great Labor Day Hurricane, IIRC). The computer models basically have it headed just west of Galveston and Houston, meaning that they'll be on the east side, which is the worst side. Oh yeah, and even though the storm won't even be hitting New Orleans, experts are saying that the little bit of rain NO does receive will be enough to break the levys, which haven't been fixed from Katrina. Joy. Wish me, Kaiser, Ty Halderman, and the rest of the affected area (read: the TX and LA gulf coast) luck. 0 Share this post Link to post
Lizardcommando Posted September 22, 2005 Oh no, not again... :*( I hope you guys are going to be ok through all this. 0 Share this post Link to post
Little Faith Posted September 22, 2005 Hope the emergency services have learnt something about efficient command chains and timely action this time around. 0 Share this post Link to post
Ty Halderman Posted September 22, 2005 Guess where I evacuated to when Katrina came into New Orleans... On the way back to Louisiana (though not New Orleans) to avoid Rita. I think there's a red switch over there that opens a door in Houston. 0 Share this post Link to post
Janderson Posted September 22, 2005 ^Talk about the shittest of luck. If that positive projection stuff works, I'm thinking happy thoughts for you guys. Good luck East Coast. 0 Share this post Link to post
Grazza Posted September 22, 2005 There are plenty of factors that can cause a hurricane to lose force (that's why really big ones are rare - or at least have been historically). Let's hope some of them kick in in time. 0 Share this post Link to post
Xanthier Posted September 22, 2005 Guardian said:You'll all be in my prayers. mine as well. 0 Share this post Link to post
Fletcher` Posted September 22, 2005 I Hope Tavis will be ok. He lives near Houston. 0 Share this post Link to post
Sharessa Posted September 22, 2005 Jeez. Two Cat 5s in one year. That hasn't happened before (though I guess Katrina was actualy a Cat 4). If a major earthquake hit the west coast within the next 4 months, it could absolutely drain the country's resources. Other possible disaster scenarios: a major hurricane hitting DC; a hurricane hitting NYC. Meteorologists are predicting they will run out of names for hurricanes before the end of the year, which has never happened before. 0 Share this post Link to post
Coopersville Posted September 22, 2005 Shit, I hope Denton doesn't get hit; I was hoping on visiting my relatives there next year. 0 Share this post Link to post
Kristian Ronge Posted September 22, 2005 It can't be pleasant living in southern Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi right now... :-/ 0 Share this post Link to post
Bashe Posted September 22, 2005 Oh noes, my uncle lives near Gavleston...but ever since my grandfather died, he's went from good uncle to crappy uncle, since he keeps stealing money from my grandma with his little antics. Oh well... 0 Share this post Link to post
Udderdude Posted September 22, 2005 http://www.fromthewilderness.com/free/ww3/092105_rita_storm.shtml Scary stuff .. 0 Share this post Link to post
Guardian Posted September 22, 2005 Danarchy said:If a major earthquake hit the west coast within the next 4 months, it could absolutely drain the country's resources. In the case of earthquakes, however, normally there are some warnings, such as frequent fore-shocks. Danarchy said:Other possible disaster scenarios: a major hurricane hitting DC; a hurricane hitting NYC. Is that even possible? I can't remember ever hearing about a hurricane hitting that area before . . . 0 Share this post Link to post
Job Posted September 22, 2005 Two things have been refinforced in my mind due to all this hurricane crap. First, hurricanes (and hurricane season) are stupid. Want evidence? Look at the names we give them for God's sake. Secondly, speaking of which, someone must be pissed off. Who knows. Either way, good luck folks. The Gulf Coast region sucks. 0 Share this post Link to post
Kaiser Posted September 23, 2005 I am staying put and got everything boarded up.. But yeah, we are gonna get raped :( 0 Share this post Link to post
Job Posted September 23, 2005 Guardian said:Is that even possible? I can't remember ever hearing about a hurricane hitting that area before . . . I think the farthest north a hurricane ever got was New Jersey. 0 Share this post Link to post
Ichor Posted September 23, 2005 Job said:I think the farthest north a hurricane ever got was New Jersey. They've made it much farther north than that. Then there's Maria. 0 Share this post Link to post
Sharessa Posted September 23, 2005 Guardian said:In the case of earthquakes, however, normally there are some warnings, such as frequent fore-shocks. I was reading an article the other day that said that geologists noticed Vancouver Island slipped 3 mm west silently without any earthquakes which is apparently a really bad sign. The article was rather vague and used all kinds of scientific words I hadn't heard before, so I don't know exactly what it was trying to say. Is that even possible? I can't remember ever hearing about a hurricane hitting that area before . . . When I was about 1 year old and living in Connecticut, we were hit by a Cat 1 or 2 hurricane (Gloria). It was powerful enough to knock trees down all over the place. If it can happen in Connecticut, then it can hit in NYC, and *******ely DC. DC might be too far inland though. 0 Share this post Link to post
Guardian Posted September 23, 2005 Ichor said:They've made it much farther north than that. Where do these Canada-based hurricanes originate? I'm guessing nowhere near the Gulf Coast . . . Danarchy said:I was reading an article the other day that said that geologists noticed Vancouver Island slipped 3 mm west silently without any earthquakes which is apparently a really bad sign. Where'd you read this? You've piqued my curiosity. 0 Share this post Link to post
Ralphis Posted September 23, 2005 Several hurricanes have hit pennsylvania during my life time, ripping a tree across the street straight out of the ground 0 Share this post Link to post
Ichor Posted September 23, 2005 Guardian said:Where do these Canada-based hurricanes originate? I'm guessing nowhere near the Gulf Coast . . . There have been a few (not very many though), which have started out around there, made their way across Florida, and up to Canada. By the time they got up there they were generally weak. 0 Share this post Link to post
sargebaldy Posted September 23, 2005 Danarchy said:Jeez. Two Cat 5s in one year. That hasn't happened before (though I guess Katrina was actualy a Cat 4).Katrina was a cat 5, just not when it hit New Orleans. Rita won't be a cat 5 when it hits the Houston area either. Ralphis said:Several hurricanes have hit pennsylvania during my life time, ripping a tree across the street straight out of the ground heh, even in Oregon there's been windstorms that ripped pretty strong trees out of the ground. One of them even knocked out the huge ass window in our living room and we had to board it up in the dark without electricity and with big gusts of winds and chunks of glass flying at us. That was good times. 0 Share this post Link to post
Quast Posted September 23, 2005 Guardian said:Where do these Canada-based hurricanes originate? I'm guessing nowhere near the Gulf Coast . . . all of them originate off the west coast of africa 0 Share this post Link to post
Guardian Posted September 24, 2005 Quast said:all of them originate off the west coast of africa Ahh, thanks for explaining. 0 Share this post Link to post
Sharessa Posted September 24, 2005 Guardian said:Where'd you read this? You've piqued my curiosity. http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/aplocal_story.asp?category=6420&slug=Canada%20Seismic%20Shift I dunno if that's where I read it, but thats one of the articles on it. 0 Share this post Link to post