Hurricane Rita

[Randall Sanchez]

My best of hopes are with you. Safety goes first, so don't get caught in the storm!

[Chris Newberry]

I am bring this Breaking News story to you (members) about Hurricane Rits that was just upgraded to Cat. 1 Hurricane strenght.

Here is the current location of the hurricane.

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What does mean to me.

I, Chris Blaisdell, amd in the direct line of sight for Hurricane Rita. The course layed out is for it to hit landfall somewhere on the Texas coast.

I live less then 100 miles in land from Houston, Texas which is a few miles south of Galvestion.

By this Friday, I will know where Hurricane Rita will be hitting. By this time too, Rita should be a Cat 4 before making landfall.

If it looks like it's going to hit Texas near Galveston or Clearpoint, then I will be gone heading north before it hits here.


So, if you hear about it hitting Texas and wiping out New Caney or Conroe then you know where I lived.

I going on LOA if it does hit.

The following below this line comes from NOAA.

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HURRICANE RITA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
200 PM EDT TUE SEP 20 2005

...RITA NOW A CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE...
...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS...
...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS...

...NEW INFORMATION SINCE LAST ISSUANCE...
STORM INFORMATION UPDATED.
WIND IMPACTS UPDATED.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT IS SPECIFIC TO THE FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY
INCLUDING THE DRY TORTUGAS.

[Chris Newberry]

Thank you, all.

I am leaving either tonight, or tomorrow morning and heading to Huntsville with my family to a friends place to ride this storm out. After that, I just hope my trailer is still there or I will be heading to Krivel bill ( I think I spelled ti right.)

It now a C4 Hurricane and I think it could reach C5 status before landfall now.

[ftima]

Wishing you strenght and all the best.

[lucasbailey]

Same here...and don't be stubborn, get out if needed. http://www.expansionfleet.com/ikonboard/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'>