RITA: Cat 5 ...another one.

Thanks for the well wishes, everyone. :asian: It's good that Rita seems to be weakening, but one can never be too careful. I'm glad that our state agencies are "on the ball" & that everyone in the South/Southeast part of TX is or has been evacuating this week. Galveston, which is expected to be the hardest hit has been completely evacuated. I found out yesterday (Wednesday) that my uncle who lives in Houston made it ok to my Grandpa's house in San Antonio (which is about 3 hrs by car North of Houston). As for Central Texas, where Mr. Billings & I live (4 hrs North of Galveston), the worst is supposed to be on Saturday - very heavy rain, winds & some flash flooding, but hopefully nothing like what Katrina did to LA & MS. I've got to go take the patio furniture off of my apartment balcony now, so I'll say goodnight & that my thoughts are with 7sm's family & all of the evacuees. We Texans are a pretty tough bunch though, so I have faith that whatever happens, we will get through it. :)
 
andy said:
I think there is a little to much media based panic. I live in texas and have seen the shelves emptied in the grocery stores. However,the frenzy that has been whipped up is somewhat overblown and annoying. This type of thing has been happening since the dawn of time--and will happen again. Every summer as it has before.
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I hipe you're right. It must make an interesting experience to live through if all is safe for you...but for some it will be more dangerous I imagine.

I remember walking around Providence, RI during Hurricane Gloria. It was cool being outside in those high winds--not so high in RI as t hey were elsewhere-- but it was relatively weak there. Still, I clearly recall the broken glass from store windows...
 
7starmantis said:
Thqanks for the well wishes! I'll be on and off this weekend as most of my immediate and extended family are evacuating. I'm right in the path myself (Tyler, TX) but it shouldn't be too bad by the time it gets here. The many evacuees from N.O. and now these are causing huge problems in hotels, and gas stations. There are allready several stations out of gas here today!

7sm
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http://www.stormsurvival.homestead.com/Hurricane_Safe_Room.html

This is a site with some good info for folks stuck in a hurricane.

Take care. Hope to see you on the mat when this is over.
 
andy said:
I think there is a little to much media based panic. I live in texas and have seen the shelves emptied in the grocery stores. However,the frenzy that has been whipped up is somewhat overblown and annoying. This type of thing has been happening since the dawn of time--and will happen again. Every summer as it has before.
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Your right to a point, further north the biggest issue is goin to be power outages and "light" wind. However, for those in the direct path closer to the shore this is nothing short of history making....third most intense storm on record...sustained winds of 150mph (currently)....only one other year have two cat4 hurricanes made landfall on the U.S., that was 1915....in New Orleans and Galveston believe it or not.

In Tyler there is no reason for our shelfs to be empy, our gas stations empty except that 2 million evacuees are headed right through our allready full town from New Orleans evacuees.

I've been through hurricanes my whole life growing up in Beaumont and the Galveston area...I dont remember them ever being this destructive though. Remember the 1900 Galveston hurricane was only a cat4 as well.

7sm
 
It's a shame, but I think that it also shows that the evacuation, however messy, was a good diea and in the large a success.
 
arnisador said:
It's a shame, but I think that it also shows that the evacuation, however messy, was a good idea and in the large a success.
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Yes, we (Texas) were very lucky compared to Louisiana & Mississippi. I just wanted to have a moment of silence for those who lost their lives.

Even though most of the roads are open, & people are returning home, a lot of the affected areas still do not have electricity. The temperatures are in the upper 90s-100 degrees, so everyone please keep a good thought for those who survived but now are living in damaged homes in extreme heat with no A/C...
 
Yes, it also raises the question, "Can a multimillion populous city conduct an emergency evacuation in a taimely and safe manner?".

Those that are home aer still suffering, but overall, a great dodge by Houston and Galveston, not so much by southeast texas.

7sm
 
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