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Rita upgraded to a category one hurricane
As of this morning.
She is expected to strengthen while churning in the Gulf, turning into a Cat. 2 or possibly even 3. Here’s the latest projected path. If that holds, she’ll touch La. but Texas will feel the brunt of the damage.
Batten down the hatches, my friends in TX. It looks like it’s going to be a nightmare for you, and yet another nightmare for the La. evacuees who are staying in your fine state.
In the meantime, Mayor Nagin has called for an evacuation of New Orleans. It wasn’t clear from the article but it sounds like it was a call for a mandatory evacuation.
2 PM ET Update: Rita is now a category 2 hurricane.
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= Lets see. First Nagin didn’t declare a local emergency in time to matter, or enforce anything like an effective evacuation of the heart of the city. Then He failed to use the transportation available for the emergency plan that he and Blanco failed to implement. Then he promised safety to people at the SuperDuperDome, which turned out to be an inch short of a death trap. then He went before the micophones and blamed NEMA, The Red Cross, The Police Commissioner, The Governor, The Congress, The President, Racism, and Mickey Mouse. Then he decides to invite people back in the city with a disasterous “early return” plan, even as another potentially devastating storm was forming up in the Florida keys. Now a day after issuing the return announcement he issues another evacuation “notice”, which is not specific….
- At this point Nagin must be feeling like life is a black dinner suit and hes a pair of brown wingtips…..
- Bang it
- Riota is now a cat 3 and isn’t even clear of the keys yet.
Oh my gosh. Thanks for the update, Bang.
Hey Sister!
I will be here in Austin all weekend.
We were sent a severe weather warning by our corporate office this afternoon for Saturday. The special weather statement said that Rita was expected to become a CAT 4 by the time it hits the coast.
We are to expect tropical storm force winds in Austin, which is 217 miles inland!
Time to stock up on ice and BBQ supplies!
I’ll try to send you some pictures!
Ya’ll be careful there, Melissa, and please check in when you can to let us know you and your family are safe!!
Our coast is bracing for a big one, but it won’t be near the nightmare of Katrina. Our leadership is not quite that incompetent. While there may be major structural damage, the loss of life will not be anywhere to the scale of Katrina in New Orleans.
I’m in Central Texas, so we might get some wind and rain, but already we have our hotel rooms full of people evacuating the coastal areas. Maybe if we could get President Bush, Gov. Perry and Pat Robertson to stand on the coastline with their hands raised, the storm will die or turn around back in to the gulf. After all, hurricanes are the (republican) president’s fault.
Take care, Pauly, and stay safe!