Then Came Rita

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The lighthouse on the shore of Lake Pontchartrain, heavily damaged by Hurricane Katrina, is threatened by the rising tide caused by the passing storm from Hurricane Rita.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/nation/katrina/images/050923new-orleans.jpg

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"Our worst fears came true," said Maj. Barry Guidry, a National Guardsman on duty at the broken levee. "We have three significant breaches in the levee and the water is rising rapidly."

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Finally - The Channel 11 weatherman agrees that the storm will come in on the east side of the area (Port Arthur, Beaumont).

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Will Austin be affected seriously, or is it at a safe enough distance inland?

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nimh wrote:

Will Austin be affected seriously, or is it at a safe enough distance inland?

"High" winds (20-30 mph) and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Although now the chance of rain has dropped even further.

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At least it'll cool us off a bit:

Tonight: Cloudy and windy. Low 76F. Winds N at 20 to 30 mph.

Tomorrow: Cloudy and windy. A few showers in the afternoon. High around 85F. Winds N at 20 to 30 mph. Chance of rain 30%.

Tomorrow night: Cloudy with a few showers. Low 76F. Winds NNW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 30%.

Sunday: Partly cloudy skies. High 87F. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 mph.

Monday: Showers. Highs in the upper 80s and lows in the low 70s.

Tuesday: Thundershowers. Highs in the mid 80s and lows in the upper 60s.

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DrewDad wrote:

nimh wrote:
Will Austin be affected seriously, or is it at a safe enough distance inland?

"High" winds (20-30 mph) and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Although now the chance of rain has dropped even further.

<tries visualising 30 mph winds>
Does that mean Austinians will basically be safe?
(Sorry if this was covered already, havent read back all those pages...)

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edger. According to the weather radar I'm watching the leading edge of the rain bands of Rita should be passing over you right about now. So hunker down, keep safe, and best of luck.

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So far, not much wind, no rain in my area.

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10:25 PM GMT

http://tribunewx.wunderground.com/data/images/at200518_sat.jpg

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Looks pretty monstrous (me an untrained eye tho)...

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stumbled onto this image

http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=42523651&size=o&context=pool-30056017@N00

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So far, so good. Overcast and very windy. No rain yet.

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We have had a little wind now. It comes and goes. Time to have dinner and then head on to the apartment we have waiting. I will check in one last time before leaving.

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good night everyone in the south.
if ever you need.. just call.
I hope things stay safe for you.

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husker wrote:

stumbled onto this image

you mean this image?

http://static.flickr.com/32/42523651_139a451256_o.jpg

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yeah that's it

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I don't recall where, but I stumbled across this image earlier...

http://www.able2know.com/forums/images/avatars/89142574842f2f68c4baff.jpg

I'm not sure if it's relative to the subject at hand, but it must mean something.

But what?

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it's a fascinating portrait, ehbeth already made note of hazel earlier, but it was a strong storm all the way into the niagra penninsula, so these things are not to be ignored or denegrated

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