[aldo_14]

Originally posted by WeatherOp
Rita is now entering the gulf as a strengthening Cat.2 hurricane, it is passing just south of the keys and it is expected to make landfall in Texas as a Major Hurricane.

hehe.

'Floater'.























I'll get me coat.

[BlackDove]

Haha.



















I'll follow aldo

[Grey Wolf]

Finally. A hurricane that won't dump on the Northeast when its done.

[MatthewPapa]

frack! that hurricane is coming right at me!

*hopes that they will at least cancel school, and/or football practice*

[MatthewPapa]

looks like its time to stock up on some things.......just in case

[WeatherOp]

Yeah, it's gonna come close.

[WeatherOp]

Rita is now a very dangerous Cat.4 storm with winds greater than 135mph, it is expected to strengthen possible to a Catagory 5 hurricane in the next day or so. Then head toward the Central, North Texas coast early Saturday.

[aldo_14]

Hmm.... I have a cousin living in Texas, I hope they're out of the way of this thing.

[Ford Prefect]

A Scotsman with a cousin in Texas... the heavens truly do jest with us.

[aldo_14]

Originally posted by Ford Prefect
A Scotsman with a cousin in Texas... the heavens truly do jest with us.

He's married to a Texan girl.  They met on the, er, internet and got married in Vegas.

 For some reason, a Texan nutritionalist couldn't get a job in Airdrie, so now they both work at a charity hospital, I think near Houston.

[BlackDove]

By the way, the images update constantly, so it's best to keep this one bumped and watch the carnage.

[WeatherOp]

But, that image is messed up, so here is a better one.

As I posted in the other thread, Rita is now a Catagory 5 hurricane with winds of 165mph, central pressure is now down to 906mbs.

[BlackDove]

Am I wrong or is that another one forming back there?

The Earth doesn't like the United States.

[WeatherOp]

Originally posted by BlackDove
Am I wrong or is that another one forming back there?

The Earth doesn't like the United States.

Nah, that weak TS Philippe, and it will be drifting off and not bother anyone.

[Mongoose]

The other one you're seeing back there is TS Philippe, which is weakening and heading due north.  Rita's just a monster, though.  To all of you Texans, best of luck, and get the hell out of Dodge well before it hits.  There's a chance that it could weaken before landfall, so let's hope for that, and that NO doesn't catch too much of it.

[WeatherOp]

Rita is now 5th strongest hurricane on record with a central pressure of 904mbs, 2 to reach Kat.

[.::Tin Can::.]

So... if I live 30 miles north of Dallas, do you think I'll be affected significantly? (Meaning floods and evacuation and ****?)

[Ford Prefect]

Originally posted by BlackDove
Am I wrong or is that another one forming back there?

The Earth doesn't like the United States.

God is still punishing us for Trent Lott's yet undisclosed homosexuality.

[BlackDove]

Yeah, that's it.

[WeatherOp]

Rita is now the 3rd most powerful storm in recorded history, with a central pressure of 898mbs, winds will rise next, and it appears Rita is still getting stronger.