Over preparing for Rita or not?

[Dave M]

They're still predicting Rita to hit the Texas coastline (although they're moving the track east a bit), but I think it looks like it's turning more towards New Orleans, and it looks like N.O. may be on the Eastern side, the strongest side, this time. At the very least it looks like they will be getting enough rain out of it to cause more flooding, not too mention all the rain the Mississippi Valley will be collecting this weekend (Mississippi River runs through New Orleans). It looks like New Orleans is gonna get plastered again.

Officials are saying just 3-6 inches of rain could breach the levees again.

[Steel2686]

The storm in the Atlantic is not Wilma, it's Philippe. Wilma will be the last named storm of the season. We have 4 names left after Rita... Stan, Tammy, Vince, Wilma.

Sorry... I stand corrected. I thought I had heard differently. Anyway, I found AN ARTICLE online similar to the one I read in a magazine last week.

[Dave M]

That article had a lot of good basic info about the hurricanes. For all you ever wanted to know about hurricanes and more, go here: http://hurricanes.noaa.gov/

Check out the links towards the bottom and the FAQ in the upper left. A lot of info.

[Cerwin Vega Fan]

Everything has basically been moved (note a 55 gallon drum of gas is kind of heavy) now all their is do is wait, I'm chilling at the home tonight and playing some xbox (might be the last night I get to hear my Cerwin Vega's). I wish I had a video camera but I don't so I will just use my digital camera to get snap shots of the hurricane. I love the way some people are deciding just now to leave, I mean where the hell are you going to go and how fast are you going to get there? Their are people in Houston that are having to turn back simply because their is no way they can get out in time (4 miles in 4 hours is what the media is reporting). I live off of highway 378 and it is just nothing but bumper to bumper traffic going 5-10 mph. I-10 is basically useless now it is so packed and the state really does not want people to go east because of the area hit by Katrina (governor said Baton Rouge is almost full and cannot hold any more people). The best bet for the people in my local area is to hit highway 171 or highway 27 if you plan to leave but at the rate things are moving the hurricane might just catch you on the road.

PS: Their may be a wall of water and wind coming this way but it is still burning balls outside.

[Steel2686]

Everything has basically been moved (note a 55 gallon drum of gas is kind of heavy) now all their is do is wait, I'm chilling at the home tonight and playing some xbox (might be the last night I get to hear my Cerwin Vega's). I wish I had a video camera but I don't so I will just use my digital camera to get snap shots of the hurricane. I love the way some people are deciding just now to leave, I mean where the hell are you going to go and how fast are you going to get there? Their are people in Houston that are having to turn back simply because their is no way they can get out in time (4 miles in 4 hours is what the media is reporting). I live off of highway 378 and it is just nothing but bumper to bumper traffic going 5-10 mph. I-10 is basically useless now it is so packed and the state really does not want people to go east because of the area hit by Katrina (governor said Baton Rouge is almost full and cannot hold any more people). The best bet for the people in my local area is to hit highway 171 or highway 27 if you plan to leave but at the rate things are moving the hurricane might just catch you on the road.

PS: Their may be a wall of water and wind coming this way but it is still burning balls outside.

Just stay safe (and protect those CV's. I'm also a fan). Keep us posted on how you made out.