Hurricane Rita---OMG Huge and Powerful

[Jdarg]

Oh, BTW SJ- that is a perky little froggy you have avatarring today!

 

[Rita]

Currently, it looks like a couple of models for Hurr Rita show it looping around and hitting close to this area from the north. If Rita re-enters the Gulf, it may not be pretty.

Our news in TX has it stalling over the Texarkana area and pretty much breaking up from there. The Texarkana area is in a severe drought with very hard soil that could make runoff worse if rain sits over them for very long.

We need rain and don't look to be getting any. Just a cool down here in the metroplex.

 

[Smiling JOe]

Has this ever happened before in the Gulf? I've seen the hurricanes do loop-dee-loops in the Atlantic before.[/QUOT
Last year, Ivan looped across the SE USA into the Atlantic and back around into the Gulf. It was not so bad the second go around.

 

[Beach Runner]

Currently, it looks like a couple of models for Hurr Rita show it looping around and hitting close to this area from the north. If Rita re-enters the Gulf, it may not be pretty.

Oh, mother!

 

[wetwilly]

Our news in TX has it stalling over the Texarkana area and pretty much breaking up from there. The Texarkana area is in a severe drought with very hard soil that could make runoff worse if rain sits over them for very long.

We need rain and don't look to be getting any. Just a cool down here in the metroplex.

Last I saw on TWC they were saying it will stall and dump between 12-24" :shock: of rain in some areas of Arkansas and other neighboring states. That is alot of rain even if you need it. Nothing here in Atlanta and we could use a little 1-2". Alittle cloudy but no rain forecasted yet.

 

[aquaticbiology]

Godawful rain here in central mizippi - never seen such - can't possibly last, there wouldn't be any water left in the gulf!

 

[aquaticbiology]

Last I saw on TWC they were saying it will stall and dump between 12-24" :shock: of rain in some areas of Arkansas and other neighboring states. That is alot of rain even if you need it. Nothing here in Atlanta and we could use a little 1-2". Alittle cloudy but no rain forecasted yet.

What was that crap about the govenor of georgia saying that all the kiddies would be out of school monday and tuesday to save gas

 

[Smiling JOe]

What was that crap about the govenor of georgia saying that all the kiddies would be out of school monday and tuesday to save gas

I don't know, I guess he thinks that the baby sitters don't need to drive. I am sure working parents love this.

 

[Wastin Away]

What was that crap about the govenor of georgia saying that all the kiddies would be out of school monday and tuesday to save gas

Yes, all but 4 public school systems are out Monday and Tuesday in the state of Georgia. They are going to have to use 2 of their snow days which I think is wrong. I believe he jumped the gun. It has def. caused some problems with parents because now some are having to take vacation days in order to have someone home with their children. Once again, it started a gas panic but not anywhere near when he did the last time after Katrina.

 

[ktmeadows]

Our news in TX has it stalling over the Texarkana area and pretty much breaking up from there. The Texarkana area is in a severe drought with very hard soil that could make runoff worse if rain sits over them for very long.

We need rain and don't look to be getting any. Just a cool down here in the metroplex.

We're getting Rita rain poured on us here in Missouri today!