Google Earth Community: Hurricane Rita Data (compiled Sep23 1500PST)

The following is a compiled list of current BBS posts relating to Hurricane Rita as of 3:00pm, September 23rd. While there have been many great posts on the topic, I have tried to include only those which are routinely updated or that will aide people in planning for the storm and its aftermath. Please let me know if I have missed some that fit into that category.

At the bottom is a list of data I have found which could be helpful, but to my knowledge it has not yet been posted.

-Montana
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UPDATE: I have combined most of these into a KMZ, which is now attached.
(Thanks to Frank4 for the idea.)

---------------------------------CURRENT BBS POSTS---------------------------------

Projected path (Updated regularly):
Nat'l Weather Service --http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php/Cat/0/Number/116535/page/0
-------- by Mike_in_Florida
Compared paths --http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php/Cat/0/Number/125782/page/0/vc/1
-------- by dr0b3rts
Worldwide tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons --http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php/Cat/0/Number/110283/page/0
-------- by glooton

Strike probability (Updated regularly):
--http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php/Cat/0/Number/122144/page/0
-------- by Mike_in_Florida

Evacuation Maps for Galveston, TX:
--http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php/Cat/0/Number/121910/an/0/page/0
-------- by blumenth

Weather Models and Analysis (Updated regularly):
--http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php/Cat/0/Number/51227/page/
-------- by pseabury
--http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php/Cat/0/Number/121270/an/0/page/36#121270
-------- by kilaana

Local Weather statements - various (Updated regularly):
--http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php/Cat/0/Number/122259/an/0/page/0
-------- by Mike_in_Florida

Risk Zones:
Texas Coast --http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php/Cat/0/Number/123909/an/0/page/0
-------- by encleadus
Louisiana Coast --http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php/Cat/0/Number/124372/an/0/page/0#124372
-------- by montana_morrison

Storm Surge maps:
Jefferson County, TX (from State Farm Insurance) --http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php/Cat/0/Number/122574/an/0/page/0
-------- by JasonBo
Coastal Louisiana --http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php/Cat/0/Number/124456/an/0/page/1#124456
-------- by montana_morrison

Webcams:
Around Houston, TX --http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php/Cat/0/Number/124300/an/0/page/0#124300
-------- by gmprod
Around Galveston, TX --http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php/Cat/0/Number/123490/an/0/page/0#123490
-------- by wsnyder98

---------------------------------OTHER USEFUL DATA---------------------------------

Various Hazard Maps
Texas---http://www.thmp.info/data_layers/index.html
-------- by Texas Geographic society

Evacuation:
Selected Texas counties ---http://www.srh.noaa.gov/hgx/tropical/evac_map/gifs/
-------- by NOAA
Lake Charles, LA ---http://www.srh.weather.gov/lch/tropical/evac-maps.htm
-------- by NOAA
Louisiana guide ---http://www.lsp.org/evacguide.html
-------- by Louisiana State Police
Louisiana map ---http://www.lsp.org/pdf/Web_StateMap2.pdf
-------- by Louisiana State Police

Risk Maps of Texas
Selected areas ---http://www.srh.noaa.gov/hgx/tropical/evac_map/gifs/
-------- by NOAA
Galveston Region ---http://www.srh.noaa.gov/hgx/tropical/evac_map/GSAevaczones.pdf
-------- by NOAA

noaa.gov
National Hurricane Center ---http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
-------- by NOAA
Storm Tracker: Rita ---http://www.stormtracker.noaa.gov/stormtracker-rita.htm
-------- by NOAA

Floodplain maps:
Parts of Texas ---http://www.dodson-hydro.com/efloodmap/communities.htm
-------- by Dodson and Associates, Inc.

Storm surge maps:
Harris County,TX ---http://www.dodson-hydro.com/rita/index.htm
-------- by Dodson and Associates, Inc.

Edited by montana_morrison (09/24/05 10:57 AM)