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