Hurricane Warning into Dallas - Dallas-Mavs.com Forums

Drbio · 09-21-2005, 09:47 PM

Hello all.

Hurricane Rita has now officially become the third strongest hurricane in history. THe projections that I have indicate that Rita will cross near Galveston, Austin, Waco and then Dallas. Dallas is projected to receive 39-73 mile per hour sustained winds and up to 25 inches of rain.

Seriously....anyone in this path should take immediate safety measures. I'm being scrambled tomorrow so I don't know if I can post updates but everyone take this storm very seriously.

God bless ya'll.

Doc

sike · 09-21-2005, 09:56 PM

wow...when is it projected to hit?

Drbio · 09-21-2005, 09:59 PM

sike- around 5-7pm for Dallas. The center of the storm may actually pass right over the metroplex.

DubOverdose · 09-21-2005, 11:26 PM

I'm glad I go to school in Pa now...

alby · 09-22-2005, 12:15 AM

the scary thing, u can never trust those projections.. so they can go anywhere and thus everyone should take care..

chumdawg · 09-22-2005, 12:26 AM

I am here to tell you one thing: I ain't afraid of no hurricane.

capitalcity · 09-22-2005, 01:10 AM

Austin City Limits Festival on this weekend... and the promoters are sticking to their guns.

I'm not a big fan of mud, but me and the wife are heading out on Sunday anyways. The one day passes cost 53.00 a piece. Mrs. cap loves her some Jason Mraz, and I'd like to see this Coldplay band everybody's talking about.

Rita can blow me.

djb · 09-22-2005, 03:01 AM

Ugh I just spent the last 10 hours driving from downtown Houston to Dallas..stupid hurricane.

chumdawg · 09-22-2005, 03:04 AM

Quote:

Rita can blow me.

True, true.

If Rita even thinks about coming towards my address, I will open a big enough can of whoop-ass that she will regret she ever deigned to upgrade from tropical-storm status.

Simply put, I don't think Rita has the balls to rain on me.

Five-ofan · 09-22-2005, 12:27 PM

If your going to ACL you gotta listen to OASIS. I mean come on. I am so happy to be in Lubbock right now because we are out of Rita's reach. My family however still lives in Corsicana which will be hit by Rita. It should be hit like dallas with mostly just high winds and rain but my prayers are with everyone who is anywhere near the projected path of rita. I just hope that everyone has enough respect for the power of nature.

Drbio · 09-22-2005, 12:31 PM

Lunch break...got to check email. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

New updates. Rita has turned slightly eastward. New projections take her up towards Terrell. Here is the tracking map. More later if I get time. Take care and take it seriously people. Here she comes.

LonestarROB · 09-22-2005, 12:46 PM

Rita, Dont mess with Texas!! [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

We could use some rain up here.

Drbio · 09-22-2005, 12:55 PM

Here is the predicted inland storm surge as of noon today.

Later.

sike · 09-22-2005, 02:16 PM

wow...rockwall aint far from terrell....

jacktruth · 09-22-2005, 02:55 PM

And they say you can't surf in Texas.

XERXES · 09-22-2005, 04:21 PM

Rockwall says "bring it on..."

Drbio · 09-22-2005, 05:11 PM

Rockwall may get its wish.....

As of 4pm today the path has changed. The models indicate the storm will stall of NE Texas and dump 15-30 inches of rain there. Enjoy. But seriously....be careful my friends.

Doc

MavKikiNYC · 09-22-2005, 05:18 PM

Was in NE Texas last week. They needed precipitation. But this could be excessive.

mavsman · 09-22-2005, 08:43 PM

Dudes and dudettes, be really careful. It's not sissy to run from such a thing if you're anywhere close to becoming hit. Everything you bought can be replaced. You can't protect it from a hurricane just by being there anyways. Your friends and family can't be replaced. Take shelter. God bless y'all.

TripleDipping · 09-23-2005, 09:00 AM

I pray that everyone will be safe. Even though I'm not in Texas right now, I still have a lot of friends in Houston, Beaumont and Port Arthur.

Drbio · 09-23-2005, 09:44 AM

Well...I just got a stand down so I am kind of happy. Sadly, my peeps are all along the eastern path. This is a serious storm for those along a Port Arthur to Tyler to Paris line. Best wishes to our friends and family in East Texas/West Louisiana.

I'm back home after a nice one hour per mile drive. Ugh.

A little joke that was running through the responders that might brighten your day.....

Houston 2005 Hurricane Evacuation Plan: City officials just announced the official Houston 2005 Hurricane Evacuation Plan:

Hispanics use I-10 West to San Antonio
Cajuns use I-10 East to Lafayette
Rednecks use 59 North to East Texas
Longhorns use 290 West to Austin
Aggies stay on 610 Loop
Yankees use 45 South to Galveston

Be safe all.

Doc

Male30Dan · 09-23-2005, 10:03 AM

What a terrible tragedy!!!

24 Believed Killed In Evacuee Bus Fire, Explosion
Passengers Were Elderly Hurricane Evacuees

POSTED: 7:06 am CDT September 23, 2005
UPDATED: 9:35 am CDT September 23, 2005

DALLAS -- A fire in a chartered bus filled with elderly Hurricane Rita evacuees, including some who used oxygen, has killed 24 people near Dallas Friday.

Authorities said the bus apparently caught fire due to a mechanical problem, and that oxygen tanks then started exploding on gridlocked Interstate 45.

Dallas County Sheriff's Sgt. Don Peritz said deputies couldn't get everyone off the flaming bus. It carried about 45 people from a nursing home in Bellaire, an upscale enclave within Houston. They had been on the road since Thursday.

Peritz said permission was given to remove the charred hulk of the bus from the northbound lane with the bodies still on board, shrouded by tarps. The crowded interstate is a primary Hurricane Rita evacuation route.

The bus was reduced to a blackened, burned-out shell, surrounded by numerous police cars and ambulances.

Peritz said the driver and arriving deputies tried to rescue as many passengers from the bus as possible but couldn't save everybody.

He said the bus left a nursing home in the Houston suburb of Bellaire Thursday, headed for facilities in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

The fire caused a 17-mile backup on a freeway that was already heavily congested with evacuees from the Gulf Coast.

State officials said northbound traffic is being diverted off of Interstate 45 onto U.S. Highway 287 at Ennis, about 30 miles southeast of Dallas.

Interstate 45 stretches more than 250 miles from Galveston through Houston to Dallas.
Nurse Saw Fire, Explosion

A nurse who was driving behind the bus said she saw it start to smoke, and then pull to the side of the road.

Tina Jones said, "I saw the smoke, and then there was an explosion."

She pulled over and helped treat minor injuries. And she said she saw at least six bodies.

In all, authorities say about 24 people died on the bus. They said the bus had caught fire because of a mechanical problem, and then oxygen tanks used by the elderly passengers started exploding.

After witnessing the horror, Jones said she'll "probably go home and have a good cry."

Drbio · 09-23-2005, 10:11 AM

Yeah that was horrific. Very sad.

Also, the levees in New Orleans reportedly collapsed again about an hour ago.

FilthyFinMavs · 09-23-2005, 10:17 AM

That story above is a horrible tragedy and its the reason i'm not gonna run. What ever is meant to happen is gonna happen. This is an act from God and you can't run from it. God bless everyone.

Drbio · 09-23-2005, 10:20 AM

FFM- where are you?

bernardos70 · 09-23-2005, 10:37 AM

You can't run from a hurricane and you wouldn't search for a safer place to be in because ONE bus with people evacuating the danger zone exploded? You can't run from a hurricane? What kind of nonsense talk is that?

Caliente · 09-23-2005, 10:42 AM

Doc is spot on with his analysis. Everyone should take precautions and not take any chance with your life.
Remember.........it wasn't raining when Noah built his ark...............[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

alby · 09-23-2005, 11:28 AM

no you cannot run away from God's will and good wishes, but you can help the situation by playing it safe. God gave you the gift to reason and make choices, take advantage of it.

FilthyFinMavs · 09-23-2005, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by: Drbio
FFM- where are you?

I'm currently in Garland.

FilthyFinMavs · 09-23-2005, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by: alby
no you cannot run away from God's will and good wishes, but you can help the situation by playing it safe. God gave you the gift to reason and make choices, take advantage of it.

Well i'm not in the Houston, Port Arthur or Beaumont area so I guess i'm just speakin' as a guy who may not get anything more than heavy winds. Of course i'd play it safe but if i'm meant to get hit by hurricane Rita then its meant to happen. There's no getting away from it.

FilthyFinMavs · 09-23-2005, 01:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by: bernardos70
You can't run from a hurricane and you wouldn't search for a safer place to be in because ONE bus with people evacuating the danger zone exploded? You can't run from a hurricane? What kind of nonsense talk is that?

I never said I wouldn't search for a safer place. But you can't cheat your way out of death and if its meant for this hurricane to hit my area then let it is all i'm saying. But like I stated, i'm currently in Garland so i'm speaking from a guy who doesn't expect anything more than heavy winds.

jthig32 · 09-23-2005, 02:39 PM

I don't think the Metroplex is even supposed to get heavy winds at this point. Scattered thunderstorms and an inch of rain was the last report I saw.

Drbio · 09-24-2005, 04:14 PM

FFM- good decision. Being in Garland was not a danger.

Drbio · 09-24-2005, 04:14 PM

The updated models have Rita turning east. Predicting weather is so damn frustrating.

LonestarROB · 09-24-2005, 05:36 PM

Not a damn thing in Dallas/Plano.

XERXES · 09-24-2005, 07:59 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by: chumdawg

Quote:

Rita can blow me.

True, true.

If Rita even thinks about coming towards my address, I will open a big enough can of whoop-ass that she will regret she ever deigned to upgrade from tropical-storm status.

Simply put, I don't think Rita has the balls to rain on me.

Evidently, Rita did indeed lack the balls to rain on Chumdawg. You, sir, wield great power.

sike · 09-24-2005, 09:52 PM

Rockwall punked Rita

big_pth · 09-25-2005, 12:22 AM

That traffic out of Houston and the surrounding area was insane. I am a Sugar Land Mav, and fled to the family in Austin but went around I-10 and still spent 12 hours in my jeep...It was a crazy, crazy trip...

Drbio · 09-25-2005, 12:30 AM

Good luck to you getting back big_pth. Be careful.

alby · 09-25-2005, 01:01 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by: big_pth
That traffic out of Houston and the surrounding area was insane. I am a Sugar Land Mav, and fled to the family in Austin but went around I-10 and still spent 12 hours in my jeep...It was a crazy, crazy trip...

Sugar Land Mav, that's awesome to hear

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