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September 23, 2005
Rita "fun"
Yesterday, I went with Sancho to meet his mom coming back to CS from Houston. Met her a bit south of Waller. We actually made decent time coming back... a 45 minute trip under normal conditions took maybe an hour and fifteen minutes. If you've heard the stories about 290, you know that's miraculous :)
I've finished my hurricane preparations. Almost. I picked up the rum, beer, and mixers but forgot the triple sec. Yes, of course I have food and water as well. I had THOSE things without needing to go to a store. It looks like the winds here will probably peak in the 30mph range... perfect weather for a hurricane party.
For an example of a couple people who AREN'T having a hurricane party, take my father and stepmother. Due to the trouble getting out of town yesterday, they've decided to weather the storm in Baytown.
Some important facts to bear in mind:
Baytown is from the latin "bay" and "town" - literally, "town on the bay". It is somewhat close to water.
The low end of the runway at the airport in Baytown (KHPY, for the curious), is 27.3 feet above sea level.
This is the current observations at Southeast Texas Regional which is about 50 miles east from Baytown.
This is the prognosis (sorry it's not decoded, but the real gem is winds of 90knots expected to gust to 110 knots.
or, for maybe a graphical expression of my concern:
Rita's track
Helpful Texas map
really, the saving grace might be that the eye is passing to the east.
In conclusion, not having parents evacuated who bloody well should be, sucks.
Posted by jeff at September 23, 2005 05:09 PM