t0ddlg Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 Also....does anyone know where I can look online at a map showing the boundaries of 100-year floodplains?Tropical Storm Allison Recovery Project - TSARPTSARP's mission is to assist residents of Harris County in recovery from TropicalStorm Allison and minimize damages from future floods by investigating the ...www.tsarp.orgTheir server seems to be taking a beating at the moment though. There is an "Interactive Map Tool" on there that will let you zoom in on an address. It also shows the 500 yr floodplain boundaires.Todd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 http://www.houstontx.gov/category5.jpg i am thinking about leaving so i don't have to watch the trees around me potentially squash my house. plus, i'd rather be somewhere with electricity and hot food Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm1fd Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 Any thoughts on other destinations than the ones that are already booked...i.e. other than austin, dfw, sa? can't find a place for the life of me!Try East Texas: Lufkin, Nacogdoches, Longview, Kilgore, Tylerhttp://www.pinecreeklodge.com/ is a nice little retreat in the woods near Nacogdoches....may or may not be full. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce_oneal Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 just heard that rita is almost category 5 because the pressure is rapidly dropping. winds are now about 150mph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heights2Bastrop Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 why do they say Houston, Texas?So as not to confuse the City with Whitney Houston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citykid09 Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 I hope that this thing does not mess up Houston. Alican was pretty bad, but this thing will be even worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brijonmang Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 Okay, excuse my ignorance here, but if you live in an area that is NOT shaded on the Emergency Management maps as being an evacuation zone, doesn't that mean that you do not need to evacuate? Which means, in turn, that basically all of inner-loop Houston and the western side of Houston should just stay-put and ride the storm out? If so, then I don't understand why so many people are running around so scared. Also....does anyone know where I can look online at a map showing the boundaries of 100-year floodplains?thinking like that could be a very critical mistake for a number of reasons...first of all, it is next to impossible to know for sure how storms will react upon impact and then the amount of rain and where all the worst rainfall will be winds...etc. secondly these zones have sharp boundaries such as a highway or whatnot, usually these are set so that the boundary is already in an area that would be somewhat in the clear but they just extend it to make sure everyone in that area is safe...but we all know that the distance over one street or county is not going to have a different experience than on the other side...basically im saying to expect the worst. prepare prepare prepare. if the storm hits further south or weakens enough than thank God, but always be prepared for the worst and make multiple plans for whatever you do...you can never be too prepared Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 I hope this doesn't mess up the live oak trees around Rice University. Say, does anyone have stories about Carla or Alicia? Heights2Bastrop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce_oneal Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 I hope this doesn't mess up the live oak trees around Rice University. Say, does anyone have stories about Carla or Alicia? Heights2Bastrop?this is the info on hurricane carla and this is on hurricane alicia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pineda Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 Rita is now a category 5 hurricane:graphic shows force of Rita as it comes on shore Friday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 I hope this doesn't mess up the live oak trees around Rice University.Rice is boarding up windows for the first time since anyone around here can remember... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted September 22, 2005 Author Share Posted September 22, 2005 The discussion on Rita suggests that the wind speed may be 160 knots, or 184 mph. The pressure is already down to 897 mb, 3rd stronget hurricane in Atlantic history...in keeping with Houston's quest to be the biggest and best at everything.Katrina dropped to 902 mb at it's strongest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pineda Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 more information on what to take care of before the storm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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