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MapMaster Weather Guru Reged: Tue Posts: 138 Re: Rita Nearing Landfall at the Texas / Louisiana Border       Mon Sep 26 2005 04:51 PM Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   Margie: I appreciate your fervor and zeal. I agree with your conclusion re: media overfocus on NO. However, your pictures don't show much, sorry. Aerials aren't as convincing as ground shots. However---I WAS THERE for weeks in S. Mississippi, on the ground, in many of the places you (and others) are talking about. There is terrific destruction, but NOT to the degree you are stating. However, we are merely talking about differences in terminology/degree, most likely. It IS terrible in S. Mississippi...and directly related to the storm, not to subsequent events ("levee'" breaks). I dispute your assertion about planning by the three counties....if there were plans, that were executed and executable, I didn't see them. It was criminal that the public safety agencies didn't pull back out of harms way...one of the first rules for responders...."don't become a victim yourself"... if you become a victim, then you are of no help to anyone and actually absorb resources that could be better used. I heard about police swimming out of their stations ...saw a fire station ONE BLOCK from the coast that had all apparatus still in it, destroyed of course. Hundreds of cars were abandoned along the median and sides of 603 and 607--in neat lines..by folks who thought they would be safe there. All destroyed...and people died in some of them....planning, I didn't see it. Many people died due to lack of planning and lack of executable plans...I saw the proof of that. The % of damage you stated in some of the coastal communities are true for the areas SOUTH of the RR tracks and /or US 90, but not true overall. Some figures have been highly overinflated (90% of Pascagoula was not destroyed...I was just there). However...everything south of the RR tracks in Gulfport, Waveland, BSL and Pass C..yes, gone. Heartbreaking. FEMA has started putting in trailers...and blue roofs went up much faster than last yr in Fl. As in most cases--extremes on both ends can be discounted...the truth is in the middle. The truth is pretty terrible, any way you look at it. And NOLA was not the main damaged area by the STORM direct effects. MM Post Extras

Entire topic Subject Posted by Posted on Rita weakens to a Tropical Depression MikeC Mon Sep 26 2005 04:51 PM 99L Bloodstar   Mon Sep 26 2005 01:31 PM Re: 99L Margie   Mon Sep 26 2005 02:00 PM Re: 99L doug   Mon Sep 26 2005 04:11 PM Re: 99L HURRICANELONNY   Mon Sep 26 2005 04:44 PM Heading back to Abbeville heynow   Sun Sep 25 2005 11:27 AM Re: Heading back to Abbeville heynow   Mon Sep 26 2005 10:09 AM Re: Rita weakens to a Tropical Depression Lee-Delray   Sun Sep 25 2005 10:57 AM Re: Rita weakens to a Tropical Depression Wxwatcher2   Sun Sep 25 2005 02:40 PM Re: Rita weakens to a Tropical Depression GuppieGrouper   Sun Sep 25 2005 02:55 PM tornado time HanKFranK   Sun Sep 25 2005 04:04 PM Re: tornado time Margie   Sun Sep 25 2005 07:58 PM Re: tornado time Ryan   Sun Sep 25 2005 08:25 PM Re: Rita weakens to a Tropical Depression MikeC   Sun Sep 25 2005 07:28 AM Re: Rita weakens to a Tropical Depression Catmando   Sun Sep 25 2005 09:06 AM Re: Rita weakens to a Tropical Depression HURRICANELONNY   Sun Sep 25 2005 12:08 PM Re: Rita weakens to a Tropical Depression pcola   Sun Sep 25 2005 06:25 PM Re: Rita weakens to a Tropical Depression Lee-Delray   Sun Sep 25 2005 07:15 PM Re: Rita weakens to a Tropical Depression Random Chaos   Sun Sep 25 2005 06:33 PM last few days of september HanKFranK   Sun Sep 25 2005 01:33 PM Re: last few days of september danielw   Sun Sep 25 2005 08:41 PM SE Texas danielw   Sun Sep 25 2005 08:52 PM Re: SE Texas Storm Hunter   Mon Sep 26 2005 01:17 AM Re: last few days of september WeatherNut   Sun Sep 25 2005 01:38 PM Lull Random Chaos   Sun Sep 25 2005 11:01 AM Re: Lull Hootowl   Mon Sep 26 2005 10:11 AM i get it... HanKFranK   Mon Sep 26 2005 10:34 AM Re: i get it... Ed in Va   Mon Sep 26 2005 01:08 PM Re: i get it... twizted sizter   Mon Sep 26 2005 10:52 AM recon Thunderbird12   Mon Sep 26 2005 12:56 PM Re: i get it... doug   Mon Sep 26 2005 12:22 PM Re: Lull Ed in Va   Mon Sep 26 2005 10:25 AM Let's give NHC their props misunderestimator   Sat Sep 24 2005 09:33 PM Extended Models danielw   Sat Sep 24 2005 09:51 PM Re: Extended Models CoalCracker   Sat Sep 24 2005 11:10 PM Re: Extended Models Sportsfreak1989s   Sat Sep 24 2005 11:32 PM Re: Extended Models mojorox   Sat Sep 24 2005 11:45 PM Re: Extended Models LoisCane   Sun Sep 25 2005 07:50 PM Re: Extended Models mojorox   Mon Sep 26 2005 01:17 AM Re: Extended Models Margie   Mon Sep 26 2005 10:09 AM ignoring the fat lady HanKFranK   Sat Sep 24 2005 11:56 PM Re: ignoring the fat lady danielw   Sun Sep 25 2005 12:12 AM SW LA Roads danielw   Sat Sep 24 2005 10:01 PM Rita now a Tropical Depression danielw   Sat Sep 24 2005 10:46 PM Rita danielw   Sat Sep 24 2005 11:05 PM Re: Rita BTfromAZ   Sat Sep 24 2005 11:31 PM Re: Rita Nearing Landfall at the Texas / Louisiana Border hurricane expert   Sat Sep 24 2005 10:29 AM Re: Rita Nearing Landfall at the Texas / Louisiana Border GuppieGrouper   Sat Sep 24 2005 11:23 AM Re: Rita Nearing Landfall at the Texas / Louisiana Border collegemom   Sat Sep 24 2005 11:26 AM Re: Rita Nearing Landfall at the Texas / Louisiana Border wiley   Sat Sep 24 2005 10:49 AM Re: Rita Nearing Landfall at the Texas / Louisiana Border TheSkyGuy-in-OZ   Sat Sep 24 2005 11:21 AM Re: Rita Nearing Landfall at the Texas / Louisiana Border bobbutts   Sat Sep 24 2005 01:27 PM Re: Rita Nearing Landfall at the Texas / Louisiana Border bobbutts   Sat Sep 24 2005 01:42 PM Re: Rita Nearing Landfall at the Texas / Louisiana Border Margie   Sat Sep 24 2005 03:15 PM Re: Rita Nearing Landfall at the Texas / Louisiana Border bobbutts   Sat Sep 24 2005 09:32 PM Re: Rita Nearing Landfall at the Texas / Louisiana Border ralphfl   Sat Sep 24 2005 04:16 PM Re: Rita Nearing Landfall at the Texas / Louisiana Border BTfromAZ   Sat Sep 24 2005 04:36 PM SE TX and SW Louisiana Update danielw   Sat Sep 24 2005 09:03 PM Re: Rita Nearing Landfall at the Texas / Louisiana Border BabyCat   Sat Sep 24 2005 04:49 PM Texas Oil and Gas Assoc. BabyCat   Sat Sep 24 2005 01:54 PM Re: Rita Nearing Landfall at the Texas / Louisiana Border Clark   Sat Sep 24 2005 11:40 AM Re: Rita Nearing Landfall at the Texas / Louisiana Border Dawn   Sat Sep 24 2005 06:04 PM Re: Rita Nearing Landfall at the Texas / Louisiana Border Clark   Sat Sep 24 2005 06:43 PM Re: Rita Nearing Landfall at the Texas / Louisiana Border collegemom   Sat Sep 24 2005 07:10 PM Re: Rita Nearing Landfall at the Texas / Louisiana Border collegemom   Sat Sep 24 2005 07:42 PM Rita and cool front danielw   Sat Sep 24 2005 08:26 PM Re: Rita Nearing Landfall at the Texas / Louisiana Border Sheeper   Sat Sep 24 2005 08:26 PM Re: Rita Nearing Landfall at the Texas / Louisiana Border oil trader   Sat Sep 24 2005 04:29 PM Re: Rita Nearing Landfall at the Texas / Louisiana Border GuppieGrouper   Sat Sep 24 2005 11:28 AM Re: Rita Nearing Landfall at the Texas / Louisiana Border TheSkyGuy-in-OZ   Sat Sep 24 2005 11:57 AM Re: Rita Nearing Landfall at the Texas / Louisiana Border JMII   Sat Sep 24 2005 12:36 PM Re: Rita Nearing Landfall at the Texas / Louisiana Border Allison   Sat Sep 24 2005 01:59 PM onward then? HanKFranK   Sat Sep 24 2005 12:29 PM Freshwater canal locks carolt   Fri Sep 23 2005 11:49 PM Re: Freshwater canal locks Random Chaos   Fri Sep 23 2005 11:53 PM Re: Rita Nearing Landfall at the Texas / Louisiana Border leetdan   Fri Sep 23 2005 11:06 PM Re: Rita Nearing Landfall at the Texas / Louisiana Border dave foster   Sun Sep 25 2005 05:31 PM Re: Rita Nearing Landfall at the Texas / Louisiana Border Margie   Sun Sep 25 2005 07:49 PM Re: Rita Nearing Landfall at the Texas / Louisiana Border dave foster   Mon Sep 26 2005 03:33 PM Re: Rita Nearing Landfall at the Texas / Louisiana Border Margie   Mon Sep 26 2005 04:11 PM Re: Rita Nearing Landfall at the Texas / Louisiana Border dave foster   Mon Sep 26 2005 05:38 PM Re: Rita Nearing Landfall at the Texas / Louisiana Border MapMaster   Mon Sep 26 2005 04:51 PM Re: Rita Nearing Landfall at the Texas / Louisiana Border Margie   Mon Sep 26 2005 05:13 PM Re: Rita Nearing Landfall at the Texas / Louisiana Border Sheeper   Mon Sep 26 2005 06:31 PM Caribbean Thunderbird12   Mon Sep 26 2005 05:26 PM Re: Rita Nearing Landfall at the Texas / Louisiana Border typhoon_tip   Fri Sep 23 2005 11:12 PM Recon danielw   Fri Sep 23 2005 11:21 PM Re: Recon typhoon_tip   Fri Sep 23 2005 11:24 PM Re: Recon typhoon_tip   Fri Sep 23 2005 11:26 PM Re: Recon Thunderbird12   Fri Sep 23 2005 11:31 PM Re: Recon ralphfl   Fri Sep 23 2005 11:22 PM Re: Recon oil trader   Fri Sep 23 2005 11:42 PM Re: Recon Ed Dunham   Fri Sep 23 2005 11:54 PM Re: Recon ralphfl   Fri Sep 23 2005 11:48 PM Re: Recon oil trader   Sat Sep 24 2005 12:00 AM Re: Recon ralphfl   Sat Sep 24 2005 12:07 AM Re: Recon Thunderbird12   Sat Sep 24 2005 12:19 AM Re: Recon Random Chaos   Sat Sep 24 2005 12:43 AM Cameron danielw   Sat Sep 24 2005 12:48 AM Re: Cameron LSUHurricane   Sat Sep 24 2005 12:57 AM Re: Cameron ralphfl   Sat Sep 24 2005 01:06 AM Re: Cameron Rad   Sat Sep 24 2005 01:05 AM Re: Cameron Rad   Sat Sep 24 2005 12:59 AM Re: Cameron Lake Toho - Kissimmee   Sat Sep 24 2005 01:02 AM Re: Cameron Storm Hunter   Sat Sep 24 2005 01:08 AM Re: Cameron Thunderbird12   Sat Sep 24 2005 01:24 AM Re: Cameron danielw   Sat Sep 24 2005 01:17 AM rita delivers HanKFranK   Sat Sep 24 2005 01:41 AM Re: rita delivers Storm Hunter   Sat Sep 24 2005 01:44 AM Re: rita delivers Storm Hunter   Sat Sep 24 2005 01:51 AM Re: rita delivers danielw   Sat Sep 24 2005 01:57 AM Re: rita delivers Storm Hunter   Sat Sep 24 2005 02:01 AM Re: rita delivers Storm Hunter   Sat Sep 24 2005 02:07 AM Re: rita delivers danielw   Sat Sep 24 2005 02:12 AM Re: rita delivers Storm Hunter   Sat Sep 24 2005 02:16 AM Re: rita delivers Storm Hunter   Sat Sep 24 2005 02:18 AM Re: rita delivers Storm Hunter   Sat Sep 24 2005 02:32 AM Re: rita delivers Thunderbird12   Sat Sep 24 2005 02:40 AM Re: rita delivers Storm Hunter   Sat Sep 24 2005 02:36 AM Re: rita delivers Allison   Sat Sep 24 2005 02:57 AM Re: rita delivers Storm Hunter   Sat Sep 24 2005 03:03 AM Re: rita delivers Storm Hunter   Sat Sep 24 2005 03:12 AM Re: rita delivers Storm Hunter   Sat Sep 24 2005 02:42 AM Re: rita delivers Storm Hunter   Sat Sep 24 2005 02:43 AM Re: rita delivers Storm Hunter   Sat Sep 24 2005 02:46 AM Re: rita delivers Storm Hunter   Sat Sep 24 2005 02:47 AM Re: rita delivers BabyCat   Sat Sep 24 2005 02:49 AM Re: rita delivers HanKFranK   Sat Sep 24 2005 03:02 AM Re: rita delivers oil trader   Sat Sep 24 2005 03:09 AM Re: rita delivers Thunderbird12   Sat Sep 24 2005 03:16 AM Re: rita delivers danielw   Sat Sep 24 2005 03:08 AM Re: rita delivers HanKFranK   Sat Sep 24 2005 03:21 AM Re: rita delivers Clark   Sat Sep 24 2005 03:28 AM Re: rita delivers Margie   Sat Sep 24 2005 03:52 AM Re: rita delivers Clark   Sat Sep 24 2005 03:57 AM Re: rita delivers Margie   Sat Sep 24 2005 04:15 AM Re: rita delivers BTfromAZ   Sat Sep 24 2005 04:10 AM Re: rita delivers BTfromAZ   Sat Sep 24 2005 04:15 AM Re: rita delivers danielw   Sat Sep 24 2005 04:18 AM Re: rita delivers Allison   Sat Sep 24 2005 04:37 AM Lake Charles NWS danielw   Sat Sep 24 2005 04:13 AM Re: Lake Charles NWS Margie   Sat Sep 24 2005 04:51 AM Re: Lake Charles NWS danielw   Sat Sep 24 2005 05:14 AM Recon danielw   Sat Sep 24 2005 05:30 AM Rita danielw   Sat Sep 24 2005 05:34 AM Re: Rita Raymond   Sat Sep 24 2005 05:42 AM Re: Rita Frank P   Sat Sep 24 2005 05:53 AM Re: Rita danielw   Sat Sep 24 2005 06:01 AM Re: Rita danielw   Sat Sep 24 2005 06:06 AM Re: Rita danielw   Sat Sep 24 2005 06:10 AM Re: Rita Multi-Decadal Signal   Sat Sep 24 2005 06:24 AM Re: Rita collegemom   Sat Sep 24 2005 07:55 AM Re: Rita nate77   Sat Sep 24 2005 08:50 AM Re: Rita collegemom   Sat Sep 24 2005 09:35 AM Re: Rita pcola   Sat Sep 24 2005 09:38 AM Re: rita delivers Thunderbird12   Sat Sep 24 2005 04:04 AM Re: rita delivers Allison   Sat Sep 24 2005 04:17 AM Re: rita delivers BabyCat   Sat Sep 24 2005 04:12 AM Re: rita delivers HanKFranK   Sat Sep 24 2005 03:23 AM Re: rita delivers Allison   Sat Sep 24 2005 03:32 AM Re: rita delivers HanKFranK   Sat Sep 24 2005 03:41 AM Re: rita delivers Storm Hunter   Sat Sep 24 2005 03:40 AM Re: rita delivers nate77   Sat Sep 24 2005 03:43 AM Re: rita delivers Storm Hunter   Sat Sep 24 2005 03:47 AM Re: rita delivers Storm Hunter   Sat Sep 24 2005 03:49 AM Re: rita delivers nate77   Sat Sep 24 2005 03:46 AM Re: rita delivers BTfromAZ   Sat Sep 24 2005 03:52 AM Re: rita delivers Thunderbird12   Sat Sep 24 2005 03:42 AM Re: rita delivers Storm Hunter   Sat Sep 24 2005 03:42 AM Re: rita delivers Storm Hunter   Sat Sep 24 2005 03:30 AM Recon danielw   Sat Sep 24 2005 03:14 AM Re: Recon Storm Hunter   Sat Sep 24 2005 03:17 AM Re: Recon Storm Hunter   Sat Sep 24 2005 03:21 AM Re: rita delivers Storm Hunter   Sat Sep 24 2005 02:54 AM Re: rita delivers BabyCat   Sat Sep 24 2005 02:35 AM Vortex at landfall danielw   Sat Sep 24 2005 02:14 AM Re: rita delivers Storm Hunter   Sat Sep 24 2005 02:12 AM Re: rita delivers BabyCat   Sat Sep 24 2005 02:12 AM Re: rita delivers Storm Hunter   Sat 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Recon Margie   Sat Sep 24 2005 12:06 AM Winds danielw   Fri Sep 23 2005 11:40 PM Re: Recon ralphfl   Fri Sep 23 2005 11:38 PM Re: Rita Nearing Landfall at the Texas / Louisiana Border Thunderbird12   Fri Sep 23 2005 11:19 PM Re: Rita Nearing Landfall at the Texas / Louisiana Border Thunderbird12   Fri Sep 23 2005 11:21 PM Re: Rita Nearing Landfall at the Texas / Louisiana Border ralphfl   Fri Sep 23 2005 11:11 PM Re: Rita Nearing Landfall at the Texas / Louisiana Border danielw   Fri Sep 23 2005 11:11 PM

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