Rita Moving Onshore
* The leading edge of the eyewall of Hurricane Rita is set to move onshore in western Louisiana. This hurricane will bring devastating flooding and winds to much of southwest Louisiana and southwest Texas - the threat of inland flooding is also particularly high with this storm. More people die as a result of inland flooding than any other facet of hurricanes.* How will this affect us? We'll break it down into categories:
Tropical Wind: Not a factor - winds gusting perhaps as high as 20-25 mph. Winds could be higher within thunderstorms in feeder bands.
Flooding: Not a significant factor - model guidance suggests that most of our area will not see enough rain to cause any problems. There will be some higher rainfall totals within thunderstorms, but the threat of flooding is very small.
Tornadoes: There is a small chance of a few brief tornadoes as part of feeder bands. These will be very brief and are usually weak. I would imagine we'll see many more tornado warnings than actual tornadoes.
The bottom line is that this will NOT have an impact the scale or magnitude of Katrina or Ivan. A few thunderstorms in feeder bands, a breeze in the air - that's about the extent of it.
* Renny Vandewege will be coming in early tomorrow, we will be staffed in the event of any developments. Also, be sure to watch the FirstWarn map and crawl system for weather watches and warnings!
posted by WTOK Weather Staff @ 10:22 PM
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