Looks like Rita's path is a worst case scenario for Houston/Galveston...

[FormerRepublican]

...since the most damage comes from the storm surge on the east side of the eye. Current path shows Rita hitting to the west of Galveston and Houston, which means the worst of the storm surge will hit those areas. (Short of a change in the path.)

Does anyone have links to worst case scenario plans for hurricanes hitting those areas?

[PDittie]

1. Yep

http://blogs.chron.com/sciguy/archives/2005/09/what_will_happe.html

Lots of other good posts there.

[highplainsdem]

2. Here's one:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=4834367&mesg_id=4834367


Jim Cantore's statement on the Weather Channel last night, plus links to KHOU's storm-surge map and weather blog in my first post there, and a link to KHOU's worst-case scenario story in a later reply I posted.

And for what could happen to Galveston:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=4832343&mesg_id=4832343