Houston news says Rita's coming here

[Not_Giving_Up]

Very little doubt about it at this point. We plan to leave town if she does come here, hopefully the trailer will be here when we get back.

[KitchenWitch]

1. Oh, man

Be safe!

:cry:

[Not_Giving_Up]

3. We will

We're going to get the hell outta here. My husband is out of town, will be back Wednesday. Rita is scheduled to hit Friday night. By the time he gets home, I'll things packed and ready.

[Rabrrrrrr]

2. That sucks. And, you have a lot of Katrina refugees, too, don't you?

[Not_Giving_Up]

6. They're moving everyone from Reliant and the

George R. Brown Convention Center to other places. They didn't say where, but they won't be in Houston any more.

[BikeWriter]

4. Guess I'd better look at the weather...

[Not_Giving_Up]

7. Oh SHIT BW

You haven't been watching this?? My mother in law spent the day burning up my phone line as if I didn't know what to do to get ready for this.

[BikeWriter]

9. Well, we still have plenty of time to get out.

[Not_Giving_Up]

13. Yeah...according to Channel 2

There are specific evac routes different areas. (Everybody HERE take 45, everybody HERE take 59...) We'll get out, I'm not worried about that.

[BikeWriter]

18. Yes'm, there are plenty of good evacuation routes...

One thought, the motels toward Louisiana are probably still full.

[RagingInMiami]

5. It's really way too early to tell

Right now, it's suppose to hit the lower keys, and then after that, it could wind up anywhere, including doing a U-turn back into Florida.

[Not_Giving_Up]

8. Six models have it coming here

Better safe than sorry.

[RagingInMiami]

10. I agree

Be prepared, but don't panic. At least not yet.

[redsoxliberal]

12. exactly right - I'm sure you can relate (living in miami) :D

[Not_Giving_Up]

14. Right

I'm getting laundry done, running water through the purifer to fill up all of my jugs, making arrangements for animals, etc. Just in case.

[redsoxliberal]

11. strongly agree about it being too early (although I think it's fair to say

that some area of the gulf coastline in Texas will be affected.)

[Not_Giving_Up]

15. The projected path cone has it going anywhere from

Louisiana to Brownsville...but likely coming here.

[redsoxliberal]

16. the projected path can often be a compromise so that

multiple ways of thinking fit into the path cone... It's really quite early to say likely coming to Houston... when I would say the MOST likely track is a little south of Galveston.

But certainly stay on your toes... and if you live in a low lying area, make preparations tomorrow... and even consider going tomorrow.
If you don't... just make preparations and wait till Wednesday I would think.

[Not_Giving_Up]

17. I live in a trailer

The area is fairly low-lying, but not extremely. We won't be leaving town until Wednesday at the earliest. Just getting everything ready in case it does head this way.

[texanwitch]

19. I am so glad I bought my old house, it's 75 years old and in high

area.

What I am worried about is all the new townhouses that have been build in the last few years, they are made out of crap lumber and some of them are 3 stories tall with big windows.

Many of them are built in flood plains, add to that high winds.

I have been afraid of a big storm hitting Houston, this is going to bad.