http://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/23/rita/index.html

 

It was just a cat 4 around 1 today.

 

yea it sucks

 

Rita blows (hard)

oh well east texas here I come! needed a vacation.

 

It will be interesting to see what its like when it get up here in the Dallas area on Sunday.

 

It's amazing that it went from a Cat 2 this morning to a 5 by late afternoon. I'm no meteorologist, but that seems fast.

 

what if this kinda stuff happens yearly from now on? There wouldnt even be a point of trying to de-flood New Orleans, nonetheless rebuild it.

 

I don't reckon it would be wise for an elected official to say that.

 

I know that, but considering that we're "fortunate" enough to experience 2 cat 5's in a row, whats the chance that it would happen the next hurricane season? Obviously someone's head is going to be on a pike when the public thinks "oh you idiot, we just spent over a billion dollars and now its been washed away again.."

 

Now it's up to 175mph. It's a monster. Let's hope it loses a lot of power before landfall.