Re: global warming/Rita

Scottie and Noreen,
Do whatever you can to stay safe - like you need me to tell you that!
Seriously, I had heard on TVand posted here earlier this week a vague
projection of category 4, then heard something on NPR this am about just a
category 2, so I thought no more of it - though I'm sure even a 2 is no fun.
Now I've begun reading all these emails and I feel so bad for you two and
all the more people who will be losing so much.  I the worst should happen,
or even just bad, please let us know if there's anything we can help you
with.  This is just so awful.

And Pam, geez, I wish I could send you some rain.  Has anyone heard from
Rich?  I don't think he's posted since a few days before his BD.

Kitty
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pam Evans" <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 5:17 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] global warming/Rita


> Scottie - take care. But I just got a weather alert for North and East
Texas
> (one for Dallas, one for Kemp) starting Saturday. Since Arlington is just
a
> stone's throw from here, thought you'd want to know. They are saying that
it
> will maintain hurricane/tropical storm strength all the way to Waco.
> That's unusual, they usually fall apart before then. Prediciting Cat 5 w/
a
> downgrade to strong 4 just as it makes landfall. Noreen, keep your feet
dry
> girl. Everyone say your prayers and hope for the best. If we don't get at
> least some rain out of this one I will be severely hacked off.
>
>
>  On 9/21/05, james singer <islandjim1@verizon.net> wrote:
> >
> > NOAA has not changed its predicted landfall [Port Lavaca-Port Comfort
> > area] for the last three or four advisories; winds are now [5 AM] at a
> > sustained 120 MPH and building--so it's going to be a monster when it
> > hits, I'm afraid.
> >
> > On Sep 21, 2005, at 12:34 AM, TeichFlora@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > > Actually, once they found out that another hurricane was coming, they
> > > were
> > > happy to get out of the shelters.....after what they experienced in
> > > the NO
> > > superdome, they wanted no part of staying at another one during a
> > > storm. Can't
> > > blame them.
> > > There were only a few left anyway, most have already been given
> > > apartments,
> > > houses, or hotel rooms to stay in.
> > > Can't say I blame them for wanting to get out....things are not
> > > looking too
> > > great around here.
> > > Shelves of stores are bare. Just came home from a Bromeliad society
> > > meeting, usually there are only a few people driving around out here
> > > in the
> > > subdivisions compared to the city, but tonight at 11 p.m. it is as if
> > > it were in the
> > > middle of the day, the streets are packed, stores are packed, lines at
> > > the
> > > gas stations.
> > >
> > > They are now saying that Rita could become a Cat 5 even. Almost all
> > > the
> > > schools in the area will be closed from tomorrow on already, even here
> > > in
> > > Houston. The Mayor is calling for voluntary evacuation of Houston
> > > areas, mandatory
> > > for coastal areas. They forecast with a Cat 4 storm that anywhere
> > > south of
> > > I-10 would have 100 mph winds, north of I-10 all the way to
> > > Huntsville and
> > > further north, should expect 75 mph winds. Storm surge flooding
> > > from coast to
> > > south Houston, flooding other areas from rains.
> > >
> > > I've personally never experienced a hurricane of this magnatude, just
> > > feeling the side effects or such from storms in the past, but never
> > > this bad. Even
> > > if it hits south of here half way between Houston and Corpus, we would
> > > experience 100 mph winds...so either way we are bracing for
> > > something. We'll see.
> > > Hoping it will go far south, maybe Mexico....but that seems doubtful.
> > >
> > > I'm assuming Scotty has already evacuated, or will do so. Anyone
> > > heard from
> > > her???
> > >
> > > Noreen
> > > zone 9
> > > Texas Gulf Coast
> > >
> > > In a message dated 9/20/2005 6:46:10 PM Central Standard Time,
> > > gardenchat-owner@hort.net writes:
> > >
> > > I can't imagine these poor tired and worn out people having to pick
> > > up and
> > > move on again. We weren't born a nomadic people. Maybe some will
> > > find
> > > their way up here; we were ready for them.
> > >
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> > Island Jim
> > Southwest Florida
> > 27.0 N, 82.4 W
> > Hardiness Zone 10
> > Heat Zone 10
> > Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
> > Maximum 100 F [38 C]
> >
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> Pam Evans
> Kemp TX
> zone 8A
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