Re: global warming/ Rita

Noreen, I know you have plenty on your mind, but if you lose power or
anything, please let us know how you are doing when you are able.  We'll be
worrying about you.  Too late to say that to Scottie, I'm sure she's well on
her way by now, but I hope she will remember to give us a nod when she can.

Kitty


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <TeichFlora@aol.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 12:22 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] global warming/ Rita


> Matagorda, Port Lavaca, Freeport are all pretty much due south of my area,
> which means we'd be in the direct path, or on the seriously immediate
dirty
> side.   They haven't changed their trajectory much as to where Rita  will
> go....anywhere from Port Lavaca to Galveston.
> Rita went from a Tropical storm to a Cat 4 in less than 24 hours, and is
> said to become a Cat 5 before landfall.  Not good, considering Katrina was
a
> weak Cat 4 and devastated La., Miss. Ala, and parts of Florida.  Doesn't
speak
> well for us being within 100 miles of the eye of the storm no matter where
it
> hits.  They said the storm could cover the entire state, thats how large
it
> is now.  So no place is safe, actually.  It's very overwhelming,  never
having
> been through a hurricane at all, and not many have experienced one  of
this
> magnatude, so hard to say what to prepare for.
> Noreen
> zone 9
> Texas Gulf Coast
>
> In a message dated 9/21/2005 10:51:43 AM Central Standard Time,
> gardenchat-owner@hort.net writes:
>
> 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.
>
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