I remember 3 weeks ago after Hurricane Katrina realizing how fortunate I was still to have a home to eat and sleep in. I had so much sympathy for my neighbor state, so that is why I volunteered to help. I felt blessed that a hurricane hadn't hit my state. And now, I just feel cursed.

I am about 60 miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico. I live in Fort Bend County, and the Eye of the Storm is projected to hit us. Hurricane Rita is a Category 5 Hurricane, and evolved from a category 2 to a 5 hurricane under 24 hours. We are evacuated not just because of the storm, but because of our horses. Currently, my mother is videotaping my house, for it probably won't be here in the next couple of days ( or majority of the objects ).

I cannot explain my overall emotion. I must say it's a mix between shock, sadness, anger, and possibly confusion. I curse those who joke about the hurricane, for they are under estimating it. In my childhood, I've always thought about experiencing a hurricane, but I never thought I would actually have to worry about one.

I wish all of my fellow texans luck, and that they would be safe. I probably will not be able to come into contact with the internet for a while, so I say my farewells. Hell, I'm probably going to lose this computer I'm currently typing on. Oh well.... boy, am I depressed....

till then, I'll be seein' yall in a couple of weeks

-Rave-


Go to this link or read below:

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WTNT63 KNHC 212351
TCUAT3
HURRICANE RITA TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
650 PM CDT WED SEP 21 2005

...RITA BECOMES THE THIRD MOST INTENSE HURRICANE ON RECORD...

DROPSONDE DATA FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT RECONNAISSANCE
AIRCRAFT AT 623 PM CDT...2323Z...INDICATED THE CENTRAL PRESSURE HAS
FALLEN TO BELOW 899 MB...OR 26.55 INCHES. THE DROPSONDE INSTRUMENT
MEASURED 32 KT/35 MPH WINDS AT THE SURFACE...WHICH MEANS IT LIKELY
DID NOT RECORD THE LOWEST PRESSURE IN THE EYE OF RITA. THE CENTRAL
PRESSURE IS PROBABLY AT LEAST AS LOW AS 898 MB...AND PERHAPS EVEN
LOWER. FOR OFFICIAL PURPOSES... A PRESSURE OF 898 MB IS ASSUMED...
WHICH NOW MAKES RITA THE THIRD MOST INTENSE HURRICANE IN TERMS OF
PRESSURE IN THE ATLANTIC BASIN. SOME ADDITIONAL DEEPENING AND
INTENSIFICATION IS POSSIBLE FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS OR SO.

RITA CURRENTLY RANKS BEHIND HURRICANE GILBERT IN 1988 WITH 888 MB
AND THE 1935 LABOR DAY HURRICANE WITH 892 MB.

FORECASTER STEWART

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