Rita now tropical depression; Heavy rain, tornadoes possible in MS, AL, areas north; Rita-spawned tornadoes kill 1; Couple sorry they stayed; Texas sets staggered schedule for return of evacuees; Mayor: Galveston Island open to everyone; Rita likely to spark rise in gas prices; Web scammers strike; Some computer models put Rita’s circulation back in Gulf; New Orleans may dry out in one week; Lightning strikes 2 planes in Hawaii skies; FEMA denies WI disaster aid; Government controlling weather?
Rita Now Tropical Depression; Heavy Rain Likely In AR, MS, Areas North: Rita now a tropical depression with 20 mph winds | Cleanup begins | Rita-spawned tornadoes kill at least 1 | Couple sorry they stayed for the storm | Texas sets staggered schedule for return of Rita evacuees: Evacuated residents should ‘stay put, be patient’ | Mayor: Galveston Island open to everyone | Rita likely to spark rise in gas prices: Back to $3 plus? | Web scammers strike before hurricane does | Latest Rita stories | Where To? Heavy rain and possible tornadoes are expected in Mississippi, Alabama and areas to the north as Rita moves northwest. [Current watches and warnings and Rita's rainfall totals through 7 a.m. Sun] One computer model suggests Rita’s weak circulation might move back into the Gulf of Mexico. Here are the models: AccuWeather | Wunderground | NCAR WRF model prediction/animation | National Hurricane Center | others ( ‘Frame’ links)
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New Orleans May Dry Out In One Week: Rita led to more New Orleans flooding, especially in the Ninth Ward, but N.O may be pumped dry again soon | N.O. weather/webcams | N.O. storm total precip. | Radar loop
Other Weather News: Strong storms are possible in the Midwest today. Current watches/warnings map and live satellite/radar, weather and webcam links
Lightning strikes 2 planes in Hawaii skies
FEMA denies Wisconsin disaster aid
Weird News: Is the government controlling the weather? | More on the Idaho forecaster following hurricane theory | His WeatherWars.info site
Space News: Johnson Space Center suffers only minor damage
Top 5 WXnation.com city weather and webcam pages visited on Saturday: 1. Houston 2. New Orleans 3. Lafayette 4. Shreveport 5. Dallas/Fort Worth … See the top 20 so far this month in the center column of our home page.
