Tropical Storm Rita nears FL Keys, could affect TX or LA by Friday; Hurricane warnings, watches issued for S. FL; New Orleans mayor suspends reopening of city due to Rita; Katrina survivor found as officials clash; Death toll raised to 883; Updated levees system could take decades to build; Business owners: Starting over may be impossible; Shelter offers hope; High-tech weather gadgets sell well in MN; NASA to detail plans for trip to moon
Tropical Storm Rita Nears Florida Keys, May Affect TX Or LA By Friday: Latest National Hurricane Center advisory, and forecast track, which puts Rita, expected to become a hurricane tonight, somewhere in or just south of the Florida Keys by Tuesday as a Cat. 1 or 2 hurricane. Rita then moves into the Gulf of Mexico and heads toward Texas by Fri./Sat. [Most forecast track models place it in the Houston area; one has it west of New Orleans].
Katrina Update: New Orleans mayor suspends reopening of city due to Rita | Katrina survivor found as officials clash: Death toll raised to 883 | Emotional moment and a misunderstanding | Jockeying over return to Big Easy ongoing | Guidelines for re-entry | New Orleans’ health system faces crisis | Updated levees system could take decades to build | Business owners say starting over may be impossible | City probes whether employees took donations meant for public | Stronger storms linked to warmer sea water | Live Streaming Video: WDSU-TV 6, N.O. | Periodic Live Streaming/Local N.O. Coverage: WWL-TV 4 | Online Coverage: NOLA.com | From Mississippi: Special needs shelter offers hope | Red Cross lines get crossed … again | Testing the coastal waters | Online Coverage: The Sun Herald | Google Katrina resources and latest news
Katrina images, searching for & found, and blog coverage links
Help Storm Victims: Red Cross seeks 40,000 more volunteers | American Red Cross: 1-800-HELP-NOW | Salvation Army | Catholic Charities | FEMA | SPCA | Others
Other Weather News: 3 storms churn in Pacific Ocean: Forecasters say 4th storm could form by Monday
Ophelia heads for Cape Breton, Newfoundland
Thunderstorm knocks out power to thousands in Conn.
High-tech weather gadgets sell well in Minnesota
From Ireland: Warm weather kills four runners
Posted Here One Year Ago: Ivan Deadliest U.S. Hurricane Since Floyd, Gets Blame For At Least 45 U.S. Deaths After Landfall In Alabama; Mid-Atlantic States See Flooding, Record-Breaking Rainfall; Group: Insured Losses Could Hit $7 Billion
Quake News: Southern California’s disaster plans lacking: In event of large-scale emergency, it could take days for government, charities to respond, authorities say
Space News: NASA to detail plans for trip to moon
Top 5 WXnation.com city weather and webcam pages visited on Sunday: 1. New Orleans 2. Key West 3. Miami 4. Omaha 5. St. Louis … See the top 20 so far this month in the center column of our home page.
