Reply #47: Rita Projected To Hit Worst Possible Landfall Location...

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The latest pinpoint projection for Hurr Rita is the worst possible landfall for Galveston-Houston. Rita is projected to directly hit Galveston Bay and then move up the Bay, the Houston Ship Channel, the Port of Houston, and directly hit several major refineries.

I posted this previously on the subject:

If Hurricane Rita hits Houston directly, the East side of the city, all the way down to Clear Lake (dumps into Galveston Bay) will get hammered hard, with significant flooding and destroyed homes. Same with far south Houston because it is basically at sea level with no protection.

Clear Lake is highly developed with expensive homes and has the 2nd largest number of docked sailboats in the U.S. If Hurricane Rita comes up Galveston Bay, damage in the Clear Lake Area will be MASSIVE! Same if Galveston Bay catches the "dirty side" of Hurr Rita. Galveston Bay is huge but only has an average depth of 7 feet.

Many refineries are located there, along with the major Houston Ship Channel and Port of Houston. The Port is the 2nd largest shipping port in the U.S. 2nd only to New Orleans and we have picked up a large amount of N.O. port business post-Katrina.