| LisaMaria65 |
| (Verified CFHC User) |
| Thu Sep 22 2005 05:57 AM |
Re: Rita Chugs Westward with 175MPH Winds
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Cameron Parish isn't under Mandatory Evac yet but taken from our local News Station, KATC - Lafayette, La, it says:
Edited to add: Strange that the Lafayette News website isn't listing Cameron as Mandatory Evac. They may not have updated their site.
Quote:
The 97-hundred residents of Cameron Parish, in Louisiana's southwest corner, were told today to leave.
Hurricane Rita is moving west in the Gulf of Mexico and Cameron Parish is in the cone of danger.
Freddie Richard, emergency director for the parish, say they're not worried about a direct hit, but the water to be pushed ahead of the storm.
He says forecasts are for a four- to six-foot storm surge and up to five inches of rain.
As stated below from KATC News in Lafayette, they are recommending that Calcasieu Parish evacuate as well.
Quote:
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) - As Hurricane Rita continues to move west in the Gulf of Mexico, the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury has called for a recommended evacuation of storm surge impact areas.
That's areas in southern Calcasieu Parish that are at an elevation of eight feet or below to be prepared for a six-to-eight foot storm surge.
This would include areas along the Calcasieu Ship Channel, Sabine River and any tributaries of these river systems.
A specific area of concern would be the Deatonville area and any other areas that experienced flooding during Tropical Storm Frances in 1998.
Governor Kathleen Blanco is expected in Lake Charles this afternoon and meet with the Office of Emergency Preparedness.