KPLF-TV -- Lake Charles Is Now Off The Air

[Tace]

KPLF-TV -- Lake Charles, Lousiana, was providing live coverage of hurricane Rita as the northern eyewall passed overhead.

The broadcast suddenly stopped about five minutes ago. The announcers explained before the broadcast was interrupted that they were surprised that the 400-foot tower nearby with microwave dishes was still holding up.

It's seems likely that some part of their transmission infrastructure was damaged by hurricane Rita.

[ncrainbowgrrl]

1. Ah, so it wasn't just me.

Good to know.

[KharmaTrain]

2. Microwaves Took A Hit

They were broadcasting from the local hospital. They deserted the studios/transmitter and were relaying their signal back. Lots of signals bouncing around...and I would suspect some sort of power failure at the transmitter. This happened with the WWL and WDSU feeds during Katrina...but they soon came back up.

Considering one gentleman said the winds were clipping regularly around 90 it's amazing this stuff stayed up as long as it has. Hopefully all are safe.

Peace...

[Rosco T.]

3. If you pull up the web feed now, in the upper left corner it says ....

THE END

[nonconformist]

4. .......

:scared:

[NIGHT TRIPPER]

5. live coverage here-

http://www.wwltv.com/

click"watch wwltv" and you'll get live local tv-
-it's wwl New Orleans broadcasting from Baton Rouge

[Tace]

10. Thnx

[Zinfandel]

6. This is hilarious! Nothing but a storm...but the MSM is making more than

it is...

Anything, so this can be THE story...Total hilatiry...except, more important...there's a huge protest tomorrow in DC, LA, SF and Seattle (PLEASE be ther) to protest the killing and dying... Tomorrow, But, that will be ignored!

Because of this sillyness! Gee, there's rain!

75 mph winds... Yet these fucks insist, (their jobs) it's oh my, devestating!

What a hoax!

[VolcanoJen]

7. Sillyness?

It's as if you're implying that the American people can only handle one issue at one time.

One big story at a time, please. If an earthquake in San Francisco happened tomorrow, we should immediately stop talking of protests, or the Iraq War, or the back-to-back major hurricanes in the Gulf.

There's nothing silly about this hurricane, in my opinion. It doesn't "take away" from today's protest.

Everything is relative. Absolutely everything is cumulative.

[TheWatcher]

8. Wrong.

Rita is still a Category 3 Hurricane with Winds of 120 MPH and Gusts to 150 and she is showing not much weakening as she makes landfall. Lake Charles is being decimated ,and many towns in East Texas that people thought were safe for refuge are getting pummeled.

This is an extremely dangerous storm.

You are being highly insensitive, and as far as the strength and devastating power this storm has, you don't know what you are talking about.

[TheWatcher]

9. And in case you gave a damn.

NEW ORLEANS IS FLOODING AGAIN.

[KitchenWitch]

11. There is nothing, and I mean NOTHING trivial about a category 3+ hurricane

On edit, I meant to reply to post #6



Millions of people have been evacuated, I am guessing that hundreds of thousands of people have already lost their homes, with the possibility of hundreds of thousands more becoming homeless. And that is IF the storm does not stall out over the Texas - Louisiana border. If it does stall out, major flooding could happen far inland due to exorbitant amounts of rain.

The potential for loss of property and life in a storm of this magnitude is unfathomable.

Yes, the protest in DC is big news, however the hurricane is a more urgent situation.

[jobycom]

13. Glad you're laughing.

Katrina had dropped down to a weak Cat 3 by landfall, too, and people were laughing at coverage then, too.

In 1957 Audrey hit just about where Rita did. The storm surge was only 15 foot, but due to the low lying swampy nature of Louisiana at that point, the surge carried inland 25 miles at places and killed over 400 people. The region has grown since then, obviously, but it is still only a foot or two above sea level.

KHOU in Houston has a reporter in Beaumont in a hotel on I-10 that has water flowing through the lobby. That sounds similar to what happened with Katrina.

Laugh when you see for sure how much damage has been caused. We all hope you're right. But so far there's nothing hilarious about the local reports coming from the region.

[DRoseDARs]

14. A dear friend of mine has family living in Lake Charles, LA...

..or is it now "HAD family living in Lake Charles, LA"? Ha ha ha don't know if they're dead or alive having had the eywall pass directly overhead ha ha ha.

Sorry, but just not feeling too amused...

[theHandpuppet]

20. First of all, get your facts straight

Second, try to compose a coherent post where at least 50% of the words are correctly spelled.

A 120 MPH hurricane with 150 MPH gusts is not a hoax. Maybe you'd like to sit one out and see what "hilarity" ensues.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

24. I take it that you don't live anywhere near landfall....

...I guarantee you that you would be singing a different tune if you lived in the area that Rita impacted.

The only "hoax" I'm currently seeing on this board is your pretense of caring for others while denigrating the effects of Rita on thousands of families.

[ClintonTyree]

12. I think Lake Charles is off the map............

it just became a bay in the Gulf of Mexico. Developers are already making plans for beach front condos. :eyes:

[Z_I_Peevey]

15. I'm awaiting word

from my daughter,who was attempting to evacuate from Lake Charles a day and half ago. I will post news when I get it.

[MaineDem]

16. Hoping for good news for you and your family (nt)

[Sydnie]

17. I hope she is safe and sound

You haven't heard anything in a day and a half? Yikes! It appeared that a great deal of the traffic on one of the roads they showed on CNN yesterday led to Lake Charles and the traffic was backed up for miles and miles. I hope those people, as well as your daughter, got out of there before last night.

Sending good thoughts to you and your family. :hug:

[Z_I_Peevey]

18. Thanks for the good thoughts.

I'm hoping for the best. She's with good, level-headed people who brought air mattresses, water, food, etc.

I just hope the roads weren't backed up.

[cmf]

23. Most of my family is from Lake Charles

They had very few problems evacuating to Baton Rouge. I bet your daughter is ok. :hug:

[Z_I_Peevey]

19. A bit of an update.

I can't get through on any of the three cell phone numbers my daughter's little group gave me.

However, one number was apparently incorrect and I got a nice man in a neighboring town, who tells me they are hanging in right now with 70 mph winds. He told me folks who evacuated yesterday are likely OK, and there were no reports of clogged roadways.

[geomon666]

21. Latest update

000
WTNT33 KNHC 241437
TCPAT3
BULLETIN
HURRICANE RITA ADVISORY NUMBER 28
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
10 AM CDT SAT SEP 24 2005

...RITA LOSING PUNCH FAST...EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAINS
DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS...

AT 10 AM CDT...1500Z...THE HURRICANE WARNING FROM HIGH ISLAND TEXAS
TO MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO TROPICAL STORM
WARNING.

AT 10 AM CDT...1500Z...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE
SOUTHEASTERN COAST OF LOUISIANA EAST OF MORGAN CITY TO THE MOUTH OF
THE PEARL RIVER...INCLUDING METROPOLITAN NEW ORLEANS AND LAKE
PONTCHARTRAIN HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 10 AM CDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE RITA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 31.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 94.3 WEST...NEAR JASPER TEXAS.

RITA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 12 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 75 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.

RITA IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE.
WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 140 MILES.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 960 MB...28.35 INCHES.

THE COASTAL STORM FLOODING SHOULD BEGIN TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE TODAY.
HOWEVER...TIDES ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI
COASTS IN AREAS AFFECTED BY KATRINA COULD BE 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE
NORMAL AND BE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE WAVES... AND RESIDENTS THERE ARE
EXPERIENCING COASTAL FLOODING. LARGE SWELLS GENERATED BY RITA WILL
LIKELY CONTINUE TO AFFECT MOST PORTIONS OF THE GULF COAST.

RITA'S SLOW MOVEMENT IS EXPECTED TO GENERATE VERY HEAVY RAINS
OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...WITH RAINFALL TOTALS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES
POSSIBLE ACROSS EASTERN TEXAS...WESTERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN
ARKANSAS. MAXIMUM RAINFALL TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 25 INCHES MAY OCCUR
OVER LOCALIZED AREAS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH
ISOLATED HEAVIER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA
INCLUDING METROPOLITAN NEW ORLEANS.

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT OVER FAR EASTERN
TEXAS...LOUISIANA...SOUTHERN ARKANSAS...AND MISSISSIPPI.

REPEATING THE 10 AM CDT POSITION...31.0 N... 94.3 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 75 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 960 MB.

AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 1 PM CDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 4 PM
CDT.

FORECASTER AVILA

[MaineDem]

22. The rainfall is definitely going to be an issue

MAXIMUM RAINFALL TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 25 INCHES MAY OCCUR OVER LOCALIZED AREAS

Wow.