Accuweather is predicting that the remains of HurricaneWilma and Tropical Storm Alpha could meet in the Atlanticsouth of the US midatlantic states on Tuesday and createsevere weather conditions in the area. Under the headline”Super Storm 2005 to Hit Northeast,” Accuweather explainsthat Wilma and the remains of Tropical Storm Alpha will bepulled north along the Atlantic coast by the action of theJet Stream.
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An unsettled area of weather between South America and theisland of Hispaniola appears to be becoming more organized.This area has not yet been declared a tropical depression,and may not be, but conditions are good to advance this intoan organized storm system. If this happens, it will be yetanother hurricane forming in the western instead of theeastern Atlantic. Its movement would likely take it into theGulf of Mexico within the next two weeks.
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Hurricane force winds are expected to strike from PortO’Connor, Texas to Morgan City, Louisana tomorrow morning,but Hurricane Rita is not at this time gaining energy. It isnow a Category 3 hurricane with winds up to 125 MPH and maywell weaken more over the next 24 hours before it makeslandfall. Nevertheless, it is still classed as a dangeroushurricane and there is a remote possibility that it couldstrengthen suddenly just before it comes ashore.
Tropical storm warnings have been posted from Port Aransas,Texas to the New Orleans area, and areas of New Orleans arereflooding due to the fragile condition of temporarilyrepaired levees.
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An enormous nuclear power plant, the South Texas Project, isin the path of Hurricane Rita. The plant is located inMatagorda County, between Bay City and Palacios. STP’s tworeactors produce 2,500 megawatts of electricity, enough formore than one million homes and businesses. Plantspokesperson Sheila Ormand says that the plant is equippedto handle winds up to 300 MPH, and so does not anticipateany damage from the storm. Nevertheless, officials areshutting down the plant. “We have a specific plan in placeon what to do with a hurricane approaching,” spokesman AlanMikus said. “Our plan calls for the complete shutdown of theplant in advance of the storm’s arrival.”
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