Hurricane Katrina, Live Thread, Part V

NHC - NOAA ^ | 28 August 2005 | NHC - NOAA

[NautiNurse]

Extremely dangerous Hurricane Katrina is bearing down on the North Central Gulf of Mexico. Mandatory evacuation of New Orleans is finally underway. Louisiana officials are warning of complete failure to levy systems, and pleading with people to leave low lying areas. For those who choose to stay, they are recommending picks and axes for breaking through to access their roofs during flooding.

Due to the size and intensity of this storm, all interests in the North Gulf of Mexico should be rushing hurricane preparations to completion.

The following links are self-updating:

Public Advisory Currently published every 3 hours 5A, 8A, 11A, 2P, etc. ET
NHC Discussion Published every six hours 6A, 11A, 6P, 11P
Three Day Forecast Track
Five Day Forecast Track
Navy Storm Track
Katrina Track Forecast Archive Nice loop of each NHC forecast track for both three and five day
Forecast Models
Alternate Hurricane Models via Skeetobite
Bouy Data Louisiana/Mississippi
Buoy Data Florida

Images:

New Orleans/Baton Rouge Experimental Radar Subject to delays and outages - and well worth the wait

Mobile Long Range Radar Loop

New Orleans/Baton Rouge Radar

Ft. Polk, LA Long Range Radar Loop

Northwest Florida Long Range Radar

Storm Floater IR Loop
Storm Floater Still & Loop Options
Color Enhanced IR Loop

Other Resources:

Hurricane Wind Risk Very informative tables showing inland wind potential by hurricane strength and forward motion
Central Florida Hurricane Center
New Orleans Web Cams Loads of web cam sites here. The sites have been very slow due to high traffic
New Orleans Music Online Couldn't resist--love that jazz
Golden Triangle Weather Page Nice Beaumont weather site with lots of tracks and graphics
Hurricane City
Crown Weather Tropical Website Offers a variety of storm info, with some nice track graphics

Live streaming:
copy/paste into player:

http://www.wjbo.com - BR radio station. Callers calling in and describing traffic etc.
WWL-TV/DT New Orleans (WMP) - mms://beloint.wm.llnwd.net/beloint_wwltv
WVTM-TV/DT Birmingham (WMP) - mms://a1256.l1289835255.c12898.g.lm.akamaistream.net/D/1256/12898/v0001/reflector:35255
WDSU-TV/DT New Orleans (WMP) - http://mfile.akamai.com/12912/live/reflector:38202.asx
Hurricane City (Real Player) - http://hurricanecity.com/live.ram
ABCNews Now (Real Player) - http://reallive.stream.aol.com/ramgen/redundant/abc/now_hi.rm
WKRG-TV/DT Mobile (WMP) - mms://wmbcast.mgeneral.speedera.net/wmbcast.mgeneral/wmbcast_mgeneral_aug262005_1435_95518

Hurricane Katrina, Live Thread, Part IV
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part III
Katrina Live Thread, Part II
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part I
Tropical Storm 12

Category	Wind Speed	Barometric Pressure	Storm Surge	Damage Potential
Tropical Depression	< 39 mph < 34 kts			Minimal
Tropical Storm	39 - 73 mph 34 - 63 kts			Minimal
Hurricane 1 (Weak)	74 - 95 mph 64 - 82 kts	28.94" or more 980.02 mb or more	4.0' - 5.0' 1.2 m - 1.5 m	Minimal damage to vegetation
Hurricane 2 (Moderate)	96 - 110 mph 83 - 95 kts	28.50" - 28.93" 965.12 mb - 979.68 mb	6.0' - 8.0' 1.8 m - 2.4 m	Moderate damage to houses
Hurricane 3 (Strong)	111 - 130 mph 96 - 112 kts	27.91" - 28.49" 945.14 mb - 964.78 mb	9.0' - 12.0' 2.7 m - 3.7 m	Extensive damage to small buildings
Hurricane 4 (Very strong)	131 - 155 mph 113 - 135 kts	27.17" - 27.90" 920.08 mb - 944.80 mb	13.0' - 18.0' 3.9 m - 5.5 m	Extreme structural damage
Hurricane 5 (Devastating)	Greater than 155 mph Greater than 135 kts	Less than 27.17" Less than 920.08 mb	Greater than 18.0' Greater than 5.5m	Catastrophic building failures possible

[headsonpikes]

OMG - praying hard from Canada for all you folks near the Gulf.

[al_again]

I'm not advising anyone - however, I suspect I am as qualified (or better stated - as unqualified) as you to make predictions:) This being said - just as I can't say it will, you are not in a position to say it won't.

[Dallas59]

Didn't see that. Sorry, I forget dialup.

[Howlin]

the "NEVER MIND!" near miss to the east...

I haven't heard that, but even if that happens, it won't make a difference; the winds on the back side will push the lake water into NO.

[Abigail Adams]

OMG!!!

[El Gran Salseron]

From the old thread.....

No, not Algiers. Near and East of the Industrial Canal towards Chalmette.....the other side of the river from Algiers.

Mercy Hospital is where I was born. Hotel Dieu? See? That is "uptown!" :-)

[agrace]

For those who choose to stay, they are recommending picks and axes for breaking through to access their roofs during flooding.

How chilling.

[Dad yer funny]

yup , a teaching veterinarian once told me that the low barometric #'s trigger a primal instinct to get to higher ground,... even before the storm arrives

[jwalsh07]

How many left in the bowl?

[mhking]

Anyone know the specs of the Super Dome. How much wind can the roof sustain? With Andrew F5's were in the hurricane. NO way that roof can sustain a F5.

The Dome is reinforced concrete; I don't know what the wind-specs are on it, but I would suspect that it'll survive. The catch is that the floor of the Dome is at street level. The floor of the Dome will flood in this storm.

[TomB]

I don't think I've read anything more frightening than that.

[cincinnati65]

I never liked crossing the Causeway for that very reason. If anything happens to the bridge, and you're in the middle of it, you've got an eleven mile swim in either direction.

[asp1]

My daughter is driving south on 75 between Brooksville and Tampa. She said she has passed so many utility trucks, water trucks and ambulances all heading north. They are probably heading for New Orleans. Americans racing to the aide of their fellow Americans that is what makes this country great. May God bless all those in harm's way and those who are there to help.

[bwteim]

For examples, see

Date: September 24, 1999
Hurricane Floyd Causing Increased Risk of Snakebites
http://www.dhhs.state.nc.us/pressrel/9-24-99c.htm


September 17, 2004
Look Out for Snakes in Strange Places!
Now that the storm is over, we have other problems to deal with...snakes! Flooding caused by Hurricane Ivan may drive some snakes to seek shelter above water level in buildings, cars and other areas where they are not normally found. ....

http://huntsville.about.com/b/a/112999.htm

[Howlin]

175 miles.

[MizSterious]

Thank you--I thought I recalled it being fabric or plastic when it was built (yes, I was living there at the time), but that was a long time ago and I might be remembering incorrectly.

[PaulaB]

It amazes me that the left

thinks that Pres is so powerful

that he can make a hurricane happen

to take the eyes off of the war....

what a bunch of nuts!!!! I told that

moonbat that the Pres is suppose to

make a comment when the lives of his people

are in jeopardy..something that his group

would never understand!!!

[janetjanet998]

and the winds 200 feet above the ground will be even higher then at the surface

[Pravious]

"Look for significant increases in gasoline, heating fuel, natural gas prices."

And don't look for the government to do anything about it (like, um, reduce some of their cut from each gallon...). :-<

[don-o]

My God!