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

[mewzilla]

Fox reporter just said they would be riding out the hurricane inside the Dome.

I wonder if they drew the short straws or volunteered?

[Txsleuth]

Didn't mhking say he had family there?..I didn't see a thumb tack.

[Mister Baredog]

Yeah, it was a catagory 1 when it crossed Florida and killed 5, knocked out electricity for millions and did a billion dollars damage...a CAT. ONE, 1!!!!

I think NO would take that anyday. Being able to predict where its going seems to be improving but certainly not foolproof. This one is REALLY scary and I'm in LA.

Los Angeles, that is.

[mother22wife21]

Cafe Du Monde-beignets and chickory coffee...watching the culture go by...

[BurbankKarl]

If I were in that dome, I would stay in the cinderblock bathrooms...even though it will stink to high heaven...

hopefully its built better than the Kingdome was....but I suspect the roof will fall onto the field.....

[numberonepal]

I've been watching the eye pretty closely and it doesn't look like it's going to close. It looks like it's going to close up, or gets ragged, and then flares back up to a nice tight circle. Is there anything to this annular thing that indicated there will be no ERC?

[tomkat]

Sorry 'bout earlier.
Stay safe...

[AntiGuv]

PS. It would be the same type of effect that did in Galveston in 1900.

[cubreporter]

Oh dear....we certainly hope so!

[jeffers]

"Reports of post-storm help massing in region, but how do they get to NO? The city is surrounded by
bridges, LOTS of bridges. Remember I-10 in Pensacola Bay? The odds are great that many bridges &
causeways will fail, severely limiting access to the area."

A military sealift command Ro-Ro would be nice to have online.

[pax_et_bonum]

If not direct, very very close.

Close enough, anyway.

I'm close to you - I'm directly east of Houston.

[MamaB]

I remember one of the recent hurricanes when hotels as far north as HSV and Tupelo were full. I am learning more from a NO station than Fox, Etc.

[Tarpon]

I hate to admit it, but Fidel Castro did a better job of evacuating his poor and elderly to high ground during the last hurricane down there.

Well at least Castro said he did :^)

[buickmackane]

Alexandria area coverage continues to be updated at:

http://www.thetowntalk.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage

I'm going out to scope the evacuee scene here. Prayers to everyone trying to get out of Katrina's way!

[Trident/Delta]

Ok, point taken. My blood pressure is back to normal now.

Semper Apologise

[Dog Gone]

I believe Gilbert was the lowest on record.

[Tarheel]

Listen, we've been on this thread for over a week; we're not posting crap here -- and those of us who have been involved in these threads know janet's work, and not just on this web site.

Thank you for this post. I have been 'steaming' over the attitudes expressed toward Janet but was unable to post anything that was polite enough to pass the mods. J. has been giving top notch info. right along.

[Palladin]

True. I am sick to my stomach thinking of what is about to transpire in NO. And no one can do a darn thing about it.

[RDTF]

I was just thinkin that!