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Posted on 08/28/2005 9:35:34 AM PDT by 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
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 |
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Well said...sadly so.
Where will the power come from? Once out, it isn' going to be on for a very long time. My worry is that the flooding may be irreversible. The city is under sea level. How long will it take to rebuild the levies and drain out dozens and dozens of square miles of water?
That happened in the Johnstown PA flood.
Not only snakes, also Nutria, which are basically 15-pound swamp rats.
Thanks for the information below from the IV Thread. Missed replying to that one:
"If you read the building codes, you will see that the wind load design paramaters increase with the building height.
The question is...is the La code as hurricane oriented as the South floridia/Miamidade code.
In tall buildings, the damage will result from wind blown debris, especially roof gravel. The research was done bu Texas Tech.."
Looks like that whack-job "reverend" that disrupts military funerals has been posting here.
I know what you mean & it just sickens me.
Someone said 6 months or more.
Instead, Blitzer seeks out what dumbass thoughts Max Cleland has on Iraq.
Oh, God.
Prayers for my neighbors in Louisiana.
You are misunderstanding. My understanding is this was/is a formality. Not the same as ordering them to do it. It's the process.
God Bless you, Tom! It's so good to know that I can count on you!
LOL
In these events, the U.S. government should consider detonating a low yield tactical nuke at the storms center....heat from the blast could evaporate a good portion of the storm and/or mitigate it's affects....if it's plausible the storm would destroy a U.S. city anyway...might as well nuke it...IMHO (of course I offer no scientific evidence it would work...but it's a thought.)
Waiting for a repeat, I thought I heard 250 but will report back when they give wind gust reports again.
Not the time or place.
Talked to my step-daughter in Gulfport, MS this morning and told them to get the hell out now!! Told them to grab their personal affects, all their animals and children and plan on not going back. Her mother has long since left, and I can't believe she is still there.
I'm fuming!
Please pray.
Remember that Far Side cartoon of the two polar bears standing over an igloo saying "these things are amazing, soft on the inside and crunchy on the outside"
Great picture ......... a sadly perfect storm.
Stay safe Bogey..
Ok that has to be the most disturbing NHC message I have ever read.
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