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

[proud American in Canada]

I was. 30 seconds about Katrina, the worst impending natural disaster NO has ever faced, but 5 minutes of the templated Iraq speech.

I was annoyed, too. It was jarring and out of place, considering how many people are likely about to die and how much history is about to be lost forever.

[don-o]

t is NOT a fake; there's not a word in there that hasn't been discussed on these threads for the last week.

There is no such statement on the NOAA site from NO. We cannot allow forgeries here. We are better than Dan Rather.

Poster has been pinged to put up a link

[Dog]

Don its real see post 442..

[Crawdad]

See my #420.

[jeffers]

I'm not dialed in yet and do not have a link to that statement.

However, the language is consistent with my expectations of what 175 mph winds are capable of. Amdrew took down reinforced concrete at only 165 mph.

[Fudd Fan]

FoxNews:
Oil platforms in the gulf have not been secured. Oil company officials expect some of them to collapse.

Not secured? Rhetorical question: WHY THE EFF NOT?!

[lifacs]

I've been name gathering since the beginning of Katrina

[tiredoflaundry]

You are more than welcomed to it Paula! :-)

[asp1]

From your keyboard to God's. This is a wonderful city filled with wonderful people. May God help them.

[ken5050]

"Shep Smith driving into New Orleans?"

Without in anyway appearing to make light of the tragic loss of life and poroperty that is unfolding. I woder what the over/under is on the number of TV newsmen and camera crews who dont' survive the storm, beuase of stupidity in staying where they shouldn't?

[Pravious]

"You're another reason to root for the lions.
stfu"

Thank you for some much needed levity. Needless to say, I agree with your comments 100%.

[JennysCool]

There have already been numerous links to it. Look around.

[Lessismore]

A hurricane is relatively thin. This one is probably 500 miles or more in diameter, but it is less than 10 miles thick. Most of it is in the first 5 miles of the atmosphere. It is shaped roughly like a CD.

[Right_in_Virginia]

The people were told to bring their own supplies with them to the Superdome.

[joey'smom]

Louisiana is governed by the Napoleonic Code -- obviously the French are in charge.

[Tarpon]

Make that days. We are in SWFL and the storm surge is still about 3 foot. Since we are low around the area, that is worrisome. No tides for 2 days. So far no real problems, but we know shes still there.

When Katrina ran over us is was a pup compared to now. Our winds peaked at officially 77 mph, although I doubt we were over 60 at the house. The eye center went by about 40 miles away.

Now it's a monster storm.

[Torie]

The problem is the bowl being on Lake Pontchatrain. Having a bowl at the end of a water funnel is what makes it so dangerous. Of course, the wind speeds are another matter. The suggestion that high rises might collapse is just mind boggling.

[Laurita]

If you have no where else to go and no way to get there even if you did, a big domed stadium with few windows and some concessions might give you a glimmer of hope. If I had a choice between a stick-built shotgun home and the Superdome, I'd be at the Superdome, too.

[Dog]

Thanks....keep that list for us...we are going to need it.

[Peach]

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