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Posted on 08/29/2005 2:47:45 AM PDT by NautiNurse
Category 4 Hurricane Katrina is approaching landfall in Eastern Louisiana. At 4:00AM EDT the storm's center was about 90 miles south of New Orleans.
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
Lake Ponchartrain Real Time Water Level
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:
Cut and Paste:
http://www.wwltv.com/perl/common/video/wmPlayer.pl?title=beloint_khou&props=livenoad
Fully-linked version of the live feeds (just in case a few people don't want to first open up WMP to cut-and-paste) -
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 WDSU-TV/DT New Orleans via WESH-TV/DT Orlando - http://mfile.akamai.com/12912/live/reflector:38843.asx
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VII
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VI
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part V
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 |
To all who answered my question regarding the casinos, thank you. Perhaps I should travel a bit more, hehe.
Saw one on NBC. Showed folks sitting in the bleacher seats calmly. It was quite early so folks were still trying to sleep. I'd bet those seats were really difficult to sleep in.
A CNN reporter said reporters were not being allowed into the Dome in order to respect folks' privacy. Wonder how the NBC guy got in?
Fox's Jeff Goldblatt also not allowed in or so someone said.
"Yup...it has to do with the law allowing "riverboat" gambling. They load passengers, go on a trip for awhile and come back. It's the law. They have to be moving."
Not in all cases. See casino in Metropolis IL. I beleive it doesn't even have an engine in it. Just a barge on the river ie., legally it is not on "land" so it made it through the legal loop hole.
Mayor C. Ray Nagin on NBC:
"Pumps down and seawall overtopped in 9th Ward area, some flooding, SE of Lake P."
I am being careful. cant believe we have power and hot coffee.
Brian Williams describing folks at Superdome as calm & subdued on MSNBC - wonder where he stayed last night?
Raining in the Superdome!
Get yourself in an interior room. That glass isn't going to last much longer.
We'll keep praying for you, dear lady. You have a "safe room" don't you?
Praying for your safety cajungirl. I hope your power stays on as that's always a good sign and we appreciate the updates.
LOL....... the guy seems to have a short fuse.
I had a microburst go through my nursery here in Pittsburgh five years ago (winds were estimated by FEMA as around 160 mph). It happened real fast, bu it was awful. We lost hundreds of 100+ foot oaks, some over five feet in diameter (which I loved).
I feel for all these folks in the areas involved. I hope they do not lose things they love.
Listening and watching some live feed links, there's a guy in the SuperDome that says the roof has been compromised. It's leaking and people are heading towards the concourse level.
Ditto.
God bless...God's speed...and keep safe. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Yep the laundary and my closet. I will clean it out by candlelight if it gets really bad!
Praying for a bundle of small miracles....good news that the river & lake are at low levels, that's one.....good news that so many were able to evacuate & others are gathered in the safest place available with water & food, that's two..........Katrina down so far to level four, that's three. Please Lord, we beg for enough miracles to spare these souls any injuries.
grandma mac
Wait! Landrieu speaks! "Y-o-u w-i-l-l b-e a-b-s-o-r-b-e-d."
sw
Good Samaritan laws kick in, unless there's negligence.
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