Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VII

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

[NautiNurse]

Extremely dangerous Hurricane Katrina is bearing down on the North Central Gulf of Mexico and New Orleans metro area. New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin conceded that as many as 100,000 inner-city residents didn't have the means to leave and an untold number of tourists were stranded by the closing of the airport. At this hour, people are still filing into the Superdome after security screening for weapons and contraband. National Guard have brought in 360,000 MRE (meals ready to eat) to feed the estimated 30,000 storm refugees in the Superdome.

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 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

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:

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

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

[NautiNurse]

Dang girl, you are good at hiding the chocolates!

[Coldwater Creek]

We will do it again next time there is a terrible tornado in Okla. Just kidding, hope that never happens again.

[conservative cat]

I wish my Momma was here, she would cook some good banana pudding with vanilla wafers,,,

Now you've done it, cajungirl! I am pregnant and you just set off a major craving. My mom used to make that when I was a kid (German mom but we lived in the South and she learned a lot of recipes from Southern friends!) I am going to have to call her tomorrow and pester her to make some very soon.

[mhking]

I'm listening to that presser right now (Aaron Broussard Jefferson Parish President) on WWL.

[tomkat]

Thank you for all the hard work you folks do.

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious dittos !

(consider this a replenishment of brownie points burned earlier ? ;-)

[bonfire]

Which webcam are you watching?

[Siobhan]

Drudge headline: "65ft. Waves Offshore"

That makes Katrina far worse than the Galveston 1900 Storm, doesn't it? That is really hard to imagine and horrifying.

[jeffers]

Go to sleep.

The estimated position for the storm 12 hours from 10 pm CDT is still offshore, 19.7 miles SSE of Port Sulphur, and 6.5 miles south of the beach.

[Mears]

ME ?

[Frank_2001]

Sounds good!:)

[rwfromkansas]

FOlks, landfall can vary depending upon whether it speeds up or slows down.

It slowed down to where if it goes at this speed, it may not hit until 6 or 7 a.m.

Earlier, it could have hit as early as 4 to 5 a.m.

Landfall is not set in stone here.

But, a good guess would be early morning before sunrise...if it really puts on the breaks...during morning commute.

[mabelkitty]

I'm in that group.
Up last night until 2:30, have to get up at 5:30, but I can't leave.

[Black Tooth]

Recipe's are a great stress reliever not to mention the rest of us are picking up some recipe's to try out.

I just thought it was a little distracting. But be my guest, and post your recipes!

[pax_et_bonum]

Thanks!

[HighWheeler]

"My step daughter and neighbors are resolved that their homes will be a total loss....They're between the Lake and French Quarter."


Did they get out of there?

[Mercat]

jello - cottage cheese and carrots come to mind.

[The Westerner]

"I'm all for keeping this a hurricane thread...but, like a poster mentioned, LIVE threads that are dealing with high stress levels tend to end up with recipe talk...

There are other threads you can use to relieve stress. I'm checking this one for the latest facts and don't want to scroll through 50 chit-chat posts to find it.

Seriously folks, a lot of people are going to be going to bed and checking back later. Let's not clutter this thread, if possible, so we can find the news quickly when coming back in.

[cajungirl]

A pox on you, a pox, I mean it.

Now I have to go make cinnamon toast,, this very minute and it is all your fault.

See what you made me Do!!!!!

Good nite all, I am going for toast and hershey's kisses and to bed.

[TheForceOfOne]

I'm sorry to hear that.

I think I heard one in six do not own a vehicle and then there are those who do not have the finances to move out of town. I would hope they have relocated to the Superdome.

I think Shep also said that there are some very rich people there who refuse to leave, I don't get that.