Katrina spinning off plenty of tornados. Many radar sites down. Lots of FReepers looking for local reports.
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Posted on 08/29/2005 2:08:51 PM PDT by NautiNurse
Hurricane Katrina made landfall today at 6:10AM CDT, and she continues to drive northward into Mississippi and Alabama. Several local radar sites are down. Tornado and flash flood watches and warnings are widespread.
President Bush has declared major disaster areas, clearing the way for federal aid.
The following links are self-updating:
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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
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Meridian MS Weather (Radar down at this time)
Jackson MS Weather (Radar down at this time)
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Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part V
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I thought you were supposed to be getting some sleep....
placemark. (Thanks, Nauti!)
Katrina spinning off plenty of tornados. Many radar sites down. Lots of FReepers looking for local reports.
New tornado warning for Jasper Co., GA. (east of Atlanta and south of I-20)
The individual storm cells are moving south to north at 30-40 MPH.
Back at you for Kramer and Vandelay: LOL.
Speaking of plain speaking, did you just now hear Haley Barbour talk to those who wanted to rubberneck on flooded roads?
"You don't have any business being on the roads anyway."
Haley Barbour press conference..talking causultie(s).
Thanks for the ping, bad day to start school.
We have several members who are desperate for any news out of slidell.
The blonde chick in the rain needs more air time.
Reposting this good link to severe weather:
http://kamala.cod.edu/svr/
College of DuPage Meteorology Severe Weather and Flash Flood Warnings
"We also STILL cannot get through to Slidell, Covington, or Mandeville to check on those who stayed. We'll post anything specific & confirmed that we get. One of the "stay behinds" is with northshore EMS/Fire Dept. so the info will be legit."
If it's not too much trouble, would you please ping me when you post info on the Northshore? Thank you so much. LS
CNN reporting that conditions along the Mississippi coast are "Andrew-like". Gary Tuchman is reporting looting in Gulfport (or Biloxi.)
02:37 PM CDT on Monday, August 29, 2005
WWLTV.com
Mayor Ray Nagin said that 200 people were stranded on rooftops in the Lower Ninth Ward and several “bodies are floating in the water” in the Bywater neighborhood and in Eastover.
Nagin made the announcement in his first press briefing after Hurricane Katrina slammed just east of the city, but did plenty of devastation to New Orleans.
Nagin said that the 200 stranded people included 20 police officers who were riding out the storm at their homes in preparation to take over shifts from other officers. He said that boats would be dispatched on rescue missions later in the afternoon.
Mayor Nagin issued a "boil water" recommendation for water in the city - except for Algiers and the CBD due to a water main line break that may have compromised the water.
Nagin said at least 20 buildings in the city had collapsed and that it might be 48 hours before residents would be allowed back to their homes to assess the damage.
Nagin said at least 20 buildings in the city had collapsed and that it might be 48 hours before residents would be allowed back to their homes to assess the damage.
Will check back for updates....
Thank you for the link regarding straight-line winds.
From what I've heard, the situation in Hancock County, Mississippi (home of Bay St. Louis and Waveland) is very grim.
Any news on tornado damage near Atlanta?
Is this thing coming near NC?
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Ugly,....as expected!
ONly news report I have heard on Slidell was one that said City Officials had said that there was "complete Devestation". NO confirmations of that however.
I posted a fire in Convington...
Three confirmed fatalities in Miss.
Can you post your last article over here?
Carroll County officials are reporting that there are two distinct areas of damage; they are saying that two separate tornadoes touched down.
No word on injuries yet.
Forsyth County just lit up with a tornado warning on the cell that went through Rockdale and Gwinnett.
Have you gotten any sleep yet???
I fear the worst for Bay St. Louis and Pass Christian. There has been absolutely no reports of any type from that area. Not citizen or officials.
Thought I heard about the GA tornados--so, I pulled up the Atlanta radar, and it was crystal clear. That's why I omitted the radar from the list. I wonder if it was having a hiccup when I checked it. Weird.
Quickly in passing TWC mentioned "40,000" homes flooded in a parish east of NOLA. Not sure how accurate that is.
Getting ugly on these threads. Hope it will be more civil this time.
Wow. Everyone was comparing this to Camille before (and since it seems). May be more like Camille than we thought with hitting roughly the same area.
It just blossomed within the last hour to hour and a half.
Haley Barbour "Looting is the equivalent of graaave-robbing".."Looting will not be tolerated".
I think post storm analysis will show the storm to be very much on par with Andrew. Measured across, it will have produced a wider swath of damage than Andrew... Just a massive storm.
The storm surge reports did end up sounding eerily reminiscent to some of the things we saw in last years tsunami.
The fact that numerous towns/regions have not checked in should be extremely telling.
I imagine that most have read the comments of water to the second floor of the Beau Revage Casino in Biloxi. But, having been there a few times I can tell you that the first floor is about 20 feet above street level and if it got to the second floor, all the casinos, apartments and business establishments on the Biloxi coast are severly damaged and the smaller building must be wiped out, if the report is true.
I've heard that report--if you see something in print, please post. Tragic news.
http://www.intellicast.com/WeatherImg/CurrentWeather/usa.jpg
Look at the green storm line in link. I don't believe the eastern halves of those coastal states will get any of the bad stuff, maybe rain. But the western halves of those states will likley get tornado spin offs like what already is being reported in Atlanta, etc. I keep looking at this Intellicast map and the map on my office wall.
any word on Texas Conservative's sister in law? I pray all there are ok, and assume those in the hospitals, especially, will be ok .. anxious to hear.
Yeah, and no reporters set themselves up there.
The closest was Cantore in Gulfport who is largely incommunicado (but physically alright, apparently.)
Atlanta NWS radar is down.
Elevation map of New orleans:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/graphic/2005/08/29/GR2005082900046.html
An hybrid satellite photo/elevation map of new orleans that describes how Hurricane Betsy would have effected new Orleans. Much of the flooding pattern is similar.
http://www.nola.com/hurricane/images/goingunder_jpg.jpg (Large file)
This map's estimated flooding levels for Metaire and central New Orleans are similar to what has occured. Simlar, not exactly the same.
I just saw this on streaming TV:
Route 10 overpass of Spain St. Area between Florida Ave and N. Clairborne, and Elysian Fields Ave and Franklin Ave, appears entirely flooded up to first story eaves. From live stream of WDSu channel 6.
Unconfirmed anonymous posts I've read on other sites say there is ~5 feet of fllod waters in low areas Harvey/Gretna due to pump failure.
I hope all those affected have ridden out the brute of this storm. I'm not much of a man of prayer, but you all are in my thoughts.
Do you foresee this one being called a Cat 5 after the fact Like Andrew? The pressure and surge seems to support it.
518 PM EDT MON AUG 29 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
MORGAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
* UNTIL 545 PM EDT
* AT 515 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
PENNINGTON...OR ABOUT 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MADISON...MOVING NORTH
AT 25 MPH.
Thanks for the new thread. I'm looking for word from Columbus, MS. Can't raise a friend at Columbus AFB.
CNN: Gulfport: Interstate is impassable, littered with all sorts of household debris (refrigerators, etc.), downtown was at a time under 12' of water, 2+ miles of town is still flooded, devastating damage(according to the reporter), several rescues, looters already striking.
If I never see another talking wet head in a hurricane, it will be too soon.
I doubt you'll see the extreme wind damage to well-constructed homes like you saw in Cutler Ridge in Andrew.
However, the swath of severe wind damage is much wider and the surge damage in dollar value is going to be the largest in US history by a large margin.
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