LIVE THREAD: HURRICANE KATRINA (Cat 1)

NOAA-NHC ^ | 24 August 2005 | NOAA-NHC

[NautiNurse]

The twelfth tropical storm of the 2005 hurricane season is named Katrina. 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
TD 12 Track Forecast Archive
Forecast Models
Buoy Data SE Florida

Images:

Storm Floater IR Loop
Storm Floater Still & Loop Options
Color Enhanced IR Loop

Other Resources:

Florida East Coast Surf Reports Lots of great info here, including surf cams
Central Florida Hurricane Center
Hurricane City

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

[Gabz]

Accuweather likes to paint the scariest picture possible as some sort of corporate philosophy, which doesn't mean they aren't right in this case.

Let's hope they're wrong..........however, I have no intentions of being unprepared. And I hope no one else is unprepared. I'd rather have extra ice in the freezer fo rthe next BBQ or fishing trip than lose all the contents because of being complacent.

[dawn53]

I think she said Friday night.

[mhking]

Some Indian tribe,,it is as glass bottom walk

I bet some Indian thought it would be funny to watch idiot tourists look down 4000 feet and then crap their pants...

[Interesting Times]

Isabel, the storm that ate the entire east coast...

I remember Isabel rather clearly. As it passed through Northern Virginia, one of the final 65 mph gusts toppled a 80-foot oak onto our house. It smashed through the attic and into our bedroom, obliterating my dresser mirror along the way. We weren't there, having thoughtfully retreated to the basement earlier in the evening. Power was out for 4 1/2 days. We stayed in the house while dealing with about $60K worth of repairs over the next six months -- all fortunately covered by USAA.

In case anyone is wondering, when a big tree falls on your house, it makes a really loud noise.

[Dog Gone]

I'm not surprised it's a million. It was nearly half that amount when I last checked about 90 minutes ago.

I'd actually be surprised if there was looting, though. It's one thing to lose your power, and quite another to have doors blown open.

[mhking]

This is not the time nor the place for discussing Schiavo. Please refrain from doing so here.

[Gabz]

OMG, thankfully you were downstairs.

[Gabz]

Thank you - you beat me to it.

[Sammie42]

thanks for all the good information, I am in the southeast corner of Alabama watching this storm closely!!

[onyx]

Good job, Mike.

[nwctwx]

I think the fact that it came in over such a highly populated area should be taken into consideration. Miami and surrounds spent an awful long time in one part of the eyewall or another. The slow movement probably made the wind damage even worse.

I hear the local news saying 'residents say it's the worst since Andrew,' but it's been about that long since a decent storm hit that part of the state head on.

This should be a good sign of what kind of disaster will occur at some point when a major storm plows into a massive population center... we dodged the bullet with Charley last year, barely.

[SouthTexas]

To all the Florida Freepers, you are in our thoughts and prayers.

Not that there's much else we can do.

[mhking]

I am in the southeast corner of Alabama watching this storm closely!!

I'd say that you need to head to Home Depot in the morning...

[USF]

marking....

[Gabz]

Not very encouraging words there, sir :)

[Dog Gone]

Yikes.

[Libertarian444]

It's a high number of power customers without power because there are lots of high-rise apartment/condo buildings in South Florida.

If one building goes out, that could potentially mean hundreds of customers. And in South Florida, especially along the water, there are rows and rows of high-rise apartment/condo buildings for as far as the eye can see in some cases.

[Ditter]

Ask your vet about Frontline and Advantage, they are both fantastic. One or both of them are good for ticks too. Fleas are so bad in our area that before these products came on the market I actually thought I might get fed up with the fleas and decide to let no animals in my house. (That from she whose Jack Russells sleep in bed with her every night.)

[mhking]

Not very encouraging words there, sir :)

Better safe than sorry...