Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part III

NHC-NOAA ^ | 27 August 2005 | NHC-NOAA

[NautiNurse]

Hurricane Katrina continues to strengthen in the Gulf of Mexico. Currently, the forecast models are converging upon New Orleans. However, all interests in the northern Gulf of Mexico should follow the path of this storm, and be prepared for a major hurricane landfall. Throughout Friday, the official track forecasts moved west, as Hurricane Katrina delayed making the anticipated northwest turn.

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
Buoy Data Florida
Bouy Data Louisiana/Mississippi

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
Hurricane City
Crown Weather Tropical Website Offers a variety of storm info, with some nice track graphics

Live streaming:

WFOR-TV Miami: http://dayport.wm.llnwd.net/dayport_0025_live
WWL-TV New Orleans: mms://beloint.wm.llnwd.net/beloint_wwltv
HurricaneCity.com: http://hurricanecity.com/live.ram
WTSP-TV Tampa: mms://wmbcast.gannett.speedera.net/wmbcast.gannett/wmbcast_gannett_jan032005_0856_78183
WKRG-TV Mobile mms://wmbcast.mgeneral.speedera.net/wmbcast.mgeneral/wmbcast_mgeneral_jul072005_1144_93320

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

[alnick]

Can their pumps handle a Cat 3 or 4?

No, it would be catastrophic.

[redfish53]

Bye Bye Cindy...The news cycle won't come up for air until the nomination hearings

[mewzilla]

Prayers for folks down south.

[Alia]

Thank you for the ping! I'm learning a lot about hurricanes and "paths" from these threads.

[backhoe]

My daughter has a friend who had knee surgery a little over a year ago. She says it hurts when the weather is going to change.

The titanium plate in Mrs. B's neck does the same thing- naturally, the Docs poo-poo this, but she is more sensitive than the barometer at detecting changes in atmospheric pressure. Kind of like Granny Clampet's "weather cricket..."

[chemicalman]

Last major Hurricane to make the hit on New Orleans was Betsy in 1965. Celebrated my 1st birthday with the roofing flying off at my grandparents house in a little town of Goodhope.

[highimpact]

bookmark

[sheikdetailfeather]

Monday 2am it will be at 140mph per WFTV in Orlando!

[LA Woman3]

Check out this site....

http://www.nola.com/hurricane/?/washingaway/

[Iowa Granny]

The titanium plate in Mrs. B's neck does the same thing-

Mine, too. C-3 thru C-7.

[pollyg107]

I can't believe Camille isn't in that list of retired names. It was one of the worst I can remember in my lifetime.

[gov_bean_ counter]

Bimp

[NautiNurse]

Hurricane Katrina Category 3

Louisiana on high alert - Evacuation orders for New Orleans

[mewzilla]

Wow. Great link, very informative! Thanks!

[pollyg107]

I've noticed the same thing. Everybody is focusing on Florida, but it looks as though this storm is going to affect New Orleans. I still haven't heard whether the meeting I'm supposed to attend on Monday in New Orleans is going to be cancelled. I talked to a friend (and fellow early riser) in New Orleans a few minutes ago and they haven't even begun to think of evacuating. I'm begging her to bring her family to my house and to leave soon so she doesn't get stuck in that horrible evac. traffic.

[mewzilla]

I should also have added very scary. Especially the article on the Big One.

[pollyg107]

Evac. orders for New Orleans? The whole city or the usual "low-lying areas"? My friend who lives there hadn't heard anything about it just half an hour ago. I'm so worried about her because she doesn't like to get out -- got stuck in traffic for 16 hours last year and doesn't want to do it again.

[AnAmericanMother]

Until I got on glucosamine and chondroitin a few years ago, my old ACL tear and my old finger FX told me exactly when the weather was going to change.

I noticed that the G&C was working while I was standing in line for Sonny Perdue's inauguration. Stood in line for almost two hours on an open, hilltop plaza with 30 degree temperatures, very high humidity, and a sharp wind. It dawned on me after awhile that my knee and my finger weren't killing me . . . ordinarily I would have been in agony 15 minutes after stepping out of the car.

Oh, well, I'd rather not hurt in the cold and tune in FR or the Weather Channel!

[LA Woman3]

Let's hope Katrina isn't the Big One....

[backhoe]

Mine, too. C-3 thru C-7.

Five levels, huh? Ouch! My sympathies to you- she had a disc missing ( worn out, apparently ) at C-5, and the plate is locked to it and the vertibrae above & below it. Six bolts in all, plus bone plugs to fuse them together.

Grim stuff, but it beats being dead or paralyzed.

BTW, her folks family business-- Haase Farm Service- had its start in Sumner, Iowa, many, many years ago.