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Live Thread - Hurricane Katrina, Part IV (Update: Now a Category 5 )
NOAA - NHC ^ | 27 August 2005 | NOAA - NHC

Posted on 08/27/2005 8:05:55 PM PDT by NautiNurse

Hurricane warnings and watches are posted. Hurricane Katrina continues to strengthen in the Gulf of Mexico. The forecast models continue to converge upon New Orleans. However, all interests in the northern Gulf of Mexico should follow the path of this very large and dangerous storm, and be prepared for a major hurricane landfall. There have been reports of coastal animals leaving in droves for higher ground. Meanwhile, New Orleans continues to suggest that residents evacuate.

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 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:
copy/paste into player:


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

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


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Alabama; US: Florida; US: Louisiana; US: Mississippi
KEYWORDS: hurricane; hurricanekatrina; katrina; tropical; weather
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To: Diddle E. Squat

no no no...they are evacuating mobile likley becuase of the storm surge....that is going to be huge


2,121 posted on 08/28/2005 9:23:53 AM PDT by janetjanet998
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To: streetpreacher

Hey Congrats! You'll NEVER regret homeschooling! We started with Abekka too, and stayed with some of their books all through the years. Saxon Math caused my daughter to test into CALCULUS going into college. Saxon Math is a must! And MOVE INTO your LOCAL LIBRARY, lol. Kids who learn to love to read, will succeed! :-)


2,122 posted on 08/28/2005 9:24:17 AM PDT by Reborn
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To: abb

These are some of the dumbest people talking I have ever heard. Why not request TX, OK, and NM for their Guard units earlier? Instead they wait and place our Guards in danger. The Mayor and City Council should be brought up on charges of endangerment!


2,123 posted on 08/28/2005 9:24:17 AM PDT by PhiKapMom (AOII Mom -- Allen in 2008)
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To: IndyTiger

I've been on the phone like a madman - I've got a cousin who won't leave her home. She won't listen to reason either...


2,124 posted on 08/28/2005 9:24:49 AM PDT by mhking (The world needs a wake up call gentlemen...we're gonna phone it in.)
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To: IndyTiger

Is that Central time?


2,125 posted on 08/28/2005 9:25:02 AM PDT by Howlin (She's here!)
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To: silentknight

You can rant all over me if it makes you feel better. I simply told you why the Red Cross had lost a great deal of its support.


Further, in regards to your debate: First, you said it wasn't the fault of the Red Cross. Then, you said that organizations can learn from their mistakes.


2,126 posted on 08/28/2005 9:25:02 AM PDT by bannie (The government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend upon the support of Paul.)
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To: bannie

Those people kinda freaked me too. I do feel sorry for them, no one realzed New Orleans would be hit with this and their flight home to try to get out got cancelled.


2,127 posted on 08/28/2005 9:25:17 AM PDT by RDTF
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To: cyborg
Did you see the genius with two cases of beer on Fox News? LOL

I saw them - and I noted that the look in the woman's eyes changed considerably after talking with the news guy. I don't think that they were quite aware of the weight of the situation before their discussion. I'm not sure that they were afterwards either, but I saw a little fear starting to grow.

2,128 posted on 08/28/2005 9:25:32 AM PDT by meyer (The Second Amendment ain't about huntin'.)
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To: Ellesu
September 2004 Frail, elderly and sick residents unable to get out were moved to the 72,000-seat Louisiana Superdome, where 200 cots in upper-deck concourses supplanted the dome's usual tenant, the New Orleans Saints. LuLinda Williams wept after dropping off her bedridden grandmother, who is on oxygen, at the Superdome. Only one family member was allowed to stay with each patient, so Williams left her daughter. "I thought they'd let the family stay with them," Williams said. "Where are the rest of us supposed to go now? How are we supposed to know she's OK?" Nagin later said the dome would also be opened as a one-night last resort for able-bodied storm refugees. The last time that happened during Hurricane Georges in 1998, the 14,000 refugees nearly did more damage than the storm itself. Countless televisions, seat cushions and bar stools were stolen, and workers spent months cleaning graffiti off the walls."

I fear that is going to nothing what MAY happen this time around..last I heard this time only people with special needs are allowed in the LA Superdome..please correct me if this not true...

2,129 posted on 08/28/2005 9:25:40 AM PDT by yield 2 the right
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To: janetjanet998
Per Fox News...First hurricane of this magnitude in history to hit a major U.S. city...will make 26 Billion from Andrew cleanup look like small change. Lots of cars and ambulances pulling up to the Superdome with people trying to get in. Is it just me...or is FR slowing down noticeably?
2,130 posted on 08/28/2005 9:25:45 AM PDT by IndyTiger
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To: demkicker

Maybe the inbound ones are people going to pick up stranded family members or friends?


2,131 posted on 08/28/2005 9:25:48 AM PDT by streetpreacher (If at the end of the day, 100% of both sides are not angry with me, I've failed.)
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To: pax_et_bonum

Absolutely!


2,132 posted on 08/28/2005 9:25:49 AM PDT by Howlin (She's here!)
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To: BriarBey
The New Madrid has been showing recent signs of more activity.

How frightening! We moved from Cape Girardeau to Baton Rouge.....
2,133 posted on 08/28/2005 9:26:04 AM PDT by LA Woman3
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To: joey'smom

I have only visited NO once, but I understand and share you sadness.

I'm far away and perfectly safein VA - but this is very, very scary.


2,134 posted on 08/28/2005 9:26:25 AM PDT by Gabz (USSG Warning: portable sewing machines are known to cause broken ankles)
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To: Howlin
It's not going to turn.

I know. And even if it did turn a bit the storm is so big it will be catastrophic anyway. But there is no talking to anyone down there. They've been so damned lucky (dumb luck, obiously) for so long they are not dealing with this storm in a rational way. Believe it or not but hundreds of thousands of people are going to "ride it out."

2,135 posted on 08/28/2005 9:26:28 AM PDT by Types_with_Fist (I'm on FReep so often that when I read an article at another site I scroll down for the comments.)
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To: nhoward14

It's hard to compare the 1900 storm, but if this Katrina hits NO, the property damage is sure to be much worse, and I can only pray the death toll will be less. Galveston in 1900 lost a lot of lives---many thousands---because so many people didn't take the warnings seriously, and many heard no warnings at all. Plus there was a Labor Day surplus of vacationers.
Galveston Island was no more than 15 feet above sea level at its highest point, and yet with high tide and storm surge, it was probably fully submerged around late afternoon. The physical damage from the storm was largely due to debris pounding against buildings in successive waves, street by street in some places, the houses fell like dominoes and were sent to the next row to batter more houses down. Flying debris was everywhere---which is why I can only shudder at the idea of packing people into a superdome for shelter. Winds at the superdome, surrounded by tall buildings, would be higher than winds at ground level, and they would be delivering deadly missiles of debris.


2,136 posted on 08/28/2005 9:26:36 AM PDT by Graymatter
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To: Howlin

Is that Central time?

Must be.


2,137 posted on 08/28/2005 9:26:44 AM PDT by IndyTiger
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To: All

Getting close to posting the new thread.


2,138 posted on 08/28/2005 9:26:44 AM PDT by NautiNurse ("I'd rather see someone go to work for a Republican campaign than sit on their butt."--Howard Dean)
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To: IndyTiger
Is it just me...or is FR slowing down noticeably?

Nope. Not just you.

2,139 posted on 08/28/2005 9:26:53 AM PDT by mhking (The world needs a wake up call gentlemen...we're gonna phone it in.)
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To: silentknight

"The American Red Cross was basically FORCED to charge that by the Red Cross overseas"

No one forced them to charge the chopper pilots $1.50 for a cup of coffee and stale donut in a California forest fire in the 70s!

the Red Cross is a money grabbing POS!


2,140 posted on 08/28/2005 9:27:05 AM PDT by dalereed
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