Live Thread - Hurricane Katrina, Part IV (Update: Now a Category 5 )

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

[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

[Founding Father]

Sheriff calling for his deputies to report for duty and BRING THEIR BOATS.

[IndyTiger]

Very poor audio quality from Crawford for Bush's remarks.

[mhking]

I'm watching the same conference on WWL with the Jefferson Parish EOC folks...

[janetjanet998]

bye bye roof...with 40,000 people inside..

[pax_et_bonum]

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."

I'm beginning to feel sick.

I hope that the widespread loss of life that I dread doesn't happen, but it's beginning to look like it might be inevitable.

[GummyIII]

I, too, am very sad about all this. I am worried about quite a few folks in the NO area whom I taught for several weeks this past spring and summer and spent about 7 days with them at UCLA. They teach in the NO area, and I've not been able to get in touch with any of them. I pray they are safe and have gone to safe areas.

[El Gran Salseron]

I was born and raised in the shabby part of town, or "downtown".....lower Ninth Ward, to be precise. When I got into the military and heard people refer to "downtown" as the city of San Diego I thought they were insane. :-)

Of course, it's OK. I'm from "the other side of the tracks." :-)

[small voice in the wilderness]

I have a feeling after this is over, cindy sheehan will be begging for face time. She might as well pack her tent now, her 15 minutes are UP.

[PhiKapMom]

That Mayor is an idiot to be kind! Cannot believe they waited this long either which should be criminal.

[Diddle E. Squat]

Love how the crappy audio feed makes the President's speech sound like the voice of Satan. Another stunning disaster from the White House PR dept.

[Doohickey]

Okay, I was in Charleston in '89 during Hugo. The ARC was first to Charleston; beating FEMA by a good three days. I don't recall ARC charging anyone for anything.

The only charity that did better than ARC was NMCRS (Navy and Marine Corps Relief Society), who were cutting $1,000 checks to families.

[Dad yer funny]

yup , and the area of Superdome's roof is almost 10 acres , I wouldn't wanna be in there , I'd get outta town somehow

[NonValueAdded]

Sweet Mary and Joseph ... tiday surge topping levees by 10 to 12 feet.

[Graymatter]

Another point of non-comparison: in Galveston, 1900, there were no offshore oil rigs, no chemical spills to worry about. The worst thing in the water afterwards was carrion, and Nature cleaned up after herself.

I think the superdome is about 270ft. high. Built in the '70s. Hope they planned ahead.

[Laurita]

Same with Aruba and the Twitty family.

[El Gran Salseron]

Not too very unusual. Grand Isle roads flood on a higher-than-normal high tide.

[spectre]

ALL the animals will probably drown, including horses and domestics left behind.

Beautiful landmarks and Universities destroyed or gone forever.

From all the doomsday scenarios, they say New Orleans as we knew it, will cease to exist and will never be rebuilt.

I can't believe I am saying this..

sw

[yield 2 the right]

Regarding..... Free Republic.... being..... slow....I....noticed.....the same...thing....better...slow....than....a...crash....

[bannie]

Methinks silentknight protests too loudly.

[hole_n_one]

Not even President Bush's comments from Crawford can preempt MSNBC's Katrina coverage.