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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; livehurricanekatrina; tropical; weather
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To: rdl6989

An airlift is ridiculous. If they had started 24 hours ago a better strategy would be to use buses and trucks. You would have to GET people to the airports in the first place, moving them onto buses, then off then on planes would just waste time and resources.


2,221 posted on 08/28/2005 9:44:19 AM PDT by Kozak (Anti Shahada: " There is no God named Allah, and Muhammed is his False Prophet")
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To: All
NEW THREAD HERE
2,222 posted on 08/28/2005 9:44:33 AM PDT by tomkat
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To: LibSnubber

Can you imagine what he's thinking/feeling having to watch this and the train-wrecks aka Nagin and Blanco? Hopefully, he's giving Pres. Bush some wise advice right now on how to go around these idiots (and save lives)!


And thus the phone call yesterday from George!


2,223 posted on 08/28/2005 9:44:41 AM PDT by LA Woman3
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To: NautiNurse

FoxNews:

Oil platforms in the gulf have not been secured. Oil company officials expect some of them to collapse.

Point being: We all are going to pay. Look for significant increases in gasoline, heating fuel, natural gas prices.


2,224 posted on 08/28/2005 9:44:43 AM PDT by TomGuy
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To: streetpreacher

WOW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1011 AM CDT SUN AUG 28 2005

...DEVASTATING DAMAGE EXPECTED...

.HURRICANE KATRINA...A MOST POWERFUL HURRICANE WITH UNPRECEDENTED STRENGTH...RIVALING THE INTENSITY OF HURRICANE CAMILLE OF 1969.

MOST OF THE AREA WILL BE UNINHABITABLE FOR WEEKS...PERHAPS LONGER. AT LEAST ONE HALF OF WELL CONSTRUCTED HOMES WILL HAVE ROOF AND WALL FAILURE. ALL GABLED ROOFS WILL FAIL...LEAVING THOSE HOMES SEVERELY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.

THE MAJORITY OF INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS WILL BECOME NON FUNCTIONAL. PARTIAL TO COMPLETE WALL AND ROOF FAILURE IS EXPECTED. ALL WOOD FRAMED LOW RISING APARTMENT BUILDINGS WILL BE DESTROYED. CONCRETE BLOCK LOW RISE APARTMENTS WILL SUSTAIN MAJOR DAMAGE...INCLUDING SOME WALL AND ROOF FAILURE.

HIGH RISE OFFICE AND APARTMENT BUILDINGS WILL SWAY DANGEROUSLY...A FEW TO THE POINT OF TOTAL COLLAPSE. ALL WINDOWS WILL BLOW OUT.

AIRBORNE DEBRIS WILL BE WIDESPREAD...AND MAY INCLUDE HEAVY ITEMS SUCH AS HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES AND EVEN LIGHT VEHICLES. SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND LIGHT TRUCKS WILL BE MOVED. THE BLOWN DEBRIS WILL CREATE ADDITIONAL DESTRUCTION. PERSONS...PETS...AND LIVESTOCK EXPOSED TO THE WINDS WILL FACE CERTAIN DEATH IF STRUCK.

POWER OUTAGES WILL LAST FOR WEEKS...AS MOST POWER POLES WILL BE DOWN AND TRANSFORMERS DESTROYED. WATER SHORTAGES WILL MAKE HUMAN SUFFERING INCREDIBLE BY MODERN STANDARDS.

THE VAST MAJORITY OF NATIVE TREES WILL BE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. ONLY THE HEARTIEST WILL REMAIN STANDING...BUT BE TOTALLY DEFOLIATED. FEW CROPS WILL REMAIN. LIVESTOCK LEFT EXPOSED TO THE WINDS WILL BE KILLED.

AN INLAND HURRICANE WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR HURRICANE FORCE...OR FREQUENT GUSTS AT OR ABOVE HURRICANE FORCE...ARE CERTAIN WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.

ONCE TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ONSET...DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE!


2,225 posted on 08/28/2005 9:44:44 AM PDT by silentknight
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To: LibFreeOrDie

Yeah, I heard that too, and also heard on WDSU that every drop of rain that falls in Jefferson Parish MUST be pumped OUT. Watching all this brings back so many Betsy memories. Prayers for all involved!


2,226 posted on 08/28/2005 9:44:47 AM PDT by Reborn
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To: Founding Father

Per Fox News...oil rigs facing tides of 50-60 feet higher than normal, many could be swept away miles from where they are now. Showing views of people on orange beach in Mobile standing at the pier watching the ocean!


2,227 posted on 08/28/2005 9:44:55 AM PDT by IndyTiger
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To: bert
That was an urban rumor then and remains the same today

My father is neither urban, nor is he a rumor. Further, if you look back at silentknight's post, it is a fact; but he has an excuse.

2,228 posted on 08/28/2005 9:45:02 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: El Gran Salseron

"I was born and raised in the shabby part of town, or "downtown".....lower Ninth Ward, to be precise."

Oh, I'm beginning to understand where you're coming from. Are you talking about Algiers or that area? I was born in New Orleans at Hotel Dieu. I fear whenever the time comes we're able to go back there, we are not going to recognize anything. I've been crying since I woke up this morning.


2,229 posted on 08/28/2005 9:45:08 AM PDT by LibSnubber (PRAYER AGAINST STORMS on my homepage... WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE!)
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To: NautiNurse
I am reminded of the Chrysler commercial some years ago in which German engineers were evaluating the performance of the new automatic-stickshift feature.

One looks to the other and says:

"Vee're schrewed."

Goodbye Cafe du Monde. Bon chance.

2,230 posted on 08/28/2005 9:45:08 AM PDT by stboz
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To: Founding Father

That official from Jefferson Parish (gray haired guy in black shirt) is impressive, as are the others. Much better than the Mayor and Guv in emphasizing the danger and reality.


2,231 posted on 08/28/2005 9:45:08 AM PDT by LibFreeOrDie (L'chaim!)
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To: spectre
We are going to be sitting at home, again...witnessing another unthinkable disaster.

And not being able to do a damn thing about it!

2,232 posted on 08/28/2005 9:45:08 AM PDT by tiredoflaundry (In Tampa Bay praying for all In Katrina's path.)
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To: Reborn

THE MAJORITY OF INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS WILL BECOME NON FUNCTIONAL. PARTIAL TO COMPLETE WALL AND ROOF FAILURE IS EXPECTED. ALL WOOD FRAMED LOW RISING APARTMENT BUILDINGS WILL BE DESTROYED. CONCRETE BLOCK LOW RISE APARTMENTS WILL SUSTAIN MAJOR DAMAGE...INCLUDING SOME WALL AND ROOF FAILURE.

HIGH RISE OFFICE AND APARTMENT BUILDINGS WILL SWAY DANGEROUSLY...A FEW TO THE POINT OF TOTAL COLLAPSE. ALL WINDOWS WILL BLOW OUT.


2,233 posted on 08/28/2005 9:45:08 AM PDT by silentknight
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To: janetjanet998
bye bye roof...with 40,000 people inside..

The building is built of reinforced concrete. It'll last. So will the people, provided they stay in the stands. It'll be one hell of a bumpy ride, but they'll survive.

2,234 posted on 08/28/2005 9:45:15 AM PDT by mhking (The world needs a wake up call gentlemen...we're gonna phone it in.)
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To: silentknight

Amazing comments from the NWS


2,235 posted on 08/28/2005 9:45:41 AM PDT by silentknight
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To: bwteim

If you read the building codes, you will see that the wind load design paramaters increase with the building height.

The question is...is the La code as hurricane oriented as the South floridia/Miamidade code.

In tall buildings, the damage will result from wind blown debris, especially roof gravel. The research was done bu Texas Tech..


2,236 posted on 08/28/2005 9:45:51 AM PDT by bert (K.E. ; N.P . The wild winds of fortune will carry us onward)
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To: El Gran Salseron

Very interesting, thanks for the info.


2,237 posted on 08/28/2005 9:46:01 AM PDT by Diddle E. Squat
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To: spycatcher
This is 2005 and it's the President of the U.S.

That was the worst audio I have ever heard. He sounded like he was speaking on a cheap walkie talkie. Pitiful

2,238 posted on 08/28/2005 9:46:12 AM PDT by small voice in the wilderness (Behold the Riderless Pony. Bringing doom and destruction on a smaller scale.)
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