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

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

[NautiNurse]

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[NautiNurse]

Hurricane warnings have been issued for the north central Gulf Coast from Morgan City Louisiana eastward to the Alabama/Florida border...including the city of New Orleans and Lake Pontchartrain.

A Tropical Storm Warning and a Hurricane Watch have been issued from the Alabama/Florida border eastward to Destin Florida...and from west of Morgan City to Intracoastal City Louisiana.

[al baby]

Thanks for the thread Great home page to boot

[spycatcher]

[Gabz]

Lord love you, my FRiend.........

[Crazieman]

President Bush declares 'State of Emergency' for Louisiana

[Pyro7480]

She looked more impressive on the IR an hour ago than she did about a half hour ago. Is she going through eyewall replenishment?

[Termite_Commander]

Thanks for all your work keeping these threads up to date and running, NN.

[Pyro7480]

It looks like most of the models are in agreement now. I wonder how long that is going to hold. God spare the people of Louisiana and Mississippi. May the angels guide them and protect them.

[yield 2 the right]

This is my post from the last thread...

PRAY FOR OUR FELLOW AMERICANS THAT ARE GOING TO BE IN HURRICANE KATRINA'S WAY!!

1,474 posted on 08/27/2005 11:12:33 PM EDT by yield 2 the right

[alancarp]

Don't know that, but did ya notice that the pressure is down again? 946 (I think) to 939mb.

[NautiNurse]

Let me try this again...

Did the mayor of NO say he didn't have the legal authority to order a mandatory evacuation of New Orleans? I don't get it.

[alancarp]

...and while the wind speed is still listed at 115, this intensity suggests a solid Cat 4 storm already.

[spycatcher]

One more small graphic of the N.O. "bowl"

[Ellesu]

I did not hear him, but today Blanco said it was up to the local mayors etc. to make that call.

http://www.nola.com/hurricane/index.ssf?/washingaway/thebigone_1.html

"The Big One"

[dogbyte12]

I am not sure on this one either. They did mandatory evacs of the lower parishes. Perhaps there is something in the NO charter?

[Palladin]

I am sitting here over a thousand miles from New Orleans and feeling mighty helpless.

There is going to be great loss of life down there, and there is very little anyone can do to prevent it. Once the water comes crashing in, there's no stopping it.

Dear God, help all those in the path of this great storm.

[Strategerist]

First of the 0Z Globals rolling in, 0Z NOGAPS essentially identical to the 18Z run, directly over New Orleans.

[Pyro7480]

Would it be the parish executive?

[Termite_Commander]

I don't know. I didn't even know he was holding a news conference.

*chagrined*