Hurricane Katrina, Live Thread, Part V

NHC - NOAA ^ | 28 August 2005 | NHC - NOAA

[NautiNurse]

Extremely dangerous Hurricane Katrina is bearing down on the North Central Gulf of Mexico. Mandatory evacuation of New Orleans is finally underway. Louisiana officials are warning of complete failure to levy systems, and pleading with people to leave low lying areas. For those who choose to stay, they are recommending picks and axes for breaking through to access their roofs during flooding.

Due to the size and intensity of this storm, all interests in the North Gulf of Mexico should be rushing hurricane preparations to completion.

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:

http://www.wjbo.com - BR radio station. Callers calling in and describing traffic etc.
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
WKRG-TV/DT Mobile (WMP) - mms://wmbcast.mgeneral.speedera.net/wmbcast.mgeneral/wmbcast_mgeneral_aug262005_1435_95518

Hurricane Katrina, Live Thread, Part IV
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

[cubreporter]

Shades of the Titanic during her last moments.

[Mister Baredog]

I certainly hope you don't think I am blaming the president in any way for this lack of planning.

No No NO, not at all.

I KNOW who's side you're on Peach,LOL.

I'm just wondering how the MSM will try to tarnish Bush over an act of nature? I'm pretty sure they'll find an angle to try to do just that, sadly.

[diogenes ghost]

Reports of post-storm help massing in region, but how do they get to NO? The city is surrounded by bridges, LOTS of bridges. Remember I-10 in Pensacola Bay? The odds are great that many bridges & causeways will fail, severely limiting access to the area.

[mware]

I take that back with all the surrounding towns it will get that large.

[Moose4]

I can't even imagine swimming in 63-degree water. Talk about shrinkage! Ow!

I went to Pensacola in August several years ago and the water temp was 91 degrees. It wasn't in the least bit refreshing; the air temp was 95+ and there was massive humidity, but getting in that 91-degree water didn't do a thing to cool me off!

A nice low-80s swimming pool or beach dip on a blistering hot day is a little slice of heaven, but 60 degrees? I'd pretty much have to be on fire before I'd jump in that!

}:-)4

[RDTF]

Wow-

Does anyone remember - was it Camille that caused Memphis to flood?

[jeeperz]

Heard Shepard Smith was enroute to New Orleans, for what it is worth. His exagerations can make me crazy, however, maybe there is not the possibility of exageration in regard to Katrina.

[not-alone]

That is not good, more time for people to venture out while the eye is overhead and get caught .

[jeeperz]

Heard Shepard Smith was enroute to New Orleans, for what it is worth. His exagerations can make me crazy, however, maybe there is not the possibility of exageration in regard to Katrina.

[AnAmericanMother]

NO is a state of mind, y'all.

Even if the bricks and mortar are destroyed, it will be rebuilt. Folks will pick up the pieces and go on.

WWL Ch. 4 just did a segment from a church downtown. Many parishioners have left, but some were there, along with their priest. The reporter asked the priest if he was scared (duh! silly question.) The priest gave a little tiny smile and a tilt of his head and said, "Yes. Yes, I'm scared. Yes. But we are all in God's hands."

[cubreporter]

better her than Bridgette

[blu]

gas prices....they might go down due to less use in the affected area.

Oh, surely you jest? Here's 5 cents (my maximum bet) that says gas prices will rise tomorrow. If a princeling in Saudi sneezes, up they go. If a processing plant has a power outage, up they go, that same day! Any excuse the suppliers can use, they will. Has no one noticed that all the big gas companies posted record earnings this year? Supply and demand my foot! Let the drilling in Alaska begin!

[tet68]

I used to get Oysters at The Pearl, and po boys at a sandwich shop at the St.James Infirmery.
memories.

[Swanks]

much money FEMA/Homeland Security has funneled to local and state governments around the country

That money is for Gov't jobs, benefits and Democrat votes. Not for preparedness and citizen help. They can't even get basic thingsa highway artery roots, right. You saw the pix: 12 lanes of highway. 11 wide open, and 1...a parking lot. Oh, and from other posts here, all the criminals are out of harm's way, judging from the empty prisoner busses returning south.

[Carolinamom]

Fox reporter just said they would be riding out the hurricane inside the Dome.

[kingu]

Someone made the decision that the underclass was expendable.

The issue is that the underclass has rights. Every mayor has been frustrated that their planning sessions are legal consultations, where lawyers are telling the politicians what is legal and what is not legal. Many parishes couldn't declare mandatory evacuations because of possible court challenges.

The legal framework is broken and needs to be fixed. Lives will be lost because some person looking out for civil liberties has tied the hands of officials. And of course, once this is all done with, those lawyers will also come in and sue cities and parishes for not doing enough.

I'm praying for this beast to swing dramatically east.

[rollo tomasi]

Hard to fathom the force of this hurricane.

A huge wall of water with sustained winds for hours at the speed of NASCAR races.

[easonc52]

I didn't hear her say what song, but I can hear it as clear as a bell, ya know ... ?

She said it sounded like a single horn in the distance flowing through the streets, and the song was Amazing Grace.

[berkeleybeej]

Insurance?

That's another thing - will insurance pay if this is determined to be "flood" as opposed to "wind"? Any insurance agents on board?

[Torie]

See my post 660 for the link. The statement came out 90 minutes or more ago. Fox is Slooooow.