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Hurricane Katrina, Live Thread, Part V
NHC - NOAA ^ | 28 August 2005 | NHC - NOAA

Posted on 08/28/2005 9:35:34 AM PDT by 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


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Alabama; US: Florida; US: Louisiana; US: Mississippi
KEYWORDS: hurricane; hurricanekatrina; katrina; livehurricanekatrina; tropical; weather
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To: tet68
And Muffuletta's and a bottle of beer at the back counter in the Central Grocery right accross the street (more or less) from the Mississippi...

Sucking down oyster's and beer... Oh man the memories....

1,221 posted on 08/28/2005 12:11:38 PM PDT by AFreeBird (your mileage may vary)
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To: nwctwx

thanks


1,222 posted on 08/28/2005 12:11:39 PM PDT by knak (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing)
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To: Moose4

LOL--thanks for the laugh...(shrinkage!)


1,223 posted on 08/28/2005 12:11:46 PM PDT by Txsleuth
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To: hole_n_one

Where were those waves recorded?


1,224 posted on 08/28/2005 12:11:55 PM 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: Knitting A Conundrum; Gabz
I am dumbfounded.

This looks...bad.

Flying in LA bad.

I saw your prayer thread, KAC - I added mine, too.

But "hope" is not a plan. At this point, I would steal a car to get out of there.

1,225 posted on 08/28/2005 12:11:55 PM PDT by patton ("Hard Drive Cemetary" - forthcoming best seller)
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To: blu

Hey, I am in LA....they already went up due to two refinery fires (and a tanker fire in SF Bay yesterday...didnt see that on the news did ya)

295/305/315 is what the sign says.

But until you see what actually happens, I dont think you are going to see a nationwide spike tomorrow....you can ping me when I am wrong.


1,226 posted on 08/28/2005 12:12:10 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
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To: SE Mom

You and me both...


1,227 posted on 08/28/2005 12:12:10 PM PDT by tomkat
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To: Carolinamom
What happens to this if the dome is doomed?

Sunday, September 18 N.Y. Giants 12:00 pm Sunday, September 25 at Minnesota 12:00 pm Sunday, October 2 Buffalo 12:00 pm Sunday, October 9 at Green Bay 12:00 pm Sunday, October 16 Atlanta 12:00 pm Sunday, October 23 at St. Louis 12:00 pm Sunday, October 30 Miami 12:00 pm Sunday, November 6 Chicago 12:00 pm BYE Sunday, November 20 at New England 12:00 pm Sunday, November 27 at N.Y. Jets 7:30 pm Sunday, December 4 Tampa Bay 12:00 pm Monday, December 12 at Atlanta 8:00 pm Sunday, December 18 Carolina 12:00 pm Saturday, December 24 Detroit 12:00 pm Sunday, January 1 at Tampa Bay 12:00 pm

1,228 posted on 08/28/2005 12:12:18 PM PDT by al baby (Father of the beeber)
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To: mewzilla

Emergency officials just released statement saying it is expected to make landfall @ 179 mph.


1,229 posted on 08/28/2005 12:12:26 PM PDT by SE Mom (Please drive with extreme courtesy- LA Governor Blanco)
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To: blu
Here's 5 cents (my maximum bet) that says gas prices will rise tomorrow

I can see a 50 cent + increase tomorrow once the speculators hit the floor. 25% of our oil production is from the gulf I heard.

1,230 posted on 08/28/2005 12:12:26 PM PDT by bjs1779
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To: jeffers

I can't find references other than the usual square of the wind speed. (That is, a 90 mph wind vs a 30 mph is nine times more destructive)


1,231 posted on 08/28/2005 12:12:26 PM PDT by bwteim (Begin With The End In Mind)
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To: BurbankKarl

I worry about the roof caviing in too under all that heavy rain and wind. Dear God.


1,232 posted on 08/28/2005 12:12:35 PM PDT by cubreporter (I trust Rush. He has done more for our country than anyone can ever imagine. He is solid as a rock)
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To: mware

The reporter said that the Super Dome was the ONLY place to go now.


1,233 posted on 08/28/2005 12:12:56 PM PDT by Carolinamom (Life is a journey, not a destination.)
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To: NautiNurse

I missed the local, sorry!


1,234 posted on 08/28/2005 12:13:04 PM PDT by hole_n_one
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To: al baby

The Citizens of the US will build a new, better KatrinaDome for them.


1,235 posted on 08/28/2005 12:13:13 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
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To: AntiGuv

perhaps I don't understand the topology of NO - the wall of water from the sea, is pushed ashore in the eastern part of the eye, where the winds blow south to north. the western part of the eye has north to south winds, that pushes water from the bay south. to add to that, getting hit by the eastern part of the eye gives you the worst winds.

the ones that have hit me on long island (not cat 5s mind you), work this way. so long as we were west of the eye, we were fine, and I live right at the atlantic.


1,236 posted on 08/28/2005 12:13:23 PM PDT by oceanview
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To: MamaB

Should they be going west ? There are plenty of secondary roads out there. They should be less worried about quarters than in getting out of the path of the storm.


1,237 posted on 08/28/2005 12:13:31 PM PDT by RobbyS ( CHIRHO)
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To: BurbankKarl

You must mean the pee nuts. Burbank


1,238 posted on 08/28/2005 12:13:50 PM PDT by al baby (Father of the beeber)
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To: al baby

You can forget any games in that city for a couple months.


1,239 posted on 08/28/2005 12:13:57 PM PDT by mware (Trollhunter of Note)
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To: NautiNurse; All

I was watching the Weather Channel's coverage.

They seem to be positioning their reporters more in the Mobile Bay area. It's almost like they're thinking the landfall will be more in that area.

If that's the case, NO may escape the worst of it. Or am I reading this wrong?


1,240 posted on 08/28/2005 12:14:01 PM PDT by MplsSteve
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