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

[steveegg]

The major news sites will have helicopters on charter for stuff like this

They'll need to hustle out; helicopters and hurricane-force winds don't mix too well.

[oceanview]

Shep interviewing another guy on bourbon street now - saying the media is hyping this.

[bikepacker67]

These knuckleheads on Bourbon street better just keep drinking - for many of them - unfortunately - it's their last hurrah.

[hole_n_one]

Shep Smith: Residents here are treating this storm as nothing but media hype.

[RDTF]

Can you imagine having that last name all your life?

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Boyfriend of mine worked there at Cafe Du Monde in 1975. Oh, I miss that place, and the thick hot coffee...sigh.

[spectre]

Shep is ALWAYS on FOX :)

[Howlin]

Oh, geez, now I'm depressed........LOL.

[Bahbah]

our Canadian brethren offered up their site. Don't know if that offer was a one time event.

No, they are always there for us.

[John W]

Got me talking to the tv."Look at a satellite image this time, buddy!"

[Cementjungle]

Shep is talking about the fact that people don't believe the media on storms anymore because it's all hype.

Those ppl are all potential Darwin Award winners, IMO.

[steveegg]

Shep is talking about the fact that people don't believe the media on storms anymore because it's all hype.

Hey Shep! Get out of the way and maybe they'll believe you when you tell them to get out of the way.

[flutters]

lol

[cschroe]

Lowest recorded pressure in the US was something like 857, in a hurricane that passed over the kesy in the 30's, I think.

[sassbox]

my husband and I just went out and filled up our tank. $2.53 in New Jersey - pretty steep but I think it will look like a bargain in a few days. Thank God Mr sassbox has only a 10 minute commute to work and I can walk to a bus stop for my university.

[DocRock]

Shep Smith: Residents here are treating this storm as nothing but media hype.

...that runs off all the tourist and they lose a lot of money...

[GOP_Proud]

Per Shep's report, the people in the bar think it's a "cry wolf" scenario. I wouldn't bet MY life on it.

[Tarpon]

North to the piney woods, go north. In the south, the tall pine trees are your friends.

[Altamira]

"Sounds like the foriegn vacationers who are stranded there. Poor folks."

If that's the case, I guess I'd drink, too. Poor folks.

[MplsSteve]

I saw that too.

Bastardi seems to think that NO will get a double whammy from Katrina, one from the initial storm surge and then the overflow of Lake Pontchartrain right into NO.

Ouch.