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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: steveegg; Jeff Head; All

If you want to read a book about the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane, read this one:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0792280105/ref=sib_dp_pt/002-4121396-1352045#reader-link

Very interesting. A category 5 f**k-up by the US govt too.


1,661 posted on 08/28/2005 1:07:23 PM PDT by MplsSteve
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To: NautiNurse; All

Please pray for my wife, she's at Keessler AFB in Biloxi Miss. and she is hunkering down at the hospital. I'm at Charleston AFB and cannot be with her.


1,662 posted on 08/28/2005 1:07:26 PM PDT by Blue Scourge (Team Charleston...second to none...)
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To: GOP_Proud

Shep is from Mississippi I believe.


1,663 posted on 08/28/2005 1:08:02 PM PDT by Carolinamom (Life is a journey, not a destination.)
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To: GOP_Proud

I think Shep grew up in Mississippi.


1,664 posted on 08/28/2005 1:08:21 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: abb

This storm did change rapidly, lessons learned...


1,665 posted on 08/28/2005 1:08:24 PM PDT by dakine
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To: oceanview

Yup. And I don't see how the Mobile Bay I-10 bridge can stand up to 20' tides. You could see it go just like the Escambia Bay bridge did last year.


1,666 posted on 08/28/2005 1:08:27 PM PDT by abb (Because News Reporting is too important to be left to the Journalists.)
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To: All

New Orleans live cams

http://www.nola.com/bourbocam/

I like Shep a lot. But I think it gives people a false sense of security by showing up at this point.


1,667 posted on 08/28/2005 1:08:30 PM PDT by HoHoeHeaux
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To: tomahawk

I agree. Before this storm gets to the Atlantic next week, it sure could be.


1,668 posted on 08/28/2005 1:08:35 PM PDT by Howlin (She's here!)
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To: Blue Scourge

yes our prayers are with your wife and you.


1,669 posted on 08/28/2005 1:08:37 PM PDT by jimbergin
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To: Bogey78O

Thank you for checking in! Now it's a matter of hurry up and wait. Hate that part too...


1,670 posted on 08/28/2005 1:08:58 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: glock rocks

Gas is $2.69/gallon here in the land of cheese and beer, and I just topped off. If I'm healthy enough to make it to mini-Bristol (Slinger; I've got a nice late-summer cold), I'll top off again on the way home.


1,671 posted on 08/28/2005 1:09:07 PM PDT by steveegg (Real torture is taking a ride with Sen Ted "Swimmer" Kennedy in a 1968 Oldsmobile off a short bridge)
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To: Revel
Fox news is contemplating if President Bush will release oil from the national reserve.

Even that could be a problem for awhile.

"The government chose to put the oil near the Gulf of Mexico because there are many oil refineries nearby and because shipping is readily available. The sites are Bryan Mound near Freeport, Texas; Big Hill near Winnie, Texas; West Hackberry near Lake Charles, La.; and Bayou Choctaw near Baton Rouge, La."

1,672 posted on 08/28/2005 1:09:13 PM PDT by bjs1779
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To: Jeff Head

No, they rebuilt.


1,673 posted on 08/28/2005 1:09:19 PM PDT by Peanut Gallery
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To: Carolinamom; dfwgator

I thought Shep grew up in Florida?


1,674 posted on 08/28/2005 1:09:32 PM PDT by shield (The Greatest Scientific Discoveries of the Century Reveal God!!!! by Dr. H. Ross, Astrophysicist)
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To: commish
Great explanation, thanks. What does ERC mean?

On that weather junkie site, here, there was a thread that Katrina was batting back like a handball, a storm system in Texas, that wanted to move east, but Katrina just said no.

1,675 posted on 08/28/2005 1:09:39 PM PDT by Torie
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To: Blue Scourge

Prayers for your wife.


1,676 posted on 08/28/2005 1:09:43 PM PDT by Michael Goldsberry (an enemy of islam -- Joe Boucher; Leapfrog; Dr.Zoidberg; Lazamataz; ...)
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To: HoHoeHeaux

I'm still listening to the WDSU-TV Internet feed. It is chilling to hear newscasters in N.O. say things like "we'll hold out here as long as we can."


1,677 posted on 08/28/2005 1:09:48 PM PDT by filbert (More filbert at http://www.medary.com)
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To: Blue Scourge

Prayers for her AND you.


1,678 posted on 08/28/2005 1:09:58 PM PDT by Carolinamom (Life is a journey, not a destination.)
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To: Blue Scourge

Oh my--certainly will keep both of you in my prayers.


1,679 posted on 08/28/2005 1:10:05 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: NautiNurse
Prayers for New Orleans that the Lord would spare them.

Pray for W and Our Freedom Fighters

1,680 posted on 08/28/2005 1:10:09 PM PDT by bray (Pray for the Freedom of the Iraqis from Islam)
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