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

[Flyer]

Hi Pax!

[Founding Father]

Per WWL--

alternate route to Baton Rouge is gridlocked (Airline Highway); now taking 5 hours to get out of N.O. Late leavers now encouraged to try I-10 again while contraflow is still allowed (until 4:00 P.M. CDT).

[Tall_Texan]

I don't see any of the forecasters talking about it going west. However, when you look at the satellite imagery, you still don't see that turn to due north, maybe something will change and it will continue west, far enough to make a difference.

I'm beginning to question the CW as well. Perhaps Katrina is so powerful that the factors which normally steer hurricanes will not be as effective with this storm. Perhaps it's going to slice through Louisiana from east to west until it finds a strong enough counterforce.

[Tarpon]

I get the same feeling, uncharted territory. This is the first time in history where we have the instrumentation to actually measure what is going on with a storm of this magnitude.

[hole_n_one]

Did he say he was staying?

Where is Shep gonna go?

He's stuck.

[shield]

approx 380 miles

[flutters]

The eye wall is 20 miles wide?

I'm pretty sure that is what the guy said. Founding Father, did you hear that part?

[pax_et_bonum]

Unthinkable.

[mhking]

I'm watching WWL now; the 10 looks to be moving pretty well for now...

[grey_whiskers]

I wish someone would invent a way of keeping food cold that didn't require either electricity or a gas powered generator.

Einstein did; it's based on a mixture of three relatively common chemicals and has no mechanical parts.

Electrolux holds the patents.

Due to the hurricane, no cheers, unfortunately.

[eastforker]

You know now that I think about it I don't think so, it was the flood of '94, I had 6 foot of water in my beer joint at the time.

[mhking]

I'm not surprised there - Shep made sure he would be in the middle of this.

[4everontheRight]

Camille sliced a hole through Cat Island off the coast of MS...... It is known as Camille Cut.

[CDHart]

"I really like Shep. Hope he has a fast exit outta there."

I hope so too, although he's not one of my favorite people on Fox. He thinks he's God's gift to women.

Carolyn

[ken5050]

Terrible price to pay for a few week's respite from 24/7 Cindy and Natalie..

[texpat72]

About 370 miles.

[mware]

Yeap, he said he is staying on the 7th floor of some hotel.

[jdm]

"The eye wall is how small?"

I could have sworn that the Weather Channel (earlier this morning) reported the eye as being upwards of 50 miles in diameter.

[pax_et_bonum]

I know it was in '94 because of the ages of my children, but we have so many floods and tropical storms I don't remember which is which.

[mhking]

Yeap, he said he is staying on the 7th floor of some hotel.

I understand - I've got some cousins who are on the 7th floor of an apartment building west of New Orleans; I'm praying they get out instead of trying to stay.