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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: pax_et_bonum

Hi Pax!


1,781 posted on 08/28/2005 1:27:43 PM PDT by Flyer (Home from Crawford (Houston))
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To: maineman

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).


1,782 posted on 08/28/2005 1:27:59 PM PDT by Founding Father (According to the Pres, I'm a vigilante; according to me, he's a Fox butt kisser)
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To: oceanview
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.

1,783 posted on 08/28/2005 1:27:59 PM PDT by Tall_Texan (Visit Club Gitmo - The World's Only Air-Conditioned Gulag.)
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To: gov_bean_ counter

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.


1,784 posted on 08/28/2005 1:28:11 PM PDT by Tarpon
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To: Lijahsbubbe
Did he say he was staying?

Where is Shep gonna go?

He's stuck.

1,785 posted on 08/28/2005 1:28:16 PM PDT by hole_n_one
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To: oceanview

approx 380 miles


1,786 posted on 08/28/2005 1:28:16 PM PDT by shield (The Greatest Scientific Discoveries of the Century Reveal God!!!! by Dr. H. Ross, Astrophysicist)
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To: pax_et_bonum; Founding Father
The eye wall is 20 miles wide?

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

1,787 posted on 08/28/2005 1:28:38 PM PDT by flutters (God Bless The USA)
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To: spycatcher

Unthinkable.


1,788 posted on 08/28/2005 1:28:56 PM PDT by pax_et_bonum
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To: Founding Father

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


1,789 posted on 08/28/2005 1:28:56 PM PDT by mhking (The world needs a wake up call gentlemen...we're gonna phone it in.)
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To: brytlea
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.

1,790 posted on 08/28/2005 1:29:26 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: pax_et_bonum

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.


1,791 posted on 08/28/2005 1:29:41 PM PDT by eastforker (Under Cover FReeper going dark(too much 24))
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To: hole_n_one

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


1,792 posted on 08/28/2005 1:29:52 PM PDT by mhking (The world needs a wake up call gentlemen...we're gonna phone it in.)
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To: Tall_Texan

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


1,793 posted on 08/28/2005 1:29:55 PM PDT by 4everontheRight ( Criminals feed on the indulgence of society's understanding)
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To: Lijahsbubbe
"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

1,794 posted on 08/28/2005 1:30:03 PM PDT by CDHart (The world has become a lunatic asylum and the lunatics are in charge.)
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To: flutters

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


1,795 posted on 08/28/2005 1:30:10 PM PDT by ken5050 (Ann Coulter needs to have children ASAP to pass on her gene pool....any volunteers?)
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To: oceanview

About 370 miles.


1,796 posted on 08/28/2005 1:30:13 PM PDT by texpat72 (<><)
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To: Lijahsbubbe

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


1,797 posted on 08/28/2005 1:30:17 PM PDT by mware (Trollhunter of Note)
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To: Dog
"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.
1,798 posted on 08/28/2005 1:30:44 PM PDT by jdm (Ted Kennedy should drive Cindy Sheehan home.)
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To: eastforker

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.


1,799 posted on 08/28/2005 1:31:12 PM PDT by pax_et_bonum
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To: mware
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.

1,800 posted on 08/28/2005 1:31:17 PM PDT by mhking (The world needs a wake up call gentlemen...we're gonna phone it in.)
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