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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: janetjanet998

O..M..G...

What's quite amazing to me...is here in the Orlando area...we are having windy squalls from Katrina right now. For the last two days the clouds overhead have been racing by from the southeast non-stop...it's pouring rain now with the sun shining.


181 posted on 08/28/2005 10:02:20 AM PDT by SE Mom (Please drive with extreme courtesy- LA Governor Blanco)
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To: evangmlw

Quote "Looks like the Judgment Of God may be finally falling on the Big Easy. One of the most sinful cities in the United States. Judgment that will affect the entire country!"

I feel sorry for people who believe crap like that.

Yeah God is about to punish New Orleans for their sins.

please insert major rolling eyes here

Perhaps your house will fall in next? You have sinned right? Perhaps you are one of those non-sinning Christians.


182 posted on 08/28/2005 10:02:26 AM PDT by silentknight
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To: NautiNurse

Keep studying the pic I posted in latest mandatory evacuation thread. The hurricane is even sucking air mass all the way up from Canada! If you study the image you can easily see the visible air mass(cloud rotation) is in the shape of a swan with the head in Canada facing west, with it's beak dipping into the top of Minnesota and the neck is being sucked into the hurricanes rotational pull. Wiiiiiild! I am absolutely mesmerized, transfixed on this hurricane. It's surreal in fantasy story style, playing out before our eyes like Bowie riding the tornado.


183 posted on 08/28/2005 10:02:37 AM PDT by SunnySide (Ephes2:8 ByGraceYou'veBeenSavedThruFaithAGiftOfGodSoNoOneCanBoast)
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To: Torie
Bush should have ordered it when the locals dropped the ball

Yeah, I told my wife that last night when I woke her up getting into bed. The military can move lots of people fast. You load them onto cattle cars, 5 ton flatbed trailers, deuce and a halfs and pack them in like cattle. They should have mobilized a couple of days ago. Very bad performance.

God bless and have mercy on those remaining in that stupid bowl.

184 posted on 08/28/2005 10:02:44 AM PDT by jwalsh07
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To: mewzilla
Did the POTUS really tell LA's gov and NO's mayor to order the evac?

Yes, the gov said she received a call from President Bush this morning urging her to call for mandatory evac.

185 posted on 08/28/2005 10:02:44 AM 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: TomGuy
US Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Production Impact Estimate for AAL122005 (Katrina)
186 posted on 08/28/2005 10:02:46 AM PDT by FReepaholic (Proud member of the MIGHTY FreeRepublic.com since 1998!)
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To: NautiNurse

OMG.......just unbelieveable.


187 posted on 08/28/2005 10:02:49 AM PDT by Howlin (She's here!)
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To: MizSterious

Do they have scuba divers?


188 posted on 08/28/2005 10:03:01 AM PDT by Torie
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To: shield
The mayor said the SuperDome can stand 200 mh winds.

We may be about to find out.

189 posted on 08/28/2005 10:03:08 AM PDT by Bahbah (Air America: kids-for-kilowatts)
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To: Maury

Well Doc....you take care of yourself.


190 posted on 08/28/2005 10:03:14 AM PDT by Dog ( "Go tell the Spartans, stranger passing by, that here, obedient to their laws, we lie.")
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To: mware

Lets not forget the aligators...


191 posted on 08/28/2005 10:03:20 AM PDT by brothers4thID (I have knocked on door of this man's soul- and found someone home.)
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To: silentknight

Who said gusts to 250? I don't think so.

NHC says 215 gusts.


192 posted on 08/28/2005 10:03:24 AM PDT by silentknight
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To: sweetliberty
"Why doesn't a category 6 exist?"

It goooes to eleven

193 posted on 08/28/2005 10:03:24 AM PDT by al baby (Father of the beeber)
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To: NautiNurse

WC's Mike Seidel now in Mobile


194 posted on 08/28/2005 10:03:33 AM PDT by abb (Because News Reporting is too important to be left to the Journalists.)
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To: headsonpikes
OMG - praying hard from Canada for all you folks near the Gulf

I visited NO on my first trip to the US way back in 1976. Praying for you from Scotland.

195 posted on 08/28/2005 10:03:33 AM PDT by Haymarket
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To: evangmlw

Get lost, loser.


196 posted on 08/28/2005 10:03:46 AM 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: Torie

Are you actually blaming our President for not taking over the situtation in New Orleans? When New Orleans officials have known about this for days, when there is not only a mayor, but a govenor and national guard there? Are you saying our President should manage weather driven disasters and usurp the responsibility of the local authorities?


197 posted on 08/28/2005 10:03:52 AM PDT by Republic
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To: Pravious
(like, um, reduce some of their cut from each gallon...)

That's what I've been screaming.

198 posted on 08/28/2005 10:04:10 AM PDT by numberonepal (Don't Even Think About Treading On Me)
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To: bobdsmith
The people that are in the Superdome are going to be trapped in there.

Not to worry, the mayor thinks Bush will save them..:(

sw

199 posted on 08/28/2005 10:04:30 AM PDT by spectre (Spectre's wife (175 MPH..gusts over 200)
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To: who knows what evil?
my wife and I just went out and filled our gas tanks for $2.46

Wow..... small tank.

200 posted on 08/28/2005 10:04:30 AM PDT by beyond the sea ("I was just the spark the universe chose ....." --- Cindy Sheehan (barf alert))
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