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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
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 |
They just showed an unedited video of the FNC reporter outside the Superdome going around in circles.......literally.
LOL. Dontcha just hate it when they show the same clip over and over? Especially when it's some unflattering buttcrack shot.
I was about to post the same thing.
I have a heartsick feeling like I did watching the twin towers.
Do they know how bad it is going to get? Do they have a clue?
You may be right...at first I was thinking "what a bad connection".
Like true, Dobe. He gets mesmerized by his image on the monitor.
Nope.
All of us who live in evacuation zones know that if you wait until you know it's coming to call for an evacuation, it's too late to get everyone out.
One of those situations where it's better to be safe than sorry....evacuation is a pain in the rear, but I'm always glad to have something to come home to.
Saw that too on TWC.
hard to say what to make of it. this storm is so huge - I'm not sure we can make anything out the fact that the wind has decreased slightly.
Steve Forbes (on TWC) said that trough to the west may be causing the slight diminishing of winds.
LOL, yeah Shep's in the bar with a toddy, hittin' on the 'cute' chicks, his cell phone keeps ringing...oh, it's work again, pardon me babe...I got a good room tonight??? Wink wink..
Lord help those people if they get the flooding...he says it's starting to rain now, a deluge he says...
Not me...the guy who said it is the idiot. I'm sure Shep has plans on where he can go quickly when he has to. What's the idiot's plan?
Shep says rain starting to fall now...skies have opened up.
FoxNews - the outer bands have reached New Orleans.
I am glad Shep is explaining why those folks are still there. Imagine being from another country and stuck? This may be very tragic.
Shep is got a bunch of angry New Orleanians in his face....uh oh.
The dome itself could fly. Looks like a wing section from any angle.
The discussion points out the wind speeds were adjusted downward due to another instrument showing that the normal flight-level-to-surface reduction is not as accurate in this case. Thus, it's more of a refinement of the likely maximum sustained surface winds, and not a true weakening. The pressure is actually lower than it was earlier today, at 902 mb. Not out of the question that the winds could increase even more, but at this point it's academic
It was a bar patron.
Rain beginning in N.O.—a gully washer . . .
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