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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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1 posted on 08/28/2005 9:35:48 AM PDT by NautiNurse
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To: NautiNurse

bookmark


2 posted on 08/28/2005 9:37:10 AM PDT by Corin Stormhands (Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: aberaussie; Alas Babylon!; Alia; alnick; Amelia; asp1; AntiGuv; Bahbah; balrog666; blam; Blennos; ..

New thread--prayers to all in Katrina's path. Local officials warning of complete levy failures throughout low lying areas of Louisiana.

3 posted on 08/28/2005 9:37:56 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: NautiNurse

Thanks for the new thread...


4 posted on 08/28/2005 9:38:16 AM PDT by LowOiL ("I am neither . I am a Christocrat" -Benjamin Rush)
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To: NautiNurse

Bump


5 posted on 08/28/2005 9:38:25 AM PDT by stlnative
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To: NautiNurse

the media is STARTING to set us up for the "NEVER MIND!" near miss to the east...


6 posted on 08/28/2005 9:39:07 AM PDT by Libertarian4Bush (the underwear goes UNDER the pants! that's why they call it under-******-wear!)
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To: NautiNurse

My prayers for all Involved BUMP!


7 posted on 08/28/2005 9:39:15 AM PDT by tiredoflaundry (In Tampa Bay praying for all In Katrina's path.)
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To: NautiNurse

Bump to new thread.


8 posted on 08/28/2005 9:40:11 AM PDT by bwteim (Begin With The End In Mind)
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To: NautiNurse
I am in Texas but following this

very closely....my prayers

are with everyone in its path..I think

this may be the worst hurricane we have

seen in our life time!!!

May God have mercy....
9 posted on 08/28/2005 9:40:20 AM PDT by PaulaB (Shine On You Crazy Diamond...)
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To: NautiNurse

Prayers for everyone, especially those who must for some reason stay. I was caught up in Hurricane Betsy back in the mid sixties. I'm sure some bozo will state that these things are "nothing" because they've been through a nor'easter, but I've been through both, and given my druthers, I'd take a nor'easter any day. And this one looks much worse than Betsy.


10 posted on 08/28/2005 9:41:26 AM PDT by MizSterious (Now, if only we could convince them all to put on their bomb-vests and meet in Mecca...)
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To: NautiNurse

Jefferson Parrish - dusk to dawn curfew


11 posted on 08/28/2005 9:41:50 AM PDT by NonValueAdded ("Freedom of speech makes it much easier to spot the idiots." [Jay Lessig, 2/7/2005])
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To: PaulaB

Amen!


12 posted on 08/28/2005 9:42:11 AM PDT by tiredoflaundry (In Tampa Bay praying for all In Katrina's path.)
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To: NautiNurse
Anyone see that last zot fly buy...?
13 posted on 08/28/2005 9:42:41 AM PDT by mmercier (he who hesitates is lost)
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To: NautiNurse

Hey does anyone remember the band 'Katrina and the Waves' from the early 80s?


14 posted on 08/28/2005 9:42:44 AM PDT by RDTF
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To: NautiNurse
.. sad history bookmark ..
15 posted on 08/28/2005 9:42:48 AM PDT by tomkat
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"In a hypothetical situation projected by his computers, Dr. Suhayda continued, a slow-moving Category 4 hurricane, with winds up to 155 miles an hour, or a Category 5 hurricane with even stronger winds could leave water 30 feet deep on this neighborhood street, which is more than five feet below sea level. "

From

April 30, 2002
Nothing's Easy for New Orleans Flood Control
By JON NORDHEIMER
NY TIMES

http://www.hurricane.lsu.edu/_in_the_news/april30_ny_times.htm


16 posted on 08/28/2005 9:43:00 AM PDT by bwteim (Begin With The End In Mind)
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To: NonValueAdded

The Jefferson Parish press conference is making my jaw drop.


17 posted on 08/28/2005 9:43:19 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: NautiNurse

thanks for new thread and all your hard work in keeping these threads going


18 posted on 08/28/2005 9:43:45 AM PDT by Sammie42
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To: NautiNurse

Thanks. I now feel relieved of the duty to catch up on the 300 or so posts I missed on the other thread when I took a few minutes for some breakfast.


19 posted on 08/28/2005 9:44:03 AM PDT by Bahbah (Air America: kids-for-kilowatts)
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To: mmercier
Buy == by.

Heat of the moment and all.
20 posted on 08/28/2005 9:44:38 AM PDT by mmercier (oops)
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