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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: don-o
The Superdome will quickly become a disaster area when the juice goes out.

I fear you're right.

201 posted on 08/28/2005 10:04:30 AM PDT by Right_in_Virginia
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To: Libertarian4Bush

People need to realize that no matter where this hits a lot of people are going to die. We don't need to be praying that it misses one town or the other, we need to be praying that the bottom falls out and she hits as a Cat 2 or 3.


202 posted on 08/28/2005 10:04:36 AM PDT by brothers4thID (I have knocked on door of this man's soul- and found someone home.)
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To: Mare

Bookmark


203 posted on 08/28/2005 10:04:52 AM PDT by Mare
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To: MizSterious; NautiNurse
Maybe you can get a mod to add that to the title of the thread--"no graphics please"

No large graphics; but there is nothing wrong with normal size graphics, imo. The one with the anomation is what needs to not be on the thread.

204 posted on 08/28/2005 10:04:58 AM PDT by don-o (Don't be a Freeploader. Do the right thing and become a Monthly Donor!)
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To: Maury; Howlin; NautiNurse

Do me a favor ping me or Howlin or Nauti Nurse...when you sign off today....we need to keep track of Freepers in harms way..


205 posted on 08/28/2005 10:05:02 AM PDT by Dog ( "Go tell the Spartans, stranger passing by, that here, obedient to their laws, we lie.")
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To: NautiNurse
Helpful Links for Freepers

New Orleans Causeway Bridge Cam Shows Cars Leaving

More Live Cams Are on This Site Look on left side column for tropical storm and web cam links.

Live Media Links for Major Television News:

FOX News, CNN, ABC, and the rest

206 posted on 08/28/2005 10:05:04 AM PDT by ex-Texan (Mathew 7:1 through 6)
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To: TheOtherOne
no big graphics
207 posted on 08/28/2005 10:05:04 AM PDT by al baby (Father of the beeber)
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To: evangmlw

You're sick.


208 posted on 08/28/2005 10:05:07 AM PDT by chet_in_ny
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To: kitkat

I hope and pray people needing special needs did register! In Pinellas County FL, not many people registered with their fire departments. Only 40 in my city!


209 posted on 08/28/2005 10:05:29 AM PDT by doc30 (Democrats are to morals what and Etch-A-Sketch is to Art.)
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To: kitkat

I hope and pray people needing special needs did register! In Pinellas County FL, not many people registered with their fire departments. Only 40 in my city!


210 posted on 08/28/2005 10:05:39 AM PDT by doc30 (Democrats are to morals what and Etch-A-Sketch is to Art.)
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To: Torie

They have a backup system for that; they won't work submerged.


211 posted on 08/28/2005 10:05:39 AM PDT by Howlin (She's here!)
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To: shield
Thanks. Just found this on Wikipedia:

Overall, the Louisiana Superdome has withstood the test of time; it has a surprisingly undated look to it, even as fixed domed stadium construction began to fade in the early 1990s and others having even been closed. The Superdome is built to withstand catastrophes; the roof is built to stand up to 200 MPH wind and even deep flood water wouldn't reach the second level 35 feet from the ground. It has thus been used as an emergency shelter but is not designed for the task; in 1998 during Hurricane Georges problems included looting and supplying 14,000 people with necessities.

212 posted on 08/28/2005 10:05:45 AM PDT by Normal4me
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To: silentknight

wind gusts may approach 235-240 MPH at the superdooms roof assuming 200 surface wind gust


213 posted on 08/28/2005 10:05:54 AM PDT by janetjanet998
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To: spectre

Some of our relatives live in a house just a few feet from one of the levees. They're up in Baton Rouge right now, staying with other relatives. I hope it's far enough away. And I hope they took everything of importance (papers, family pics etc.) with them, because I fear their house won't be there when they get back.


214 posted on 08/28/2005 10:05:58 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: Dallas59

Is that rotation I see out in the eastern Atlantic?


215 posted on 08/28/2005 10:06:12 AM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: Republic

Yup. That is my call. When you see a tragedy in the making, with the ball being dropped, you act decisively. The Prez can declare martial law, and put the national wheels in motion.


216 posted on 08/28/2005 10:06:30 AM PDT by Torie
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To: NautiNurse
FoxNews showed Gulfport area. People retrieving flags that apparently fly along a highway. [Live shot showed the wind really blowing the flags.]

Image hosted by Photobucket.com
217 posted on 08/28/2005 10:06:30 AM PDT by TomGuy
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To: silentknight
...NHC says 215 gusts...

Is that knots or MPH?

215 kts equals 247 MPH

218 posted on 08/28/2005 10:06:32 AM PDT by FReepaholic (Proud member of the MIGHTY FreeRepublic.com since 1998!)
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To: shield
The mayor said the SuperDome can stand 200 mh winds.

Gusts are already measured at 215mph inside Katrina. And she's expected to strengthen. The SuperDome may suffer extreme damage. I wouldn't want to be in there or in any building in New Orleans right now. Even the hotels which are exempt from the mandatory evacuation can't be safe.

219 posted on 08/28/2005 10:06:41 AM PDT by Spiff (Don't believe everything you think.)
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To: sweetliberty
Where is Jefferson Parish in relation to New Orleans?

JP is adjacent to Orleans Parish on OP's west side. JP is bounded on the north by the Lake, Miss. River runs through it; JP bounded on the south by Gulf (Grand Isle is located in extreme south JP). Much of what "foreigners" consider New Orleans is in Jefferson (Metairie and Kenner); populated by white flight from Orleans.

220 posted on 08/28/2005 10:06:50 AM 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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