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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: mewzilla
Is that drop in pressure, from the 944 to the 902mb, is that what's referred to as explosive deepening?

Camille had a central pressure of 908 millibars when it hit. This is really bad

2,241 posted on 08/28/2005 2:17:01 PM PDT by philo (They couldn't hit an elephant at this dist. . . . Union General John Sedgwick last words)
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To: RDTF

She saw fit to bring 25 of her neighbors/friends with her.... I hope god protects her.


2,242 posted on 08/28/2005 2:17:10 PM PDT by Dog ( "Go tell the Spartans, stranger passing by, that here, obedient to their laws, we lie.")
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To: conservative cat

Shep would trump Geraldo because he is an anchor - it takes a lot for the network to agree to risk Shep this way. A bit surprising. Maybe Anderson Cooper made Shep jealous so he lobbied for it.


2,243 posted on 08/28/2005 2:17:13 PM PDT by RDTF
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To: hershey

I was wondering if perhaps in a few hours they will just cut the power to avoid the live wire problem -hmmm


2,244 posted on 08/28/2005 2:17:18 PM PDT by LadyBuzz
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To: tutstar

The eye tightened and the winds are down to 165.....wonder how thick the walls are?

NeverGore :^O


2,245 posted on 08/28/2005 2:17:21 PM PDT by nevergore (“It could be that the purpose of my life is simply to serve as a warning to others.”)
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To: Dog

I've been watching the WWL feed, and I wondering when the anchors there are going to get the heck out of there.


2,246 posted on 08/28/2005 2:17:22 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: mercy
They're now talking about the probability of 1,000,000 refugees in the aftermath of this storm.

Gee guess that "Housing Bubble" just got another boost. Supply and Demand.
2,247 posted on 08/28/2005 2:17:33 PM PDT by Kozak (Anti Shahada: " There is no God named Allah, and Muhammed is his False Prophet")
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To: oceanview

That front to the West isn't strong enough to turn this baby.....watch out Houston....New Orleans could escape if it doesn't turn.....


2,248 posted on 08/28/2005 2:17:39 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (History is soon Forgotten,)
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To: mware

Lots of tall buildings with lots of glass around the Superdome. Could be a lot of projectiles getting tossed around.


2,249 posted on 08/28/2005 2:17:41 PM PDT by IndyTiger
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To: fox0566

Reporters are only human.


2,250 posted on 08/28/2005 2:17:46 PM PDT by tiredoflaundry (In Tampa Bay praying for all In Katrina's path.)
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To: Founding Father
Per WWL--

All Plaquemines and southern Jefferson wet; 2.5 inches of rain per hour; expecting at least 20 ft storm surge; can't believe people still there; strong squalls moving through area; storm moving nnw; "strom will not miss us this time;" 15-20 inches of rain expected; pumps will be under water and useless; "we're talking about weeks not days for us to see water in town;" "we've run out of luck."

And all those people still stuck on the roads in their vehicles.

2,251 posted on 08/28/2005 2:18:08 PM PDT by pax_et_bonum
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To: HoHoeHeaux; mhking; NautiNurse
I hope you keep posting that link on every thread. And I wonder just how many threads it will take to get through this?

I won't be here 24/7. mhking's the one that found them, and NautiNurse is the one running the threads.

2,252 posted on 08/28/2005 2:18:18 PM PDT by steveegg (Real torture is taking a ride with Sen Ted "Swimmer" Kennedy in a 1968 Oldsmobile off a short bridge)
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To: hershey

Frankly, the government should offer to take them. I am not much for govt. services etc., but this is one time the govt. needs to do it.

I hope churches are helping to evac homeless etc. as well.


2,253 posted on 08/28/2005 2:18:21 PM PDT by rwfromkansas (http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=rwfromkansas)
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To: pax_et_bonum

I heard a story in Gulfport or Biloxi after Camille. Maybe it was an urban legend, but there were supposed to be a couple of Catholic priests who stayed through the surge flood in a very modernistic Catholic church near the beach. They climbed as high as they could on a statue, held on with both arms, and survived. This happened while shrimp boats were carried over the tops of 30 foot tall pine trees on Ship Island and wound up on the beach.


2,254 posted on 08/28/2005 2:18:37 PM PDT by 19th LA Inf
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To: Lacey

Can't let these folks get caught going westbound. The west bound exits out of New Orleans goes over a spillway between the lake and river. Having folks trapped on that span when this hits just would not do.


2,255 posted on 08/28/2005 2:18:43 PM PDT by jayef
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To: steveegg

Mobile will be in the northeast quadrant. Most folks are talling about NO because of the flooding, but Mobile, I'm afraid, is going to get a pretty bad beating.


2,256 posted on 08/28/2005 2:18:43 PM PDT by Warren_Piece (Nashville, TN)
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To: pamlet
"as soon as they started saying evacuate, they should have gotten buses and sending those with no transportation OUT"

I can't, for the life of me, understand why they didn't do this. Tragic. Prayers for NO and all in path of the Hurricane; that this disaster-in-the-making will somehow be averted. Amen

2,257 posted on 08/28/2005 2:18:43 PM PDT by Pajamajan ("Where there's life there's hope"-Terri Schindler's message to the world.- Never Forget.)
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To: philo
Maybe it's just my monitor, but the sky in the pic from the causeway cam looks very frightening.
2,258 posted on 08/28/2005 2:19:04 PM PDT by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: RightWhale

If this thing devastates the Port of New Orleans, that is going to have big-time ramifications on the Nation's economy.


2,259 posted on 08/28/2005 2:19:04 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Leapfrog

They didn't say which way it was headed. It was a quick shot, it was pouring rain and there were a few cars heading towards the camera. Looked like it was a section of raised road or possible a bridge over a small river or so.


2,260 posted on 08/28/2005 2:19:24 PM PDT by kx9088
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