Hurricane Katrina, Live Thread, Part V

NHC - NOAA ^ | 28 August 2005 | NHC - NOAA

[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

[beyond the sea]

right

[NautiNurse]

May God keep you safe. Please check in with us as often as you can.

[PaulaB]

AMEN..the Pres can't do everything

we have State and local governments

for a reason...!!!!!!

[Dog]

He is gone chet...one of the kitties got him.

[NormsRevenge]

Found this chart ,, anything that exceeds the CAT 5 category, >155mph, qualifies to get super stuffed in front of it..

Prayers for All in the path of this super hurricane

Thanks for the threads.

Also: Only two Cat 5 hurricanes had developed this late in the season prior to Mitch, which is likely the strongest ever this late. In record, only two Category 5 storms have hit the US Mainland. AccuWeather notes that Mitch is one of only 9 Atlantic Category 5's in the last 30 years. They also explain, with a QuickTime Movie, why Mitch is so strong. If anything on this page seems to be wrong or you have questions, contact me.

Mitch was the first Category Five storm in the Atlantic since 1989 (Hugo).

Thanks to Ed, who researched the following at Purdue: Of the 23 Atlantic category 5 huricanes, since the first recorded in 1928, 16 (13 since 1960) hit the U.S. mainland. Also, there have only been two category 5 huricanes that formed in the month of October, Mitch and Hattie (10/27-11/01/1961) which made land over the Yucatan.

Strong Hurricanes/Typhoons
Name	Basin	Year	Wind MPH	Pressure MB
Typhoon Tip*	Pacific	1979	190	870
Typhoon Zeb	Pacific	1998	???	<8724
Typhoon Gay	Pacific	1992	185	872
Typhoon Keith	Pacific	1997	190	872
Typhoon Joan	Pacific	1997	???	872
Typhoon Ivan	Pacific	1997	???	872
Typhoon Yuri	Pacific	1991	175	885
Hurricane Gilbert	Atlantic	1988	185	888
Typhoon Nancy3	Pacific	1961	213	888
Unnamed1	Atlantic	1935	160	8922
Hurricane Allen	Atlantic	1980	190	899
Hurricane Linda	Pacific	1997	185	900
Hurricane Camille	Atlantic	1969	190	905
Hurricane Mitch	Atlantic	1998	180	906

*-It is generally held that Typhoon Tip was the Strongest Hurricane on Earth
1 - The "Labor Day" Storm of 1935 is held as the Strongest Hurricane to Landfall in US but there is little reliable information on it. It almost certainly was somewhat stronger while over open water but records do not exist. Wind readings from that time are also questionable.
2 - The "Labor Day" pressure reading is from landfall. This is the lowest pressure ever recorded on the Mainland US
3 - Due to modern day (1992) research, the wind reading for Typhoon Nancy is generally no longer accepted (see FAQ)
4 - Infomation Sketchy - This is rumored to have gone above 8.0 on the Dvorak scale which would be <872mb

Thanks to the Central Atlantic Storm Investigators for help as always, esp.

[doc30]

The SUperdome was designed from the ground-up to be a hurricane shelter.

[HangnJudge]

Why doesn't a category 6 exist?

Reserved for Finger of God

[Howlin]

As they guy in Armaggedon said, "Worst possible scenario."

[bannie]

Sheesh...I go for a pitstop, come back and find too many posts to read!

I hope I didn't miss anyone cussing me out for something I said. Wouldn't wanna' miss THAT!!

[Pelican 5]

BTW, I am at Jackson Barracks trying to rest after working the night shift. I am like you, I can't leave because of what needs to be done before, during, and after. I live in Folsom and hope that I have a place to go back to after this.

Pelican Five

[silentknight]

215 MILES PER HOUR

[MizSterious]

You'd be surprised how many people don't have cars, or even know how to drive. NO has always had a pretty good public transportation system, and many people never saw the need to get a car--or at least that's how it used to be when I lived there.

[null and void]

But all the history and charm of that wonderful old City will be gone forever. That's heart-breaking..

Not necessarily. Most western European cities were rebuilt to preserve the look of their medieval heritage. We did that for the much hated Nazi cities. New Orleans deserves no less.

[tutstar]

Ditto that on the prayers. My family has been praying and we prayed in church. God be with them!

[NonValueAdded]

President Bush conference re Katrina coming up, per WDSU

If you are bandwidth challenged, you CAN turn off image display in your browser.

[Howlin]

The comment is gone; to bad the poster isn't.

[tomkat]

You're another reason to root for the lions.

stfu

[SE Mom]

Do I understand this right? Did the POTUS really tell LA's gov and NO's mayor to order the evac?

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In a word........YES.

[mewzilla]

Click here for a pic of what some of the pumps look like. Some of these are still in use apparently.