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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: Muzzle_em

Red Cross just sent out a memo saying that this could be the biggest hurricane disaster that they have ever had to respond to.


2,421 posted on 08/28/2005 2:35:59 PM PDT by silentknight
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To: Peach

This is one scary looking storm...

~shudder~


2,422 posted on 08/28/2005 2:36:06 PM PDT by cyncooper
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To: steveegg

Katrina is ranked #4 in all history.


2,423 posted on 08/28/2005 2:36:12 PM PDT by RightWhale (Partly cloudy, 56 degrees, wind <5 knots in Fairbanks)
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To: usmom

The west side WILL get damage. It IS a Cat 5, after all. But, yes, the damage on the west side will be much less than the east.


2,424 posted on 08/28/2005 2:36:20 PM PDT by Warren_Piece (Nashville, TN)
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To: pollyannaish
Why have they not opened up ALL the lanes of the highway to outgoing traffic.

That's what I heard they did do - now it's back to traffic both ways.

2,425 posted on 08/28/2005 2:36:21 PM PDT by 11th_VA (Ansd so it was in the days of Noah ...)
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To: SamAdams76
Still, I wouldn't want to be in that Superdome tonight.

To say nothing of what it will be like once electricity goes out, A/C stops running, will plumbing be able to handle all those people for an extended period? Not where I would want to be.

2,426 posted on 08/28/2005 2:36:25 PM PDT by IndyTiger
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To: del4hope
One would think that in this situation the Mass Transit buses could be used to transport these people to shelters west and north.

I've said it before, but last time there was a mandatory evacuation in Savannah, they used school buses to take elderly and those without transportation to school gyms about 150 miles west.

I don't know why in the world they didn't begin doing that in N.O. yesterday.

2,427 posted on 08/28/2005 2:36:31 PM PDT by Amelia (Common sense isn't particularly common.)
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To: TomB

I'm late getting on the thread, but been watching the TV a bit, and just eyeballing it, I am wondering if the Models may be off slightly, they already have shifted the track to the west some.


2,428 posted on 08/28/2005 2:36:44 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (History is soon Forgotten,)
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To: rwfromkansas

Very sobering assessment here:

http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000006&sid=aF9SxgEvDm.Y&refer=home


2,429 posted on 08/28/2005 2:36:59 PM PDT by groanup (shred for Ian)
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To: dfwgator

Wind is too strong for C5-A's or -Bs to get in and out.

That said, with NO being a major commerce center, why isn't everyone remaining being loaded on buses, taken to the nearest train terminal, loaded on the next train and hauled out? The trains don't have to stop for road crossings and I'd bet the rail system isn't real busy right now.

As the Indians and Pakistanis have demonstrated, you can load thousands of people on a train - even ones that are only boxcars and flatbeds.


2,430 posted on 08/28/2005 2:37:00 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: RightWhale

It could get really ugly. A lot of people keep saying God help them but that is about all we can do at this point.

God help them.


2,431 posted on 08/28/2005 2:37:04 PM PDT by fishntex
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To: jslade; Fudd Fan
Re: the Superdome:

Because of the cuvature of the exterior, any lateral energy winds will be transferred verticaly literally taking the roof off. You heard it here first. They are being evacuated into a death trap IMHO.

That's what I was thinking. Who has that photo of it? Any engineer types who are reading this care to opine?

2,432 posted on 08/28/2005 2:37:20 PM PDT by Nita Nupress
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To: mathluv

The amazing thing is, had it not been for that Hurricane, Galveston would probably have grown into the metropolis that Houston ultimately did.


2,433 posted on 08/28/2005 2:37:25 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Moose4

Correct; Plaquemines is getting hit now along with southern Jeffeson; as the hurricane tracks north Orleans and northern Jefferson get hit along with St. Bernard, which is on the northeast side of Plaquemines (St. B. abuts the Gulf on its' eastern side, northern side and southeast side).

Per WWL---
Officials are planning ways to collect and store bodies; will be a long time getting back to normal;expecting severe structual damage to buildings, etc. The goal of officials now is to see that people LIVE TO SEE TUESDAY.


2,434 posted on 08/28/2005 2:37:28 PM 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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To: Diddle E. Squat

Mark for the facts!


2,435 posted on 08/28/2005 2:37:30 PM PDT by Howlin (She's here!)
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To: LadyBuzz

At this point, you can't possibly get 20-30 thousand people from downtown to an airport -- much less get enough planes in and out in the next 6 hours or so. That option was probably off the table 2 days ago.


2,436 posted on 08/28/2005 2:37:33 PM PDT by alancarp ((Piedmont of NCarolina))
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To: kcvl

During WWII Londoners sent their children sans parents to safety in the countryside. With time so short surely Dome's guards would let the children standing in lines outside the SuperDome go inside right away. As a parent myself, I know their parents would hate to be separated from their children, but if it is a question of the children's survival, surely some of the parents might think differently about that separation, don't you think?


2,437 posted on 08/28/2005 2:37:37 PM PDT by Carolinamom (Life is a journey, not a destination.)
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To: spectre

Probably what is taking so long is it is post 9-11 and if a loonie terrorist got in there it could be like 10 or 15 9-11's. Then there are the people that have to scrutinize the people and make sure they don't bring in drugs, alcohol, etc. If these are City or County or State Workers they want to be home with their families instead of at ground zero.


2,438 posted on 08/28/2005 2:37:38 PM PDT by samantha (Cheer up, the adults are in charge.)
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To: mathluv
Galveston is on an island. It is south of Houston.

And a great song by Glen Campbell.

2,439 posted on 08/28/2005 2:37:46 PM PDT by Warren_Piece (Nashville, TN)
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To: mewzilla

HTML fu is weak, but I think the 32mb drop -- if it happened within the last six hours -- would meet the criteria for "explosive deepening".


2,440 posted on 08/28/2005 2:37:51 PM PDT by Crowcreek
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