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

[Mr. Jeeves]

"superdoom"

Your typo might end up being Tuesday's newspaper headline in the event of a structural failure.

[Nita Nupress]

I can't believe that they don't have some plan in place to help the elderly and the stranded tourists get out of town on busses or trains or something! What will happen to those people?

See my last reply at 145

It doesn't look good.

[norton]

"Anyone else annoyed by President Bush blathering on about Iraq after his comments about New Orleans? "

I expect that the people of iraq appreciate being remembered; this is a pretty important time for them as well.

Besides, as soon as this becomes a reconstruction/recovery project he will be taking hits for both places.

[roses of sharon]

Didn't that major say last nite that he had to ck with his legal team about evac orders? Do I remember that correctly? I wonder what legal issues he had?

(btw, the usual posters always blame Bush!)

[spectre]

If their house that's next to a levee, is still standing, it will be a miracle. I'm so sorry, Miz.

sw

[don-o]

The military can move lots of people fast. You load them onto cattle cars, 5 ton flatbed trailers, deuce and a halfs and pack them in like cattle.

I posted like that early this morning, half joking. It ain't no joke now. Could have been done much earlier.

Yet, it still may veer. It may veer.

[abb]

Mobile area voluntary evacuations begun, per Seidel. Looking for 20' tides. That spells trouble for I-10 Bay Bridge.

[SunnySide]

http://www.intellicast.com/WeatherImg/Satellite/hiusa.gif

See photo link of latest weather map. The big swan is getting ready to dump a big one.

[bwteim]

Or use Adblock in Firefox or similar, and just block particular images.

[small voice in the wilderness]

They're up in Baton Rouge right now, staying with other relatives

Hopefully they are not near the Mississippi River. I would think that would be a major problem, too.

[NautiNurse]

I had a trigger finger on the abuse button for that asinine post.

[shield]

Good for President Bush...Iraq has finally agreed on their constitution...this is such great news...

Now Katrina and the possible wipe out of NO...

[Howlin]

The mayor said the SuperDome can stand 200 mh winds.

Be warned: this is the very same mayor who didn't think he had the power to order an evacuation.

[silentknight]

BUSH is on

[Right_in_Virginia]

Tape of President on Fox now.

[Republic]

Usually a President calls in national guard to help when the govenor of a state requests it....usurping a govenor's authority is a fine way to mess up our chain of command.

[mewzilla]

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

There just aren't words...

[Mr. Jeeves]

Is that rotation I see out in the eastern Atlantic?

From the National Hurricane Center:

SATELLITE IMAGES AND SURFACE REPORTS INDICATE THAT A WELL-ORGANIZED TROPICAL WAVE ACCOMPANIED BY A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE HAS MOVED OFF THE COAST OF AFRICA AND IS NOW LOCATED ABOUT 450 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AT ANY TIME TODAY OR MONDAY AS IT MOVES TOWARD THE WEST AT 15 MPH.

[sweetliberty]

Thanks for the geography lesson.

[Howlin]

You aren't joking, are you? That's some of them?