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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: GOP_Proud

Last time I was there, the dome appeared to be built on a 20 foot or so mound. I think they took elevation into account when it was built and purposely built it up. The parking lot is low though.

Don't hold me to it, it was about 6 years ago since I was there.


601 posted on 08/28/2005 10:46:46 AM PDT by Tarpon
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To: brytlea

Dry ice in great big coolers.


602 posted on 08/28/2005 10:46:48 AM PDT by ican'tbelieveit
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To: NormsRevenge

The other frightening thing about Camille was what it did up here in Virginia four days after it tore up Mississippi. The remnants of the storm dumped twenty-four inches of rain in one night on the eastern slopes of the Blue Ridge where I grew up, and killed over a hundred people in the resulting flash floods. I was three and don't remember any of it, but it was the worst natural disaster in the history of that part of Virginia and caused massive flooding all the way down the James to Richmond.

We can't always forget about these things once they make landfall.

}:-)4


603 posted on 08/28/2005 10:46:48 AM PDT by Moose4 (Richmond, Virginia, where our motto is "Will Riot For Cheap Laptops")
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To: brytlea

Dry ice.


604 posted on 08/28/2005 10:46:51 AM PDT by Fudd Fan (It's wabbit season!)
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To: Beelzebubba

a link to that warning on a NOAA site is posted at 442.

This is not something that a poster fabricated.


605 posted on 08/28/2005 10:46:58 AM PDT by KC Burke (Men of intemperate minds can never be free....)
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To: johnmecainrino

where are you located?


606 posted on 08/28/2005 10:47:13 AM PDT by NautiNurse ("I'd rather see someone go to work for a Republican campaign than sit on their butt."--Howard Dean)
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To: Altamira
Don-o does not need to apologize.

I acknowledge the info as legit. But the posted failed to provide linkage when asked. We cannot have that here, imo.

607 posted on 08/28/2005 10:47:21 AM PDT by don-o (Don't be a Freeploader. Do the right thing and become a Monthly Donor!)
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To: johnmecainrino
New Orleans is all hype it is on the northwest side of the storm away from the tidal surge. If the media knew what they were talking about they would not be frieghening people in new orleans. The tidal surge is on the east side of the storm when Ivan hit alabama the east side had the storm surge. New Orleans will be on the west side and there will be very little flooding.

As I understand it, New Orleans is south of the lake, so in reality the eye passing to the east may be worse than to the west. Wind from the northeast may force water over the floodwall and into the city.

608 posted on 08/28/2005 10:47:30 AM PDT by NittanyLion
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To: bannie
snakes...fire ants...flooding...alligators...

I don't think this sounds like a vacation spot at all!

And don't forget the ONE thing that came through hurricane Betsy with NO problems:

ROACHES

609 posted on 08/28/2005 10:47:42 AM PDT by Reborn
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To: tiredoflaundry

I know---special needs...means they have special needs that might be aggravated by a lack of electricity, etc...

I know at this point there is no other recourse, I am just, I guess, needlessly pointing out how scary this whole thing is. Sorry...


610 posted on 08/28/2005 10:47:49 AM PDT by Txsleuth
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To: jeffers

That's one of things hat has maddened me about watching the news coverage of tis storm: It's always going to be "headed northeast", haha... Funny, it just keeps heading westward every time they say that.

Just D*mn x 10^EXP10


612 posted on 08/28/2005 10:48:03 AM PDT by Frank_Discussion (May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
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To: NautiNurse

You can't...they'll beak free of their mooring and be all over the GULF on Tuesday..if they don't capsize..


613 posted on 08/28/2005 10:48:13 AM PDT by ken5050 (Ann Coulter needs to have children ASAP to pass on her gene pool....any volunteers?)
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To: Bogey78O

You're in my prayers!
susie


614 posted on 08/28/2005 10:48:21 AM PDT by brytlea (All you need as ID to vote in FL is your Costco card...)
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To: NautiNurse
Hurricane Katrina Intermediate Advisory Number 23a
Statement as of 1:00 PM CDT on August 28, 2005

 
...Potentially catastrophic Hurricane Katrina menacing the northern
Gulf Coast...

 
a Hurricane Warning is in effect for the north central Gulf Coast
from Morgan City Louisiana eastward to the Alabama/Florida
border...including the city of New Orleans and Lake Pontchartrain.
A Hurricane Warning means that hurricane conditions are expected
within the warning area within the next 24 hours. Preparations to
protect life and property should be rushed to completion.

 
A Tropical Storm Warning and a Hurricane Watch are in effect from
east of the Alabama/Florida border to Destin Florida...and from
west of Morgan City to Intracoastal City Louisiana. A Tropical
Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected
within the warning area within the next 24 hours. A Hurricane Watch
means that hurricane conditions are possible within the watch
area...generally within 36 hours.

 
A Tropical Storm Warning is also in effect from Destin Florida
eastward to Indian Pass Florida...and from Intracoastal City
Louisiana westward to Cameron Louisiana.

 
For storm information specific to your area...including possible
inland watches and warnings...please monitor products issued
by your local weather office.

 

At 1 PM CDT...1800z...the center of Hurricane Katrina was located
near latitude 26.5 north... longitude 88.6 west or about 180 miles
south-southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River.

 
Katrina is moving toward the northwest near 13 mph...and a turn
toward the north-northwest is expected over the next 24 hours.

 
Maximum sustained winds are near 175 mph...with higher gusts. 
Katrina is a potentially catastrophic category five hurricane on
the Saffir-Simpson scale.  Some fluctuations in strength are likely
during the next 24 hours.

 
Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 105 miles from the
center...and tropical storm force winds extend outward up
to 205 miles.

 
The estimated minimum central pressure is 906 mb...26.75 inches.

 
Coastal storm surge flooding of 18 to 22 feet above normal tide
levels...locally as high as 28 feet along with large and dangerous
battering waves...can be expected near and to the east of where the
center makes landfall.  Significant storm surge flooding will occur
elsewhere along the central and northeastern Gulf of Mexico coast.

 
Rainfall totals of 5 to 10 inches...with isolated maximum amounts of
15 inches...are possible along the path of Katrina across the Gulf
Coast and the Tennessee Valley.  Rainfall totals of 4 to 8 inches
are possible across the Ohio Valley into the eastern Great Lakes
region Tuesday and Wednesday.

 
Isolated tornadoes will be possible beginning this evening over
southern portions of Louisiana...Mississippi...and Alabama...and
over the Florida Panhandle.

 
Repeating the 1 PM CDT position...26.5 N... 88.6 W.  Movement
toward...northwest near 13 mph.  Maximum sustained winds...
175 mph.  Minimum central pressure... 906 mb.

 
The next advisory will be issued by the National Hurricane Center at
4 PM CDT.

 
Forecaster Pasch

615 posted on 08/28/2005 10:48:21 AM PDT by mhking (The world needs a wake up call gentlemen...we're gonna phone it in.)
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To: tet68
hopefully somewhere above sea level!
616 posted on 08/28/2005 10:48:28 AM PDT by bored at work (I feel more like I do now than when I first logged on . . .)
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To: Milwaukee_Guy

Pictures of Orange Beach in Mobile...guys out surfing and standing by edge of pier getting drenched. Storm surge already raised level of ocean up 5 feet.


617 posted on 08/28/2005 10:48:42 AM PDT by IndyTiger
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To: sheikdetailfeather

What about the people in hospitals and nursing homes? What is being done about them?


619 posted on 08/28/2005 10:48:50 AM PDT by MamaB (mom to an angel)
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