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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: toomanygrasshoppers
We rode out Alicia in Houston in the 80's. The wind screamed and whistled through the cracks in the doors and windows for hours. You could almost feel the house straining to hold together.

I remember that Lady.
Was living in Freeport when it came thru.
Main thing I learned was I will NEVER NEVER EVER ride out another hurricane.
721 posted on 08/28/2005 11:01:49 AM PDT by 76834 (There's nothing wrong with sobriety in moderation.)
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To: Vermont Lt

"people are getting nervous here...."

I meant in New England, getting batteries and what-not. Although filling up the gas tank today might not be a bad idea.

I did not mean that it was incorrect for folks to be nervous about the seriousness of the storm.

My bad.


722 posted on 08/28/2005 11:02:12 AM PDT by Vermont Lt (I am not from Vermont. I lived there for four years and that was enough.)
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To: shelterguy
My son goes to Tulane University in New Orleans. Hopefully he got out as I have not been able to contact him.

Prayers up. I was thinking of all the Tulane and other college kids who're probably just starting to arrive for the school year. I hope you get in touch w/your son soon.

723 posted on 08/28/2005 11:02:20 AM PDT by radiohead (Proud member of the 'arrogant supermagt')
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To: mware

Rest rooms in the Superdome: 102 (51 women's & 51 men's)

Hmmm. If 14,000 folks are let in, that is 137 persons per rest room. If 40,000 "guests" are let in, that is 392 per rest room. Will they have enough toilet paper and paper towels? Where will they take the paper waste to when the dome is surrounded with water? Where will the waste go when everything else is under water?

Not a place I'd want to be.


724 posted on 08/28/2005 11:02:47 AM PDT by miele man
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To: Tarpon

Latest track: Landfall Monday morning but storm has sped up a little. Morgan City, LA to Alabama border are target areas.


725 posted on 08/28/2005 11:02:55 AM PDT by Peach (The Clintons pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network
Just a thought: could two large, partisan, opposing logistical operations in Crawford be joined - into one American operation, helping fellow Americans in New Orleans and Mississippi?

Since they have nothing better to do, I think they should all be rounded up and volunteered for disaster relief.

726 posted on 08/28/2005 11:02:56 AM PDT by Tall_Texan (Visit Club Gitmo - The World's Only Air-Conditioned Gulag.)
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To: Ellesu

I heard that about Ascension. We are 7 miles to the East Baton Rouge Parish line.


727 posted on 08/28/2005 11:03:00 AM PDT by LA Woman3
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To: Spiff

Sorry i got a new big flat screen and it looked bigger than that


728 posted on 08/28/2005 11:03:02 AM PDT by al baby (Father of the beeber)
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To: Callahan
180 miles from the mouth of the MS...14 hours
NOLA add another 2-3 hours
729 posted on 08/28/2005 11:03:11 AM PDT by janetjanet998
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To: bannie
I was wondering the same thing. If I had a relative in a hospital, I would get them out. What good is it going to do them if they have no power? I know most have back up generators but if they can not be used, what a disaster in the making. If I had someone in a nursing home, they would have been outta there yesterday. Better safe than sorry.
730 posted on 08/28/2005 11:03:15 AM PDT by MamaB (mom to an angel)
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To: oceanview

Jim Cantore is in Biloxi.

I don't think anyone is directly in Gulfport.
Bil & Gulf are almost one and the same, right next to each other.


731 posted on 08/28/2005 11:03:17 AM PDT by LadyPilgrim (Sealed my Pardon with HIS BLOOD!!! Hallelujah!!! What a Savior)
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To: Amityschild

It looks like the Causeway Bridge still has two way traffic. Why is it not all one-way by now?


732 posted on 08/28/2005 11:03:20 AM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: Howlin
Howlin (She's here!)

I saw the picture you posted...she is a little darling.

Can you believe Bastardi gave a report NO would be spared on FoxNews???!!!

733 posted on 08/28/2005 11:03:23 AM PDT by shield (The Greatest Scientific Discoveries of the Century Reveal God!!!! by Dr. H. Ross, Astrophysicist)
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To: toldyou

"On Fox or CNN last night, they said for all concerned about Tulane students, go to Tulane's web site. They've moved the students to another university. Can't remember which one, but you'll probably see it on their site."



They are being bussed to Jackson State University. The university is not really in a good part of town, either.


734 posted on 08/28/2005 11:03:27 AM PDT by Pirogue Captain
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To: Laurita

In the 1950s there were "bomb toilets"....they were complete with instructions;chemicals/toiletpaper & designed to accomadate 50 people. I hope they have something like them.

Water & toilets would be part of the "years of planning for this" I pray.
grandma mac


736 posted on 08/28/2005 11:03:32 AM PDT by chgomac
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To: Vinnie

"All the commercial buildings I put up (in non-hurricane territory) were spec'ed to withstand 40
pound per square foot lateral (wind) loads.

Formula for figuring wind pressure.
P=K(Vsq.) K=.005 over 100mph,= .004 below 100mph

That translates to 175mph= 153 lb/sq. ft."

My information came from the engineer who designed the structure. I do not have the hydraulics background to contest your statement.


737 posted on 08/28/2005 11:03:43 AM PDT by jeffers
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To: El Gran Salseron
That is what I was wondering, if this isn't the event that brings on the inevitable swing of the Mississippi River.

The Army Corps of Engineers has already said that one day the river is going to win the fight and that they are just forestalling the inevitable. New Orleans will be a ghost town and the Atchafalya will become the river of choice for a port.

738 posted on 08/28/2005 11:03:54 AM PDT by FarmerW
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To: Mr. Jeeves

How long do you think it will take the trial lawyers to pounce if the Superdome does sustain substantial damage? Maybe we can have a betting pool. I'm saying 1 week to get the first case filed.


739 posted on 08/28/2005 11:04:11 AM PDT by Kozak (Anti Shahada: " There is no God named Allah, and Muhammed is his False Prophet")
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To: radiohead

The cell phone banks have been terribly overloaded. Prayers for your son's safety. Please let us know when you hear from him.


740 posted on 08/28/2005 11:04:16 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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