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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
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 |
Weather girl is reading the entire thing on Fox right now -
The poster janetjanet something never responded and posted nothing else. I'm done with it. Let's move on
Prayed for all in the path of Katrina this morning at church. Stay safe everyone.
Huh? Why?
When will they close the causeway? That will be a 24 mile? graveyard if it is left open too late.
Don't they just shut the well blowout valves and flush the pipes? The blowout valves are usually on the sea floor, right?
That way a well platofrm that gets damaged, won't spill oil.
LOL! SHIRLEY you jest, my good Cringing! There is ONE side which would be happy to do whatever they could to help. We know which side that is. The other side is passing a rumor around that Karl Rove was seen Saturday, boarding a helicopter bound for NO, with a packet of ACME Instant Hurricane seeds in his pocket.
He had his own family flown out of NO this AM but d/n order an evacuation until he got a phone call from GWB!
OK, you win, hurricanes could very well cause earthquakes.
he didn't say "spared". he talked about the the flooding from the lake, but that is alot better then getting the eastern part of the eye.
If they can just make it 24 hours, I'm sure there will be supply runs. That's another advantage of being at the Superdome. It will be the first place supplies are delivered to. Also, Charity Hospital would be a good place to go. If I were stuck and needed to find a place to congregate, that is.
They ran out of time to secure the rigs. Things happened too fast. People had to get out.
Scott Cowan sent out a notice yesterday that the campus is closed thru 9/1 and for studens/staff, etc. to "follow your own evacuation plan." THey tell incoming students/families to have an evacuation plan before getting to the campus, but who really does it ?
>>4 PM CONTRAFLOW WILL STOP!<<
From a west-coaster who is trying hard to grasp this...why in the He** would they do that????
The weather buoy South of Dauphin Island (AL), which is South of Mobile (AL), is reporting 20 foot seas. This is almost due East of the Mouth of the Mississippi River (the buoy).
On the West side of the Mississippi River, the waves are 13 foot.
That 7 foot difference between the East and West sides of the Mouth of the Mississippi is an indication that East of the Mississippi River is going to hit alot harder than the West side -- the rotation of the storm dictates that.
Hopefully the USS Alabama will still be intact or not listing to one side (after the storm has passed by)...
Dusk tonight, if memory serves.
I've been following your posts here and on your thread, along with the ones at the weather forum. Thanks for the effort and the constantcy of updated info. to save lives. It is aprreciated more than you know.
Where did you see the turn north? The latest blip I saw was to the west, which if it persisted would suggest the storm would go just west of NO rather than east, which MIGHT just the NO from the worst flooding. But I have NO expertise on this, and don't pretend to.
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