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

[IndyTiger]

Fox News showing long lines of people waiting to get into the Superdome. Many tourists riding out the storm in hotels.

[mewzilla]

Causeway cam still has traffic bumper to bumper.

[MinuteGal]

If New Orleans is devasted, the President and administration will come under the most intense fire of all time for any transfer of $$$$millions to Iraq-rebuilding instead of "rebuilding one of our own cities".

Y'all get my drift. I don't even want to think of it.

Leni

[tiredoflaundry]

Karl Rove was seen Saturday, boarding a helicopter bound for NO, with a packet of ACME Instant Hurricane seeds in his pocket.

I knew it! ;-)

[Pirogue Captain]

The students at Tulane are being bussed to Jackson State University.

[tomkat]

I keep thinking something will happen to change this

I know whacha mean  :-(

[johnmecainrino]

That trough dipping down from the west saved our gas prices, if that trough had come down a little later the storm would have plowed right through the center of the oil rigs and gas prices would have skyrocketed. On its current track it looks like Katrina will avoid most of the oil rigs offshore.

[miele man]

Fox cut the President's comments on Iraq, too.
Apparently, Americans can't handle two news stories.

I presume since FOX had just moments earlier played the radio audio of Mr. Bush's comments about Iraq, that they deemed it not the number 1 story of the moment. I agree.

[shield]

What exactly did he say...I was reading the post and thought I heard him say that..

[kitkat]

The President does NOT order evacuaiton. He merely has the power to approve a request from the governor. If the request is late, it's the governor's fault.

[HoHoeHeaux]

Correction on that links description: It's a scenario of possible flooding if Katrina hits NO or closeby.

http://www.nola.com/hurricane/content/katrina_projected_flooding082805.pdf

[NonValueAdded]

Our (Fla) causeways are closed down when the wind reaches 40 mph and those are the high bridge ones. I'd expect theirs might close sooner due to wind-blown waves. With the bands apoproaching, they might not have until dusk.

[Tarpon]

The mayor said they were moving hospital patients to the third floor or above. The doctors, fire, police for after the storm. They said they were marshaling boats to rescue stranded people. The tall buildings should survive, the roads will need boats to travel, but should be doable. I think NOLA city has some 30 odd 30 foot boats staged for just this eventuality. Recalling from memory what the Mayor of NO said earlier.

[Altamira]

Wow. I just looked at the Bridge Cam; it looks like night there. There are web cams for Bourbon Street, too; I'm gonna go check those out...full report when I get back...

[NautiNurse]

The only thing I can think of--is to allow the LEO overseeing traffic control to get out of there too.

[HoustonCurmudgeon]

That's correct. Millions in damage but seldom a spill.

[Pirogue Captain]

The students at Tulane are being bussed to Jackson State University.

[IndyTiger]

Radar track of Katrina still appears to be more NW than N...right for the French Quarter. Calling this a one-in-500 year event on CNN.

[hole_n_one]

Fox News showing long lines of people waiting to get into the Superdome.

I hope somebody thought thru this idea thorougly.

[jeffers]

Yo NN, the FR servers have to be taking a hit what with the Pres going live on this.

Which failover sites are in line as backup and what is the order?