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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: oceanview

Per WWL--

The key to following Katrina's path is to watch the longitude. At 1:00 P.M. the eye longitude was 88.6; if the eye continues west to 90.0 then New Orleans will be smashed. The eye is currently headed northwest, so this is going to be close!


861 posted on 08/28/2005 11:24:18 AM PDT by Founding Father (According to the Pres, I'm a vigilante; according to me, he's a Fox butt kisser)
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862 posted on 08/28/2005 11:24:19 AM PDT by mware (Trollhunter of Note)
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To: NautiNurse

It wasn't my son, it was shelterguy's son.


863 posted on 08/28/2005 11:24:39 AM PDT by radiohead (Proud member of the 'arrogant supermagt')
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To: commish

901mb--please be wrong.


864 posted on 08/28/2005 11:24:59 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: Dog Gone

Listening to the WWL infobabe that's doing the traffic reports, it seems the urgency level is quite a bit higher.


865 posted on 08/28/2005 11:25:23 AM PDT by abb (Because News Reporting is too important to be left to the Journalists.)
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To: Tarpon

866 posted on 08/28/2005 11:25:41 AM PDT by BJungNan
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To: IndyTiger

Sounds like the end of the French Quarter. I wouldn't want to be one of the folks on "This Old House" who spent thousands of dollars fixing up one of those old charmers.


867 posted on 08/28/2005 11:25:45 AM PDT by Palladin (America! America! God shed His grace on Thee.)
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To: Dog Gone
I hope the New Orleans politicians responsible for this ride the storm out downtown. I really do.

I know.

These people have made some terrible decisions.

I'm sickened by the situation they've created.

868 posted on 08/28/2005 11:26:01 AM PDT by pax_et_bonum
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To: abb

no change in intensity but moving a little north.


869 posted on 08/28/2005 11:26:19 AM PDT by mware (Trollhunter of Note)
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To: Admin Moderator

Nah, I'd give em TIME OUT. What my friends who work in dat care do.


870 posted on 08/28/2005 11:26:20 AM PDT by sonsofliberty2000
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To: commish
Here's the webpage for ExxonMobil's refinery in Chalmette. Anyone heard what they're doing?
871 posted on 08/28/2005 11:26:28 AM PDT by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: sheikdetailfeather

You're in the Orlando area too, aren't you? It just amazes me that our weather locally has been affected by this storm for a week- the upper level winds whipping those clouds overhead with squalls. That is an enormous spread of real estate...


873 posted on 08/28/2005 11:26:38 AM PDT by SE Mom (Please drive with extreme courtesy- LA Governor Blanco)
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To: Vermont Lt
if you ever lived through a Blizzard in the northeast (or any place) you will get used to the media hype.

Clearly you weren't in the Blizzard of '78. Martial law and a state of emergency for one week. 10,000 cars abandoned on route 128.

874 posted on 08/28/2005 11:26:46 AM PDT by ladyjane
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To: NautiNurse; janetjanet998

Janice Dean....the weather person on Fox just read that incredibly DIRE sounding weather warning that everyone has been questioning janetjanet about....


875 posted on 08/28/2005 11:26:52 AM PDT by Txsleuth
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To: Laurita

Someone mentioned seaplanes could be used to bring in supplies(pontoon planes). They are plentiful in the NW to fly to the islands....hope the governors are talking to each other....they will need these planes if there are great numbers of people in the superdome.


877 posted on 08/28/2005 11:27:12 AM PDT by chgomac
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To: Corin Stormhands

Click here for the noaa visible image loop...sorry if already posted, I searched and did not see it...

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT/gmex-vis-loop.html


878 posted on 08/28/2005 11:27:12 AM PDT by fahraint (git thar fuhstest with the mostest)
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To: Palladin

That would be very sad. But it's even more important to save lives.


879 posted on 08/28/2005 11:27:15 AM PDT by Fudd Fan (It's wabbit season!)
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To: Palladin
I was thinking the SAME thing, about all those people who put sweat equity into lovingly restoring the old homes. Just damn..

sw

880 posted on 08/28/2005 11:27:18 AM PDT by spectre (Spectre's wife (175 MPH..gusts over 200)
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