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

[Types_with_Fist]

From the satellite loop here, it seems as though the winds from trop strength to Hurricane force could start in an hour or two.

[CELTICGAEL (Celt)]

From Ohio...My heart and prayers are with you! God speed to all. May God Bless you and protect you through this.

[Dog Gone]

I just went and filled up my truck. I still had a quarter of a tank, but there's not the slightest doubt that prices will increase this week.

And depending on the damage to the LOOPS offshore oil terminal, we may actually have to use SPR for its rightful purpose.

[travelagent]

I could not agree more....These folks lost their opportunity as they were no given notice nor were they re-accomodated. While they may be bankrupt...Why wasn't some sort of consideration given to fund this possibility via FEMA or another organization.

The airlines could have had chance to do the right thing. They should have banded together for a change to come up with a way out for those folks that are not stranded in an unsafe situation.

I have seen more common sense ideas on Free Republic that really should be looked at in the future.

The school buses for example. Why risk the destruction of them...Why weren't they used to bus folks out?

Elections platforms will be all about safety next go around, lets hope people remember...

[HeebrewHammer]

This webcam in downtown NO shows people still walking around.

http://www.tropicalisle.com/webcam.html

[NautiNurse]

"Steady state Annular Hurricane"

CNN is now calling her a Once in 500 YR storm.

Oh no--please, no.

[oceanview]

New Orleans is exactly at 90.0 longitude?

FNC just had an animation of the current projected track as it comes ashore. Its comes in east of NO, but its close.

[GRRRRR]

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

[JimSEA]

Thanks!

[cmsgop]

I never got to see the French Quarter or NO for that matter. Shoulda,Coulda,Woulda :*(

[jeffers]

Thanks.

[Monti Cello]

I believe there are numerous documented cases of dam-building inducing earthquakes via water mass and fault lubrication. Both factors ought to be expected in the aftermath of a hurricane. Not to say that the effect is statistically strong , as in hurricane = earthquake, but certainly physically plausible under the right circumstances.

[mware]

Thanks for the reminder. Good idea to tank up now.

[GOP_Proud]

No, can't help you there...I have the free version. Maybe there are more areas with better resolution. The area I live is really bad resolution on the version I have.

[Knitting A Conundrum]

*Shudder* they are now call Katrina a "Steady state Annular Hurricane"

Basically what this means is that unless something interacts with the storm or the eye begins contracting, she will maintain her current intensity and there will be no furthur eyewall replacements. IOW, all indicators are she is coming in at her present strength and there is almost nothing to stop that.

Even scarier, she is now over the coldest water she will encounter, the water temps only get higher as she approaches the coast.

CNN is now calling her a Once in 500 YR storm.

Weeping for my home of so many years. All my relatives got out, but will they have anything to come home to?

[hole_n_one]

Thanks for those tips and links!

[Tuxedo]

Yep, just filled up myself. $2.39 in San Antonio. Probably be over $3.00 by Tuesday.

[Altamira]

Sad, isn't it? Think of all the beauty and history that will be lost...

[Fudd Fan]

That is too unbelievable. How stupid can people be. FNC was showing some people on jetskis off the Alabama beach a little bit ago. There are no words for that kind of stupidity.

[Palladin]

I said this last night and my post was deleted. Some people don't want to hear the truth.