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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: shield

Pardon the crassness, but the only evacuation this mayor is familiar with is probably the one that created the big brown spot in his pants...


901 posted on 08/28/2005 11:30:13 AM PDT by mikrofon (Prayers for all in the path)
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To: oceanview
OMG..UP to 100,000 people stuck in New Orleans.

No wonder I feel so sick.

sw

902 posted on 08/28/2005 11:30:16 AM PDT by spectre (Spectre's wife (175 MPH..gusts over 200)
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To: sissyjane

They have time estimates for how long it will take for X amount of cars to get to safety. Someone posted that being stuck in a car will be deadly when this starts and the winds are already picking up.


903 posted on 08/28/2005 11:30:28 AM PDT by chgomac
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To: oceanview

downtown NO is at 30 90. The closer to 90 it gets, the closer to the center of town it gets.


904 posted on 08/28/2005 11:30:29 AM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)
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To: commish

902 ............. very very low.


905 posted on 08/28/2005 11:30:31 AM PDT by beyond the sea ("I was just the spark the universe chose ....." --- Cindy Sheehan (barf alert))
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To: Tarpon
i just noticed from the NHC discussion..amazing.if true it will not weaken until landfall
KATRINA HAS STRENGTHENED RAPIDLY OVERNIGHT INTO A CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE OVER THE VERY WARM AND DEEP LOOP CURRENT OF THE GULF OF MEXICO. THE HURRICANE HAS AN ANNULAR APPEARANCE ON SATELLITE WITH A WELL-DEFINED EYE AND SYMMETRIC OUTFLOW PATTERN... REFLECTIVE OF NEAR ZERO SHEAR.
906 posted on 08/28/2005 11:30:34 AM PDT by janetjanet998
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To: Ellesu

Tell us northerners what Contraflow is please. I assume it's traffic directed to go in only one direction, in this case OUT of NO. Is that correct?


907 posted on 08/28/2005 11:30:44 AM PDT by kitkat ("We're not going to let anybody frighten us from our great love of freedom." GWB, 7/22/05))
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To: spycatcher
There you go again, comparing the energy of 10 to 15 atomic bombs to a tiny sonic boom. Next thing you'll be comparing the weight of a sonic boom to millions of pounds of flood water.

Maybe I am not getting through.

I only compared external forces "shaking" the earth, such as hurricanes, sonic booms, explosions etc. I never compared the magnitude of a hurricane to sonic boom. Only that both shake the earth in the area.

You are the one that implied and suggested that hurricanes can trigger earthquakes. To be clear, I completely disagree with that, and I am confident that most credible seismologist would agree with me, not you.

908 posted on 08/28/2005 11:30:50 AM PDT by Black Tooth
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To: pax_et_bonum
These people have made some terrible decisions.

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

Is this why they're called...THE BIG EASY...?

909 posted on 08/28/2005 11:30:58 AM PDT by shield (The Greatest Scientific Discoveries of the Century Reveal God!!!! by Dr. H. Ross, Astrophysicist)
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To: GRRRRR

Up to 100,000 people stuck in New Orleans per Fox news.


910 posted on 08/28/2005 11:31:00 AM PDT by sheikdetailfeather
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To: Trident/Delta

your gonna get a time out for that one


911 posted on 08/28/2005 11:31:03 AM PDT by al baby (Father of the beeber)
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To: radiohead

thanks for the correction.


912 posted on 08/28/2005 11:31:27 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: HeebrewHammer
This webcam in downtown NO shows people still walking around.

Please tell me that's not live. That's just ridiculous.

913 posted on 08/28/2005 11:32:02 AM PDT by saquin
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To: RDTF
Weather girl for the Weather channel was on, and it looked 7-8ft swells already at gulf Shores, AL.

Hang on to your bloomers, it's gonna be a wild ride.

914 posted on 08/28/2005 11:33:02 AM PDT by Maigrey (1-800-PrayerWarrior - Just a ping away)
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To: mikrofon

LOL...


915 posted on 08/28/2005 11:33:28 AM PDT by shield (The Greatest Scientific Discoveries of the Century Reveal God!!!! by Dr. H. Ross, Astrophysicist)
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To: Trident/Delta

Read post #852, and please try to control your temper. This is the Hurricane thread; the Flying off the Handle thread is elsewhere...


916 posted on 08/28/2005 11:33:34 AM PDT by Altamira (Get the UN out of the US, and the US out of the UN!)
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To: janetjanet998
...REFLECTIVE OF NEAR ZERO SHEAR.

Ye gad.

917 posted on 08/28/2005 11:33:40 AM PDT by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: AnAmericanMother

Thank you for that beautiful prayer. Does the prayer have to be said three times or the last line. Not sure.


918 posted on 08/28/2005 11:33:45 AM PDT by cubreporter (I trust Rush. He has done more for our country than anyone can ever imagine. He is solid as a rock)
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To: Palladin
Interesting Fox is advertising 50 Most Beloved Hymns.

I suspect lots of people will be turning to them in the next few hours and days.

919 posted on 08/28/2005 11:33:48 AM PDT by mware (Trollhunter of Note)
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To: NautiNurse

Thanks for the update and links. I've been away for a couple days and missed the earlier ones. My prayers and thoughts are with everyone in the storms path. God Bless and keep you and God speed in getting out of the area. When I first heard about it last week, Katrina was an uneventful tropical depression in the Atlantic. This seems to be a once-in-a-lifetime kind of hurricane forming.


920 posted on 08/28/2005 11:34:02 AM PDT by fortunecookie
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