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Posted on 08/28/2005 2:38:16 PM PDT by NautiNurse
Extremely dangerous Hurricane Katrina is bearing down on the North Central Gulf of Mexico and New Orleans metro area. Thousands of people did not evacuate New Orleans. Outer bands of Katrina are reaching the Louisiana coast.
Due to the size and intensity of this storm, all interests in the North Gulf of Mexico should be in their safe locations.
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:
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
| 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 |
The gates of death are about to close. The Jefferson Parish head guy, from his new Parish seat in exile with his aides in St. Tammany said as much about 30 minutes ago.
I have a sad story about Houma. I have MS and post on a couple MS forums, and one of the guys on the MS forum took his family and evacuated Houma today.
But they got stuck in such traffic gridlock that he was worried they'd be on the highway during the storm, so they returned home.
He's hunkered down, and I gave him all my Florida "hurricane" advice about finding a safe room, etc.
Very scary, he has a wife and little kids he's worried about. He says he doesn't care about property damage.
He's stressed and neither stress nor heat (when the power goes out) will be good for his MS symptoms.
His posts made me really feel for the poor guy, and I know there are lots of others in his position who may have tried to get out but didn't.
BTW,what about all those cars on the road, what's going to happen if they can't clear the highways before gale storm winds? Just heard somebody say they went 30 miles in 5 hours.
Likely, it isn't the people in charge who are responsible for the stragglers. Some folks thought they'd ride it out, then realized just how dang bad it is so they decided to get out of Dodge. They're the ones stuck on the road now.
Yeah - Don't you guys have sense enuff to wait until the S**T hits the fan before you start discussing the possible outcomes!!!Besides this Beelzebubba character has all the answers anyhoo.(/sarc)
Triscuits?? hmmmmm......sounds good to me!
I've only had the earthquake and almost tornado. Waiting for a tornado is pretty darn scary because if it hits you are toast. The earthquake is bad, too, because it's out of nowhere and you don't know what will happen. After our big earthquake in 01 in Washington, I would get nervous at night when planes crossed overhead because the rumbling reminded me of the quake. (I was cured of that after 9/11 and planes flying overhead took on a different meaning for me.) I'd say all-in-all natural disasters just suck!
Let's see, Geraldo, Chrissy Matthews, CNN....what a heck of a choice!!!!
Oh, I forgot the Weather Channel, but everytime I turn to that channel for some reason, it is a commercial! LOL
Oh, jeez, whatizisname at Superdome saying that some people forgot to bring medicine. One lady didn't bring her insulin, which required refrigeration...that is a possible deadly problem there!
Regarding all the talk about engineering and the superdome - My guess is in a case like this someone (Engineer big wigs) convinced the Gov and then from there the President that the superdome would be a safe place for those people. Otherwise if there was no 'safe' place the C-130s would have been sent in.
Well, yeah, I plead guilty to an extent. But the Katrina matter is serious, and my thoughts are with the folks in New Orleans, and inland as well, and perhaps I shouldn't make light of the situation.
Both on FNC and on this thread, there's a debate as to whether the forecasters are "crying wolf." I don't think so. Unlike Atlantic Coast hurricanes, which often veer away as they approach land, there's nowhere for Katrina to go that won't be catastrophic for someone.
Here's Jackie again!
LOL!
It should get a stern test tonight with the gusts of 190.
this security operation entering the superdome is insane - they have live footage of it, they are actually patting down people as they come in, frisking them. this is too much.
Yes. There was another one, too, last night. Unfortunately, the pic wasn't saved.
Not taking it seriously enough to leave? Incredible!
They have to protect everyone in there, no weapons, etc. I understand that, but let them inside, and then search them. They could be there for days, tensions mount, fights start, etc. Nagin should have let them in Sat am.
Jackie is back on! What a sweetheart~
"According to this link it is 'pain"
http://www.creedence-online.net/forum/index.php?action=vthread&forum=4&topic=196 "
Thanks... that ought to settle it. I KNEW it wasn't 'tang... :)
I'm now watching the ABC local affiliate from the news link at the top of the thread.
They're saying I-10 is packed right now. I hope those people get to safety before it's too late!
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