Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VI

NOAA - NHC ^ | 28 August 2005 | NOAA - NHC

[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

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:

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

[HairOfTheDog]

This thread is full of real people, who are both interested and concerned about the event. Like the people in line at the dome, we'll be watching, talking, worrying and sometimes laughing.

And a few will be drama queens.

[LadyBuzz]

It's going to be tragic all the way around - I just pray that the cost in human life is small

[Sonar5]

No Update from BOUY 42001.. Uh Oh......

[cajungirl]

Last time people went to the dome, there were violent people. They are doing the right thing in confiscating weappons, and some bring knives, and booze.

[RDTF]

You need to chill pal. We obviously know how serious it is or we wouldn't be here discussing it. But I'd rather listen to Jackie in the Superdome than crap like that.

[RummyChick]

Sounded like the Mayor said to have something that you can hack your way to the roof if you are in the French Quarter.

[bonfire]

Certainly hope so. They should designate a smoking section.

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

I LOVE Geraldo. He is so melodramatic and goofy sometimes, it is easier to watch him than another boring anchor dude.
Gerlado is "camp". Plus, he asks or says all the stupid things that a lot of us think about but no one says cause its so goofy.

Plus, he really does like the troops and always gets them on tv and jokes with them.

[oceanview]

doesn't this mayor sound incredibly relaxed, like he's giving this interview from an opium den or something.

[twin2]

Thanks for the info on Isaac's Storm, I'll tivo it.

[antivenom]

I am digging thru my closet for things to send to Louisiana next week...I have many friends an co-workers in Houma, New Orleans, Harvey, Lake Charles and Lafayette...this is going to be devastating...

[skaterboy]

We,REDNECKS are ready!!

Got the beer on ice and the windows boarded...So lets rock

[SamAdams76]

The upside of the National Guard serving MRE's in the Superdome is that the bathrooms won't need to be used for a while. Those things will bind up your system for sure.

I keep hearing about how all of New Orleans will be under 20 feet of water. If this comes to pass, where are all these police cars, ambulances and fire trucks going to go? Are they being moved to higher ground tonight? And how will the 20,000+ people in the Superdome be evacuated if the city is sitting under that much water?

[tet68]

I think one reason is the smoke detectors in the roof
which activate powerful exhaust fans, probably not a good
thing during a hurricane.

[mware]

This mayor is unbelieveable.

[oceanview]

Janice Dean is almost crying again.

[Snoopers-868th]

WDSU-TV is back up, but not from their studios - it looks like they're broadcasting from their sister station WESH-TV Orlando.

Link please.

[TADSLOS]

Um, they're estimating 30,000 people there already. 15,000 MREs means everybody gets half a meal, once.

That's 2500 cases of MREs (12 meals to a case) per meal for a 30K crowd. Hope they have plenty of CH-47s to continously slingload meals in for a week or more, because chances are they won't be able to deliver that many by truck fast enough.

[Northern Yankee]

I always that Proud Mary was about a River Boat.

[Gabz]

Was that before or after Meadowbrook? When his story got the gubmnt to release all the psychos out to the street and our "true" homeless problem emerged?

It was Willowbrook and it led to a massive shakeup of the mental health system of NYC...........it was an unbelieveable piece of investigative journalism. and basically launched his career....which was excellent, until he let the media PR about him go to his head.