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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 |
>>>Please don't talk about this as some kind of an attack by God and justify the thinking.
Because it's Bush's fault.... :)
I think a prayer thread would be a good idea at this point.
But: We're. All. Still. Watching.
I'm with you cgk. I think when the world wakes up tomorrow and realizes this was not a made for TV movie, many more will be somber.
Lurker
I meant "bump" to mark my place!
I think Matthews stole it from Geraldo, who ripped it from The Associated Press.
I have no idea...:-) Anyway, I thought Carville was from North Louisiana up in yankee territory. Or am I thinking of Terry Bradshaw?
Yes, Greg says you're right. Now, tell me what that means, in practical terms, in relation to tonight's storm.Well, thanks Greg.
In practical terms, it means that the design limit of 120 mph will likely be exceeed, beyond which, we will see what the 'as built'/as constructed limits really are ...
Later in the week there will be a video clip of OBL saying "Allah is soooo goooood...."
Janice Dean is also a meteorologist. She knows what's going to happen, and she has many friends there.
Is that the guy that said that to Shep today?
That was beyond rude & totally uncalled for.
Matthews is talking to Senator David Vitter, the first Republican Senator of LA, who sounds fabulous!!!!
FEMA Director is already on the ground in Louisiana, he says.
It could take months to completely drain New Orleans, he says.
Matthews asks such idiotic questions. "Can the pumps keep working during the storm?" DUH
This guy is on the phone, sounds so impressive explaining the pumps, the levies, and their limitations.
It's also been 5 hours that you've been complaining about me complaining about her.
What's that tell you?
Is there any reason why military transports weren't used to get these people out rather than putting them in the dome?
More smoking-related deaths. :)
"Will you scratch my back?"
Terry lives out West now - I think in Arizona
I wonder, if the eye passes directly over NO - is it wide enough to put the whole city and the lake outside the windfield for a significant portion of the storm?.
They are closer to it than NO!
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