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

[Gabz]

The point is that he was asked to not make the statements yet continued - that was the reason for the banning - not his religious beliefs.

[Termite_Commander]

Shouldn't we be expecting a Vortex update about now?

[tiredoflaundry]

Like NN, I took a nap & all heck broke loose??? ;-)

[SunnyUsa]

Shep is in the French Quarter. He's staying.

How can he be staying in such an unsafe area?

If something happens to him..... grrrrrrrrrrr!!!!

[oceanview]

is there a detail for those tracks, showing the eye as going east or west of NO?

[Torie]

You need a new team or lawyers.

[bannie]

I could think of other things to bring if I could only take a few things from home.

I may find some weird things in the bottom of my purse that I haven't seen for awhile. ;-) ...but I'm sanguine.

[Howlin]

You think God might have a problem with some of the people in San Francisco?

He might have a problem with you bearing false witness.

Hisssssssssssss...........

[Diddle E. Squat]

You think Janice Dean is dayago?...

[Types_with_Fist]

Please keep us informed!

Thanks. I will. Toward that end... I'm chatting still with friends in Houma (the stubborn ones) and am told that the winds haven't pick up yet. But, looking at the satellite they should be getting hurricane winds in just minutes.

That's always driven people crazy when I tell them I'm from "south of New Orleans." The reaction is always the same, "there ain't nothing south of New Orleans." Actually, Houma is south-southwest of New Orleans and it looks like they'll be getting the storm's outer bands here soon.

[Howlin]

Bump!

[commish]

PLane (AF 305) is in the eye currently. Should be getting data back any time now.

[NautiNurse]

OMG--Did I just hear on WWL the Superdome without A/C could reach temps of 120º in the days following the storm?

Please tell me I had an auditory hallucination...please!

[samantha]

She is a fibber, I can tell you that The Authorities in Communities to be effected are notified long before you hear anything predicted on the News Media. Police Depts, fire Depts,Mayors, City Managers all have insider info well in advance. Blanco and that phlegmatic Mayor both knew Friday and hesitated like that idiot Mayor in "Jaws the Movie". I can tell you that when Andrew was approaching and the Local News media was monitoring the storm,they were downplaying it and saying it was not posing a threat when I got "the call" and had to notify My Shift Commander, and he in turn instructed me to notify EVERYONE. What a nightmare that was. The media did not get the word for several hours. You never saw people move so fast and talk so fast and try to sound very calm and professional.

[Maigrey]

Cool. Can I wring him up for being kitty meals?

[bonfire]

I called FOX NEWS and told them to get him OUT! Got a guy that didn't know what I was talking about.

[Termite_Commander]

Thanks for the info.

[Jeff Head]

I'm going to stay up a couple of more hours and wait til hurrican force winds start hitting NO to see where the eye is at that point...then hit it myself and get up about 5:50 AM my time, that's 6:30 AM NO time.

[mhking]

That meteorologist on WWL is really good.

Carl Arredondo, ex-Weather Channel guy. He is really good.