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

[Blogger]

Agreed. God is active in history and he does punish people with natural phenomena for sinning against Him. Is that what this is? Maybe. But, I wouldn't say it would be so much on New Orleans per say but on America for the many sins she has tolerated for some time. Between our abortions, our rapes, our murders, our promotion of homosexuality, and most recently and most significantly our betrayal of Israel by pushing her to give up Gaza and other pieces of Israel to terrorists, I believe what we are seeing at the least is a lifting of God's hand of protection. We scream out at every turn "we don't need God" then are perplexed that he might oblige us.

I pray that the people are spared. They break my heart. But when I heard Shep Smith's comments from the bar on Bourbon street earlier this afternoon, I couldn't help but think about Matthew 24:37-39
37As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. 38For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; 39and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.


So many are just brushing this off. Eating, drinking, shrugging their shoulders as they face a watery grave.

May God have mercy on our nation.

[TomGuy]

AccuWeather.com guy on FoxNews says 50-70% of N. O. 'will' be under water by tomorrow night.

[TheForceOfOne]

Drudge just reported 901 mb pressure

[Howlin]

Ah, I saw that guy's post; he wasn't "just" expressing his religious views!

[Torie]

I'm very sorry for you. Very sad. The weather news remains very bad for NO. Pray it turns more sharply to the east and blows away the Mississippi casinos if you are selfish. But are know you are not. You just feel a personal pain, from which there is no escape. None.

[seams2me]

...."And for all who are going to be impacted, I pray."

We are all going to be affected. Gas prices are only one thing that will be affected by the ruination caused by the storm and it's aftereffects. Everything that's shipped on the Mississippi will be affected. That means Walmart.

That hits home.

[mabelkitty]

How about a valium update?
I need one and don't have one!

[SunnyUsa]

I feel sick when I see the people still walking around on the streets in New Orleans.

I don't even understand why the reporters are there - it's a bad example, and false sense of security.

[alancarp]

High tide in the area is....7am cdt, on average. However, it's only about an 18inch tidal rise.

[kjam22]

I think they're exagerating. But that's just my opinion.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Is it just me or does it seem like she and the storm should get a room? She sounds like she gets hot just talking about it.

[spanalot]

"I am calling my kids in Foley, Alabama and telling them to repent quick."

I'm a teatotaller in Montana - if its not coming here, I'm going to the cathouse to party.

[sageb1]

"Anyway, I thought Carville was from North Louisiana up in yankee territory He must be from the low lying(lie-ing) swamps, he's a snake(serpenthead is what Mary calls him).LMAO"

It's kind of funny you should mention that she calls him serpenthead. The very first time I ever saw Bill Clinton speak (TV), I thought HE looked like a serpent.

[GOP_Proud]

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

The evening crew has been a bit wild compared to this morning and afternoon.

I've been here all day. I'm about to catch some shut-eye now. My bell rings at 5 am eastern.

Prayers sent upward for NO.

[Cvengr]

The Superdome is built to withstand catastrophes; the roof is built to stand up to 200 MPH wind and...

assuming , of course, the foundation elements aren't washed away.

[cgk]

Adding my prayers to yours for your family.

[RockyTop4GOP]

I use a skillet. I brown onion and bell pepper in butter along with kielbasa. Cook the beans seperate until soft and then add spices and veggies. Then I make a roux and add to the whole thing. In the south we use iron skillets for everything.

Sorry, but that's more of a Southern Kidney bean meal than traditional Cajun Red Beans and Rice. Cajuns would never use keilbasa (I don't think I've ever even bought it.) Andouille is the only thing to use. It sounds like you're trying to combine jamabalaya (which uses bell peppers) with red beans.

Here's my mom's recipe. (I'm Cajun on both sides) Soak 1 bag of red beans overnight. Sort out the bad beans. Combine beans with 1 can chicken broth and add 1 can water, 1 chopped onion and hamhocks to season. Simmer in crock pot until the mixture starts to boil. Turn down the heat and allow to simmer all day. An hour or 2 before serving, brown some andouille in a skillet and add to red beans. Serve over white rice with tabasco sauce and salt and pepper.

[proud American in Canada]

Okay, I have to log off now, and I don't know if anyone even cares what I have to say, but here goes: Yes, I will pray so hard that no one hurts or dies--human life is precious and worth more than any bricks and mortar.

And, so much history and culture in N.O. that could be lost forever. It would be a tragedy if it were gone.

A a big chunk of U.S. history torn out in a day?

Please. God, let that not happen.

Now, I'll put my kids to bed, while praying that this M************r of a hurricane doesn't destroy New Orleans and kill innocent people.

[Keith in Iowa]

>>>At 160 mph, the wind loading is about 65pounds per square foot.

Dang. At that rate, I would blow away...and I'm by no means tiny...

[Hilltop]

Prejudice? Are you intimating that only one ethnicity has a propensity for crack addiction?

If so, then you are the one that is racist.