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Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VI
NOAA - NHC ^ | 28 August 2005 | NOAA - NHC

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

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


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Alabama; US: Florida; US: Louisiana; US: Mississippi
KEYWORDS: hurricane; hurricanekatrina; katrina; livehurricanekatrina; tropical
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To: myprecious

"Good thing to check for weapons."

So very true. Hubby was in Slidell last month and heard on the local news that the police's swat team had gone into one of NO's projects to do a test. The fired off 2-3 shots at a time to see how long it would take someone to call 911. They fired over 700 rounds before the first call to 911 came in. No kidding. And rest assured, there ARE guns in that crowd and unfortunately, that's why they have to wait to get in. The saftey of the people in the Dome, especially the children, must come first. If a gun were to go off in the Dome with that many people in it, all hell could break loose.


61 posted on 08/28/2005 2:45:51 PM PDT by LibSnubber (Lafayette, LA........PRAYER AGAINST STORMS on my homepage)
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To: justche
Is that 102 bathrooms or 102 toilets and urinals????
62 posted on 08/28/2005 2:45:53 PM PDT by spectre (Spectre's wife (God Save New Orleans)
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To: justche

That's alright for a few hours, but for days . . . yuck!!!!


63 posted on 08/28/2005 2:46:01 PM PDT by jayef
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To: LadyBuzz
Fox News will be on all night

I hope that have the set stocked with plenty of kleenex for a certain yacking hair doo.

64 posted on 08/28/2005 2:46:10 PM PDT by hole_n_one
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To: myprecious

"How many rolls of paper?"

First rule of personal storm prep... get somewhere safe and don't forget the TP.


65 posted on 08/28/2005 2:46:22 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry (Esse Quam Videre)
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To: mware

Yep- and now he's talking to tourists from overseas who are now stuck in the Super Dome.

I remember after 9/11 the recurrent overwhelming thoughts that nothing would ever be the same again. I'm having those thoughts AHEAD of time ...make sense?


66 posted on 08/28/2005 2:46:26 PM PDT by SE Mom (God Bless those who serve..)
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To: myprecious

That's something I hope people brought along with them (seriously) I can't even imagine....


67 posted on 08/28/2005 2:46:32 PM PDT by justche (No one can go back and make a brand new start, any one can start now and make a brand new ending)
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To: hole_n_one

FYI: Hurricane Katrina Freeper SIGN IN Thread


68 posted on 08/28/2005 2:46:35 PM PDT by Howlin (She's here!)
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To: NautiNurse
One of our Baton Rouge Freepers just reported electricity went out for 20 minutes already--they are going to try to evacuate now.

Prayers appreciated for their safety.

69 posted on 08/28/2005 2:46:40 PM PDT by NautiNurse ("I'd rather see someone go to work for a Republican campaign than sit on their butt."--Howard Dean)
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To: myprecious
How many rolls of paper?

I knew we forgot something ...

70 posted on 08/28/2005 2:46:40 PM PDT by 11th_VA (And so it was in the days of Noah ...)
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To: Dog
Who has the streaming video links?

Repeating from at the start of the thread (links courtesy mhking) -

Live video streams (should open into the appropriate player):

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

71 posted on 08/28/2005 2:46:50 PM PDT by steveegg (Real torture is taking a ride with Sen Ted "Swimmer" Kennedy in a 1968 Oldsmobile off a short bridge)
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To: Kozak
The Superdome

I only wish the Superdome was shaped like "The Igloo" (The Civic Arena) in Pittsburgh. It is shaped like an upside down hemisphere. I'm not crazy about the shape of that building in NO with those winds coming!

Btw, someone earlier had a Freudian slip and called it The Superdoom.

72 posted on 08/28/2005 2:46:52 PM PDT by beyond the sea ("I was just the spark the universe chose ....." --- Cindy Sheehan (barf alert))
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To: alancarp

A tornado watch is in effect til whenever. No deadline was listed. Across LA, MS, and AL and part of FL.


73 posted on 08/28/2005 2:46:52 PM PDT by MamaB (mom to an angel in HSV, AL)
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To: NautiNurse

ping


74 posted on 08/28/2005 2:46:58 PM PDT by StatenIsland
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To: NautiNurse

Superdome = Noah's Ark


75 posted on 08/28/2005 2:47:16 PM PDT by Diddle E. Squat
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To: steveegg

there will be people running to the superdome if this thing plays out.


76 posted on 08/28/2005 2:47:21 PM PDT by oceanview
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To: NautiNurse
Latest vortex recon has central pressure at 903MB, so she is basically holdig steady state. The wind reading came from the northwestern quadrant at 130kt ... so they are staying with the 160 KT reading of 3 hrs ago since they did not get a reading in the NE quad this time.

Basically what this says is the storm in maintaining its strength at around 165-175 mph winds. Possibly higher. New Orleans is looking at the doomsday scenario unfortunately.

This storm could have epic repercussions for our country. NO may be uninhabitable after this and the storm could concievably change the path of the Mississippi, with the effect of access to the Port of NO being cut off.

77 posted on 08/28/2005 2:47:30 PM PDT by commish ((Montgomery, AL) Freedom Tastes Sweetest to Those Who Have Fought to Preserve It)
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To: justche

The sewers are not going to be working...'bathrooms' won't be either.


78 posted on 08/28/2005 2:47:33 PM PDT by EBH (Never give-up, Never give-in, and Never Forget)
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To: geopyg

No, it's not.


79 posted on 08/28/2005 2:47:33 PM PDT by Howlin (She's here!)
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To: justche

When the water dept loses power, those toilets won't be of much use.


80 posted on 08/28/2005 2:47:37 PM PDT by Overtaxed
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