needs to go almost due north the way I see it, and it had been going NW....
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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
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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 |
When you say 8000 died in Galveston, I wonder what did that means in percetage of people there. You have to worry not how many die but the percentage that die. Given the same conditions, that is what you have to prepare yourself for.
May be safer at Lempko Park, eh? – It’s “So Good”
Dang--they just had a preview of coverage on Fox for tonight..and they advertised BILL HEMMER with Julie Banderas...
I thought Bill Hemmer was at CNN!
how are you doing?
needs to go almost due north the way I see it, and it had been going NW....
Put away the bottle.
Geez .. there is another one coming
Tropical Depression Thirteen
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1472448/posts
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I told my husband early today....that we would probably be paying $5.00 a gallon from this..
it would have to go far to the west. a move to the west may avoid the lake being puhsed out into the city, but being in the eastern eye wall means the wind damage will be most intense, and the storm surge from the sea will be no picnic.
yeah...
there may be one if it had another 24 hours over water, but it has maybe 4...
As my husband would say, "No $hit, Sherlock!"
He left! I am just finding out he is on Fox now. Super cool.
The City of Alexandria has just announced it will open its municipal buildings including the convention center and animal shelter to assist evacuees and their pets.
http://www.thetowntalk.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050828/NEWS05/50828011
We met Miami/Dade codes when we put an addition on. We have one area where our roof overhangs our deck. The number of hurricane straps required by code was phenomenal.
I asked the inspector why the requirements were so stringent and he said "Uplift."
God bless you, sir. And "go wooble"! :)
IMHO Laurie Dhue isn't very good. I'm a red-blooded male, but an anchor job may not be the best fit for her skills set.
For what it's worth, I just talked to my brother-in-law, a structural engineer.
I asked him about the Superdome. He says all bets are off above 175MPH, without exact blueprints and technical data. Maybe it won't get that strong. Here's hoping, prayers up.
AR
"When you say 8000 died in Galveston, I wonder what did that means in percetage of people there."
It was a high percentage. Many actually went down to the shore to watch and drowned, which is unthinkable now, but then, they didn't have weather forecasts as such, let alone radar and satellite.
Have you heard from Brad's Gramma? I expected her to be on this thread...and haven't...
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