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Posted on 08/28/2005 8:10:23 PM PDT by NautiNurse
Extremely dangerous Hurricane Katrina is bearing down on the North Central Gulf of Mexico and New Orleans metro area. New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin conceded that as many as 100,000 inner-city residents didn't have the means to leave and an untold number of tourists were stranded by the closing of the airport. At this hour, people are still filing into the Superdome after security screening for weapons and contraband. National Guard have brought in 360,000 MRE (meals ready to eat) to feed the estimated 30,000 storm refugees in the Superdome.
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 Katrina Live Thread, Part VI
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part V
Hurricane Katrina, Live Thread, Part IV
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part III
Katrina Live Thread, Part II
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part I
Tropical Storm 12
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:
Fully-linked version of the live feeds (just in case a few people don't want to first open up WMP to cut-and-paste) -
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 WDSU-TV/DT New Orleans via WESH-TV/DT Orlando - http://mfile.akamai.com/12912/live/reflector:38843.asx
| 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 |
I live in Norman OK and our mayor is a Republican.
The mayor of NO doesn't deserve to be mayor IMHO. I heard him this morning and couldn't believe what he was saying -- he didn't seem to get it even this morning that this was going to be a huge hurricane hitting NO.
You aren't the only one who has been praying for those in Katrina's path. I think that all of us have been, tonight.
Ditto. I have been getting angrier and angrier all damn day.
I heard the NO mayor being interviewed via phone by both Geraldo and Larry King. Geraldo and the mayor were so awful that I blacked out on the sofa while listening to their awkward and inept q&a. Geraldo even asked...I think I heard this before my blackout...if the mayor knew of anything that would lessen the hurricane! This to a man can't even read.
Houston is gridlocked a lot on a normal day!
all,
storm seems to be decaying on the south west side via radar loop..good news
They, along with the military, guard, and Red Cross made the difference in our survival: food, clothing, and the basic necessities of life .. everything .. after Andrew. These organizations .. and now with FEMA .. are godsends in a disaster.
I've heard that many are riding out the storm. Though that may well be more dangerous than any of us can imagine, I understand those fierce spirits and wish them the Lord's protection.
It's a little more complicated than that.
It will be interesting to see what the public reaction to this mayor's actions will be from NO residents.
Frankly, I wouldn't stay in the SuperDome. I'd have found some way to get out of town.
School buses would have been a natural way to get thousands of people out of town, if they wanted to.
NO has had a long time to get ready for this. I'd think they could have done better.
18-22 ft above normal tide. Up to 28 ft.
Add a note to your "bachelor cuisine bookmark". Step AWAY from the TOASTER and be prepared for the cinnamon toast to launch itself in a horizontal direction. Actually this can be prevented if (1) you slowly release the thing-a-ma-bob before it springs, and (2) only prepare toast when sober.
Me, too.
I'm also furious because the people stuck on the freeways should have been evacuated earlier, too, and now they're in a very dangerous situation.
Water has already crossed Highway 182 in Orange Beach, Alabama.
I expect there will be an adequate amount of novelty tomorrow morning.
NOAA has posted their discussion. It means nothing if they are late. No reason to be dramatic because a discussion is late :) it happens. They are BUSY!
Winds are the same and pressure slightly higher.
just weakening or an ERC?
"It's a little more complicated than that."
No it's not.
Did you come on this thread to argue?
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