Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VII

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. 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

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 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

[Archie Bunker on steroids]

People have already started to loot according to Channel 2.

In New Orlaens? Hold on while I go find my surprised look.

[Flyer]

Sigh. . . I've been outed.

[TheClintons-STILLAnti-American]

"God bless all who will be affected by this."

All my extended family is in N.O. As far as I know everyone has gotten out, except one cousin who is a fire captain and has to stay to serve.

Another cousin has a house in Slidel on the bank of Lake Pontchartrain. Nice place, with lots of big picture windows, boat dock, etc. I know they're not getting much sleep tonight, as they have to wonder what will be left to come home to.

[JeffAtlanta]

Got to wonder if turning Mardi Gras from a religious holiday, into a pagan festival of wanton debauchery, has any bearing on the hurricane's proceedings.

What do you think Charleston did to deserve Hugo?

[Right Winged American]

as sustained winds of 150 mph with gusts of 200 blew through my parking lot. No cars moved; even my old slab sided '89 Jetta barely shook on her springs.

That's remarkable; out west it's not unusual for 60-70 MPH winds to overturn trucks and trailers on the highway -- especially on the lee slopes of the Rockies. I was directly behind a travel trailer when that happened.

Well, yeah; Trailers and 18 wheelers running empty or light will blow over — When Moving! But cars, moving or parked ain't gonna get picked up and thrown three feet, let alone into the roof of the Super Dome ...

[BurbankKarl]

I told you I saw looters! HAHA...

what else would those yutes be waiting for!

[Coldwater Creek]

Boren is a good guy, but Oklahoma is solid Republican now.

[Jedidah]

Safety issues and the fact that it takes a lot of people to run an airline -- not just the flight crews, but all the local ground crews, mechanics, cleaning crews, agents, etc.

The airlines couldn't operate without personnel, who were also trying to evacuate.

From an economic standpoint, the airlines would have made good money by getting more flights out of N.O. They are another victim in this horrid mess.

[pax_et_bonum]

Outed?

[Born in a Rage]

That was good, that was real good...lol

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

I hope and pray everything turn out OK for everyone.

In the next few hours, we may become one of the few sources of information for some in the area. After hurricane Hugo, phones were the only thing that worked. TV was completely out and the only radio left was one small AM station. One station 100 miles away was allowed to boost power just so we would have access to some information. Both stations carried a heavy load and were highly appreciated, relaying what little information they could in the first days.

Now for a request to all. Let's watch posting rumors and loosely based information here. It appears that bad news could be plenty. Even some official information later turns out to be pure malarkey. View all info with the question "who does this help if I post it?". Remember some people come here hungry for real information. Let's feed them well. Also remember that one of our trademarks here is accuracy.

[DoughtyOne]

I just reviewed Holland's storm surge protection. Wow, those folks have really taken storm surge serious.

NO either needs to build in better protection, or move out of low lying areas.

It will be interesting to see how much damage has been done to NO after tomorrow. Will those figures run higher than the cost of an adequate levy system?

[nopardons]

You know we all love you ! Please do keep us posted.

[Colorado Doug]

Waves at Buoy 42040 up to 38.1 ft now.

[PhiKapMom]

Very true! That's why it was easy to call Oklahoma home after moving here when Kelly AFB TX closed.

[Windsong]

Mardi Gras as the cause of the hurricane? Not bloody likely

Hurricanes here are as common as leaves. Everytime it rains, it floods. Even if one is as far as the Northshore (where my family resides)..it still floods.

[tomkat]

lol

.. 6 .. 5 .. 4 .. 3 ..

[nopardons]

Okay, let's all do it now......one minute, full bore prayers from all reading this thread.

[exhaustedmomma]

Again, self responsibility is a conservative position. Reliance on the government for guidance is a liberal one.

Our nation was set up for limited government. Our government, and it's taxation syestem, were set up for limited governing. There is a difference in nanny-governing and responsible government by and for people. It is why we have civilized government.

[JeffAtlanta]

From an economic standpoint, the airlines would have made good money by getting more flights out of N.O. They are another victim in this horrid mess.

Thanks for debunking the "airlines are to blame" argument.

I worry that several airlines, including Delta, might not make it if fuel prices rise again.