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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 |
http://www.nola.com/paradecam/index.ssf?video
lol...well, you have a nice way of explaining things. It's a gift that I'm sure comes in handy being an engineer/lawyer :-)
It sounds like you're a damn good one!
Here we go...
I forgot about Mayfield. Thanks for the reminder.
web cams
http://www.nola.com/bourbocam/
use the BeadCam (it's on bourbon in the FQ)
and the Streetcar cam
I think he'll say because we produced Rhett Butler who failed to keep Miss Scarlet away from the Union Army.
More than a couple
Now that is what I'm talknig about. Thank you. Point taken and well made. I'll now go and stand in the corner.
Someone on Thread VI mentioned they noticed that "Bill Emmert" had been hired by Fox. Actually, his name is Bill Hemmer, and he indeed left CNN for Fox. Below is a somewhat snide article about his final day on his morning show at CNN. Rumor has it that Bill Hemmer was too much a Dudley DoRight for CNN, too much a straight arrow (I'll bet he was too conservative for them, or they were too liberal for him). Now he has popped up on Fox tonite, his first appearance. Roger Ailes once again swipes away a talking head from CNN and/or MSNBC. He got Greta Van Sustern, Whorealdo Rivera, and that dark-haired lawyer guy whose name eludes me at the moment. Bill Hemmer seems a nice guy. Here is the snide article on his last day at CNN:
Bill Hemmers Last Hurrah
Filed under Media : CNN
Today marked the last day of Bill Hemmers co-anchor duties of CNNs American Morning yes, were a bit weepy too. But, on the bright side, is there anything quite as fantabulous as anchor farewells? We think not, and Henry the Intern is inclined to agree. After the jump, his account of Hemmers last exaggerated send-off, complete with heartfelt messages from Anderson Cooper and mushy clip reels. Cue the violins
7:01 There is no noticeable change in his emotional composure when opening the show and chit-chating with Soledad OBrien about Tom Cruises marriage proposal to Katie Holmes.
7:57 Hemmer drops a hint to the 90-Second Pop panel: Thanks for being so terrific for so long.
8:33 Carol Costello reports on Tom & Katie.
Hemmer: Jealous?
Costello: Of the ring, nothing else
At times I say I like my ring more than my husband.
9:24 Farewell, Bill. Soledad introduces a montage of well-wishers from fellow anchorbots.
Paula Zahn: Good luck, Hemmer head, my friend Bill.
Anderson Cooper: A great loss for CNN
You have a great and exciting future.
Sanjay Gupta: His life is like a rocket, always accelerating and always moving up.
Nancy Grace: He was a baby reporter, now hes heading off to the sunset.
And William Schneider sang the Ohio State Song.
Costello: I dont even know what to say.
Hemmer: Well, give it a shot.
Costello: One of the truly genuine, honest, sincere people
Fade to mush.
Hemmer: Its been a longtime since Ive cried.
OBrien: No crying on us.
9:47 Daryn Kagan shows a photo of the long-haired Hemmer, circa 1997: Youre going to go on and be some superstar somewhere. Hemmer: Sweet, Daryn
Thirteen more minutes of me.
9:55 The clip show begins. Hemmer is caught saying of OBrien, She makes me so nervous. Theres a white girl supermodel rap about Hemmer and endless clips under the song Forever in Blue Jeans.
10:00 Hemmer: Very touching
I dont like goodbyes, I prefer see ya laters
Ten years is a good chunk of anyones life, and to each and everyone of you, thank you
I am a big believer in new beginnings, and this is one of them. I am not going that far this time
Then a collective aw on the set, followed by applause. Hemmer: Give me a whole box of tissues.
Hemmer does a final toss to Kagan in Atlanta, who swears Hemmers hair is real. OBrien ruffles it for proof. Hemmer says his glasses are real too.
10:05: Kagan begins the next show: A good friend and a really, really good guy.
We stand with the people of New Orleans and all the people that stand in the way of the storm. We are Americans, and we will stand with them now, and always. As Americans we shall rise to this challenge, and we shall overcome. God Bless America, God Bless those that face the challenge, and keep them safe.
A couple of Texas storm watchers that were at Crawford, too!
I just got up and I'm startin' the coffee.
Thanks you. This should have been the type of plan in place. All cities should have detaild evacuation plans not only for hurricanes, but for dirty bombs and other terrorist threats.
Q. During our recent spectacular lightning show I noticed that sometimes there was a greenish tint to the lightning. Can you explain this? Lucy Baldwin - Palo Alto
A. Clouds often take on a greenish hue before severe storms, but this is most often associated with hail. Hail is usually part of a thunderstorm. These tall, dense cumulonimbus clouds often block most of the sunlight, so the greenish tint may be a reflection of Earth's green foliage. However, the cause of the green tint has not been proven conclusively.
Yeahbut ... This was 01:30am - 02:00am at night And it was continuous flashes of bright green cloud to cloud lightning.
Imagine a 1cm3 block moving at 1cm/sec through stationary air. In 1sec it moves 1cm3 of air out of the way. Effectively it moves it 1cm sideways.
The energy of that mass of air being moved is 1/2mv. The power is E/t=E/(1sec).
Since E=F*d, where d-distance:
F=E/d = m/2*v2/1cm
That means the force on 1cm2, or any area is proportional to v2
Just as the E is.
Howdy!
Quote "Red Cross expects this to be the greatest natural disaster they have ever responded to
Red Cross expects this to be the greatest money maker they have ever responded to"
Total BS. The Red Cross brings money in and the money goes right back out. You are clueless. Our local Chapter helps hundreds of people recover from house fires and other disasters each year.
These local chapters are strained tonight. Thousands of volunteers are helping to take care of people in shelters. They are giving freely of their time. The Red Cross provides immediate life sustaining help during and after a disaster.
There won't be money to be made. We struggle just to get by each month.
You have no clue.
Hemmer was one of the few people I liked on CNN -- glad he left!
WWL interview--took the woman 12 hours to get from NO to BR.
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