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

[PhiKapMom]

Amazing -- I would have been out of there long before today.

[Howlin]

Thanks. It already looks too rough for me.

[RobbyS]

That question will be not be meaningful if a disater befalls the SuperDome.

[PhiKapMom]

I agree with you on the Red Cross disaster teams.

[aposiopetic]

What sort of public transportation could New Orleans mustered to move 100,000 people in 18 hours?

At 50 people per busload, we are talking 2,000 busloads in 1080 minutes. If 20 sites for boarding were established throughout the parish, this would be an average of 100 busloads per site over the course of 1080 minutes, or about 1 busload every ten minutes for the entire period of time. With lots of training and lots of practice and perfect execution, this might be possible. In reality, I agree that such a rate cannot reasonably be expected to be attained, without proper education of the public in advance as to what they would need to do, coupled with adequate equipment and flawless logistics.

[NautiNurse]

Ask the people in the Carolinas and Florida if they think that mandatory evacuations should be taken lightly. They have been evacuated so many times and had such a hard time getting back that they don't even leave anymore.

I don't think this is an accurate statement.

[supercat]

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.

Doesn't hydrogen glow green when it ionizes?

[don-o]

Radio station 870 has been not coming in here for several minutes. That can be atmosphere conditions sometimes. Anyone now hearing WWL radio?

[silentknight]

Winds gusting to 90 in New Orleans over the past 30 minutes. Strong squalls sweeping through the city.

[Diddle E. Squat]

They had to keep some roads with inbound lanes, for people from out of state rushing in to evac their elderly parents, etc.

[PhiKapMom]

Dang! And the main part of the hurricane is not scheduled to hit for another seven hours. Cannot fathom the devastation this is going to cause.

[WSGilcrest]

Here's a web cam that's still working. --> http://www.nola.com/paradecam/index.ssf?video

Here's what ParadeCAM looks like on the side of Fat Harry's.

Here's how to locate the camera near the corner of St. Charles and Napoleon

[Natchez Hawk]

"I'm really going to be honked off when the libs blame the president and the war for the hurricane"

It's always good to keep the focus on what's important, right?

POLITICS. Get a life loser

[Right Winged American]

As I said above, this was AT NIGHT ... and CONTINUOUS ... During ANDREW

[NautiNurse]

I've got WWL streaming

[RobbyS]

Amen.

[rwfromkansas]

any news on the latest pressure and winds.....it may be 150 or so instead of 160 if the storm is actually starting to weaken, but I am betting it still is close to 160.

[dandelion]

Dear God, please let the levees hold...

If the levees do hold, all will know that it was the Hand of God that held them!

[raygun]

Just 'bout time find out if they're made of the stuff it takes to Hurricane Party! (Party on Wayne! Party on Garth!):

[JennysCool]

Doesn't hydrogen glow green when it ionizes?

Got me, but someone on this expert-laden thread should know.