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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 |
Norman is getting ready for the Sooner kick-off next Saturday at 11:00 a.m. (TV time). My favorite time of the year. Got my season tickets about three weeks ago so we are all set.
Hope you get back this way someday! :)
OU is about to lease land on the edge of the airport along I-35 that will house the fifth largest mall in the Country. OU is going to make a fortune off that land the Navy gave them years ago.
The point is that evacuating a city is not a simple process.
No, it's not. But doing nothing, having no evacuation plans for people who have no means to move themselves, then herding them into a questionable shelter is a little too easy.
Tonight's the night.
Price gouging???
you have mail.
Stay out there long and you won't be. I have a bike as well and I been well over 100 mph on it. If a person is protected and in a debris free area then it's not a big deal.
Housing 50,000 to 100,000 people in hurricane conditions wouldn't involve a debris free situation.
This link shows where the eye is presently.
http://www.wunderground.com/data/640x480/2xg1_ir_anim.gif
Love that bumper music.
Why, yes, I am.
But only in a good she's-a-Texan kinda way.
You better get busy to catch up...we've been praying for a long while now.
Camille and to quote a famous American...Mickey Dolenz...."I'm a Believer"
No. I'm asking about the redio ststion which I am not receiving on my radio
Amtrak has union rules too! The first rule would be not to operate because the dispatcher (another union member) has the hazardous weather outlook in his comm center.
Since they have already started looting, I would agree with that analysis.
I've been doing that all day...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1472260/posts
Right. Which is why we are suggesting that a plan that evacuated persons to shelters in Baton Rouge would have been preferable, since there is no storm surge danger there.
People do NOT die from 100 mph wind. Don't be ridiculous.
Actually, that statement is probably true but not in the sense that the reporter probably meant it.
In July we were on the way back (to NC) from northern VA about the time that Hurricane Dennis was heading for FL. We saw many trucks from power companies and tree removal companies already headed south from places like PA. We also saw a mobile emergency center. They "stage" them closer to where they'll be needed ahead of time (but far enough away to not be in danger) so they can arrive on the needed site much quicker.
I'm sure that today crews were already on the way ... but certainly not heading into the danger zone yet.
WWL went off the air at 1240am
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