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Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VII
NOAA - NHC ^ | 28 August 2005 | NOAA - NHC

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

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


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KEYWORDS: amscray; bugoutnow; getoutadodge; getoutoftown; hurricane; hurricanekatrina; katrina; katrinaandthewaves; livehurricanekatrina; lordprotectnoandla; nawlins; neworleans; tropical; walkingonsunshine; weather
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To: kenth

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.


1,561 posted on 08/28/2005 11:34:31 PM PDT by PhiKapMom (AOII Mom -- Allen in 2008)
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To: JeffAtlanta

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.


1,562 posted on 08/28/2005 11:34:34 PM PDT by kenth (north Georgia mountains - prayers for all in the path of Katrina)
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To: bellas_sister
Global warming also responsible for no hurricanes in 2000 and 2001?
1,563 posted on 08/28/2005 11:34:44 PM PDT by John Jamieson (Hybrids are a highway around CAFE, that's all they're good for.)
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To: JeffAtlanta
And for an event that hasn't happened in 150 years.

Tonight's the night.

1,564 posted on 08/28/2005 11:34:54 PM PDT by Howlin
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To: newzjunkey

Price gouging???


1,565 posted on 08/28/2005 11:34:54 PM PDT by TheSpottedOwl ("President Bush, start building that wall"!)
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To: Howlin

you have mail.


1,566 posted on 08/28/2005 11:35:02 PM PDT by bonfire (dwindler)
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To: AntiGuv
Well, yes, that's most certainly true, but I've been outside in approximately 90-100mph winds and I'm still here.

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.

1,568 posted on 08/28/2005 11:35:37 PM PDT by JeffAtlanta
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To: BurbankKarl

This link shows where the eye is presently.
http://www.wunderground.com/data/640x480/2xg1_ir_anim.gif

Love that bumper music.


1,569 posted on 08/28/2005 11:35:47 PM PDT by eternity (What's it all about...Alfie?)
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To: pax_et_bonum
Are you talking about me, Flyer?

Why, yes, I am.

But only in a good she's-a-Texan kinda way.

1,570 posted on 08/28/2005 11:35:50 PM PDT by Flyer (Home from Crawford (Houston))
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To: Ostlandr
Is it too soon to start praying for everybody in the path of this monster?

You better get busy to catch up...we've been praying for a long while now.

1,571 posted on 08/28/2005 11:35:56 PM PDT by NautiNurse ("I'd rather see someone go to work for a Republican campaign than sit on their butt."--Howard Dean)
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To: NautiNurse
Which hurricane were you in?

Camille and to quote a famous American...Mickey Dolenz...."I'm a Believer"

1,572 posted on 08/28/2005 11:36:14 PM PDT by wardaddy (I'm sure glad I'm not fishing on Chandeleur right about now)
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To: PureSolace

No. I'm asking about the redio ststion which I am not receiving on my radio


1,573 posted on 08/28/2005 11:36:14 PM PDT by don-o (Don't be a Freeploader. Do the right thing and become a Monthly Donor!)
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To: MidwestOpinion

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.


1,574 posted on 08/28/2005 11:36:26 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
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To: BurbankKarl

Since they have already started looting, I would agree with that analysis.


1,575 posted on 08/28/2005 11:36:28 PM PDT by PhiKapMom (AOII Mom -- Allen in 2008)
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To: Ostlandr

I've been doing that all day...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1472260/posts


1,576 posted on 08/28/2005 11:36:28 PM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)
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To: Tall_Texan

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.


1,577 posted on 08/28/2005 11:36:34 PM PDT by Diddle E. Squat
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To: JeffAtlanta

People do NOT die from 100 mph wind. Don't be ridiculous.


1,578 posted on 08/28/2005 11:36:35 PM PDT by Howlin
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To: BurbankKarl; eternity
reporter saying crews on the way....YEAH RIGHT!

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.

1,579 posted on 08/28/2005 11:37:00 PM PDT by kayak (Have you prayed for your President today?)
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To: PureSolace

WWL went off the air at 1240am


1,580 posted on 08/28/2005 11:37:07 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
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