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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 |
Just curious: do you know of any other city BELOW sea level that has been under threat of a BIG BAD hurricane for the last 100 years that doesn't have a plan?
"It will turn" is NOT a plan, Jeff.
You're either being deliberately obtuse or just damn disengenuous.
They HAVE a plan; FEMA has a plan...........but they didn't implement it IN TIME.
That'll mean about $1 more here in SoCal. ;)
Bet they could bus hundreds of thousands to the polls. Geez even the graves are above ground... all the more convenient for the circulation-challenged voters.
Jeff--I'm really beginning to believe you fibbed about ever being in a hurricane. Shame on you.
Latest update:
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
116 AM CDT MON AUG 29 2005
.EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE KATRINA WILL MAKE LANDFALL ACROSS
EXTREME SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AROUND DAYBREAK. THE HURRICANE IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE NEAR NEW ORLEANS AND LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN DURING THE
MID TO LATE MORNING HOURS MONDAY AND THE LOWER PEARL RIVER VALLEY
EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. DEVASTATING WINDS OF CATEGORY FOUR OR FIVE
STRENGTH WILL OCCUR NEAR THE CENTER OF KATRINA SOUTH OF LAKE
PONTCHARTRAIN AND WINDS OF AT LEAST CATEGORY THREE STRENGTH WILL
OCCUR NEAR THE CENTER OF KATRINA NORTH OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND
ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI COAST. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS OF 75 MPH OR
GREATER WILL EXTEND OUT AS MUCH AS 100 MILES FROM THE CENTER AND
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 TO 74 MPH WILL EXTEND OUT OVER 200
MILES FROM THE CENTER.
Oh, what a relief for you all! Something to be thankful for today!
See 1626
N.O. caller evacuated to Baker, La.
Art "Why did your friends stay?"
Caller "Through the years, they havent lost much"...figure the most they can lose is the roof of their house
I heard the people are getting MRE's at the dome.
Is there going to be a test on that stuff after this thread is over? :-)
So you are saying that "these people" are just better off dead? I think every last one of them would rather be "crammed" into a knook for a week than drowning.
But that's just me. Call me crazy.
LOL!!! Planes are seeding the hurricane -- I like that one but can guarantee you someone will think it is true! :)
:-)
NNNW would be my way of describing it.
Keep watching the NWS page for alerts...that will be the first place you hear about flooding....
That's what I was figuring, considering conservation of angular momentum, which is why I've been watching for it.
Are you listening to this letter being read from Mary Landru??
She is such a Bleep
Seriously, Karl, is Art hosting tonight?
Evidently.
Thanks!
I'll be right back... do you mind waiting?
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