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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


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: amscray; bugoutnow; getoutadodge; getoutoftown; hurricane; hurricanekatrina; katrina; katrinaandthewaves; livehurricanekatrina; lordprotectnoandla; nawlins; neworleans; tropical; walkingonsunshine; weather
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To: Howlin

Just goin' through the recipes. AM 870 disappeared up here in WI awhile ago. They were giving listeners the sound of the wind at the time.


1,742 posted on 08/29/2005 12:05:07 AM PDT by spunkets
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To: Gucho

Thank you for your service! (and the links)


1,743 posted on 08/29/2005 12:05:17 AM PDT by Snoitan5 ("This we'll defend" (Any questions???))
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To: bonfire

"Snakes, it had to be snakes" - I. Jones


1,744 posted on 08/29/2005 12:05:30 AM PDT by Citizen Soldier
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To: Thinkin' Gal

Those in the above ground graves in New Orleans are known as the secret Democrat registered voting block.

Or as some say the difference in most elections.


1,745 posted on 08/29/2005 12:05:42 AM PDT by OKIEDOC (There's nothing like hearing someone say thank you for your help.)
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To: warsaw44

They got a ton of MRE's from the National Guard. There will be food for those without any tomorrow at the Dome.


1,746 posted on 08/29/2005 12:05:51 AM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)
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To: Howlin
You know who they were? (Maybe?)

Oh yeah. Sons of mullet netters who think the world owes them a living. Every one of them couldn't contain themselves when they went to sell items stolen from the folks on Sanibel.

It was a joke. They would put items at the curb if it didn't garner enough money and the cops were laughing at their stupidity.

They won't have it nearly as easy the next time.

1,747 posted on 08/29/2005 12:05:55 AM PDT by nunya bidness (Remember, they hated Him first.)
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To: pax_et_bonum

I just made a fresh pot of coffee, so I'm here with y'all for the duration.


1,748 posted on 08/29/2005 12:06:06 AM PDT by Flyer (Home from Crawford (Houston))
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To: Diddle E. Squat

Could you share with me a city that does have a plan like this in place?


1,749 posted on 08/29/2005 12:06:10 AM PDT by JeffAtlanta
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To: jeffers; Admin Moderator; Sidebar Moderator
""all..its time to stop the normal back and forth chatter now and only post "hard news" i think? agree? "

I totally agree. All idiots out there posting recipes for gumbo or whatever should be suspended. There are many here wondering about the life/death fate of loved ones. Can we please forgo the G.D. recipes to a more appropriate time? DUH!

1,750 posted on 08/29/2005 12:06:46 AM PDT by de Buillion (Perspective: 1880 dead Heroes in 3 yr vs. 3589 abortions EVERY DAY , 1999, USA.)
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To: Sidebar Moderator
I didn't think you folks needed no stinking badges.

Mine has a mini digicam and GPS uplink.

Well, that's different. Um . . . I want one too.
No wonder you keep that baby shined up.

1,751 posted on 08/29/2005 12:06:49 AM PDT by Colorado Doug (Diversity is divisive. E. Pluribus Unum)
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To: newzjunkey
Just really glad Art is doing the show rather than Norry. With Norrys off the wall, off subject side comments I'd really lose it.
1,752 posted on 08/29/2005 12:06:52 AM PDT by warsaw44
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To: Citizen Soldier

aw geez. I took my Grandmother to see that movie and when that part came on she started shaking and sobbing. She never EVER forgave me!


1,753 posted on 08/29/2005 12:07:19 AM PDT by bonfire (dwindler)
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To: Howlin
Well, you'd think after telling people during Ivan to crawl in their attics... with an ax (to hack their way out if it didn't work)... you'd just think they would have thought this over. But no. And now... they are still telling people to hit their attics... can't you see a 80+ year old on a walker or wheelchair doing just that. They've gotten better... now they are telling them to do that; and out of the other side of their mouth, telling them to get in their cars and go anywhere. (This afternoon they were saying this.) Sitting stuck in a traffic jam with this monster storm approaching is just plain "leadership" gone amuck. BTW, there are more to "storms hitting" than "weather" storms.
1,754 posted on 08/29/2005 12:07:20 AM PDT by exhaustedmomma (Calling illegal alien an undocumented immigrant is like calling a burglar an uninvited house guest)
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To: newzjunkey


He was a police dispatcher. Didn't know he was 911 operator.


1,755 posted on 08/29/2005 12:07:20 AM PDT by onyx (North is a direction. South is a way of life.)
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To: Ronzo
Where would they go? Lake Charles...perhaps Beaumont. Wouldn't get them ENTIRELY out of the storms path....but both locations should be much better off than NO.

I'll concede that anyplace is better than NO at this point, but at the time they would have needed to start the process, there was some risk that it could hit west of where it is going to - meaning that you might be moving folks into the path of danger. (But, of course not as bad as it is looking like it will turn out.)

The second problem is that it is my guess that the shelters will be packed by folks who got themselves there. I'll try to remember to check tomorrow to see what reports are on that.

To make my position clear, however, let me say that I do agree that the mayor and the governor were way behind the curve on getting things started.

1,756 posted on 08/29/2005 12:07:30 AM PDT by PAR35
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To: Chevy Sales
Wow. That's insane.

I heard earlier, perhaps on one of these threads, that you can lean into winds of 80 MPH and the winds will keep you upright.
1,757 posted on 08/29/2005 12:07:46 AM PDT by Termite_Commander (Warning: Cynical Right-winger Ahead)
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To: JeffAtlanta
You expect those evacuated to sit on the gym floor for at least a week?

You need to stop posting, Jeff; you're just showing your ignorance of hurricanes.

1,758 posted on 08/29/2005 12:08:36 AM PDT by Howlin
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To: Knitting A Conundrum

Is that a little less rain they are predicting?


1,759 posted on 08/29/2005 12:09:03 AM PDT by Peach (South Carolina is praying for our Gulf coast citizens.)
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To: Howlin

Now a Cat 4?


1,760 posted on 08/29/2005 12:09:10 AM PDT by BurbankKarl
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