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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: Admin Moderator

lol! Now I really wish I'd saved the pic mware was using! :)


322 posted on 08/28/2005 8:42:40 PM PDT by sageb1 (This is the Final Crusade. There are only 2 sides. Pick one.)
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I guess that tomorrow night these pictures will be what New Orleans "used" to look like:

http://www.richardorr.com/New%20Orleans/index.htm


323 posted on 08/28/2005 8:42:52 PM PDT by Vermont Lt (I am not from Vermont. I lived there for four years and that was enough.)
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To: NautiNurse

Godspeed to all in New Orleans and any other locale affected by this hurricane. I'll be following this closely. Hundreds of millions of people in the US, Canada and around the World will be praying for all affected souls.


324 posted on 08/28/2005 8:42:56 PM PDT by NorthOf45
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To: mariabush

Moore tornado went five miles north of where I live -- Norman had no damage but we were surrounded by damage.

That tornado damage is going to look small compared to this hurricane hitting over night.

The Red Cross here in Norman had cars there this afternoon which is highly unusual. Imagine they will be leaving sometime tomorrow to help out.


325 posted on 08/28/2005 8:43:07 PM PDT by PhiKapMom (AOII Mom -- Allen in 2008)
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To: Hand em their arse

I'll hand em their arse. :-)


326 posted on 08/28/2005 8:43:23 PM PDT by Admin Moderator
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To: Treeless Branch
Anyhow, are we the only ones, or are we just mean, cynical conservatives?

I haven't made up my mind on that, as weird as that sounds. I lived through Charley, Frances and Jeanne last year, and remember all too well how badly the media over-hyped the death and destruction. They seemed positively giddy about reporting that people were going to have their homes blown into kindling. So I do think they're doing this again.

But then I look at the forecasts and the data on this monster, and I just don't know. Charley was the worst of the three storms for me last year, and it was a baby compared to this thing, depsite the unbelieveable damage it did down in SW Florida.

327 posted on 08/28/2005 8:43:26 PM PDT by CFC__VRWC ("Anytime a liberal squeals in outrage, an angel gets its wings!" - gidget7)
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To: Mears

ME = Mid East


328 posted on 08/28/2005 8:43:27 PM PDT by daybreakcoming (May God bless those who enter the valley of the shadow of death so that we may see the light of day.)
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To: Real Cynic No More

Why are you ruining a perfectly good receipe with tomato? I love tomatoes, but on the side.


329 posted on 08/28/2005 8:43:29 PM PDT by Coldwater Creek ("Over there, Over there, we will be there until it is Over there.")
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To: two23
I don't think he was sent there to report. I got the impression this afternoon, that he may have been there on a weekend vacation.

Not a vacation - he is there to report. Fox even reported when he was enroute into the city.

My guess is he is there for the overnight live work (if they have equipment working)

330 posted on 08/28/2005 8:43:38 PM PDT by Gabz (USSG Warning: portable sewing machines are known to cause broken ankles)
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To: RightWhale
There is wind. Some of the webcams are rocking and rolling.

Will see how high the water gets and how long the cams are on. Man, I hope these newscasters are all wrong.


331 posted on 08/28/2005 8:43:42 PM PDT by Major_Risktaker
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To: filbert; oceanperch
Some swimming pools by the sea are salt water pools, not chlorinated

I didn't know that. Thanks for the info and for the story of the dolphins being kept safe.

332 posted on 08/28/2005 8:43:48 PM PDT by katnip
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To: Motherbear

</i>and believe me, cajuns LOVE to talk about food</i>

Amen. Probably the reason LA is in the top 5 fattest states.


333 posted on 08/28/2005 8:43:50 PM PDT by RockyTop4GOP
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To: BurbankKarl

Man, there is some seriously expensive merchandise in the shops in the French quarter... I'm remembering a desk in an antique store priced at $40,000.00 and it was huge.


334 posted on 08/28/2005 8:44:06 PM PDT by Mercat (God loves us where He finds us.)
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To: R W Reactionairy; All

We can speculate all we want to on the dome. The fact is that those people are in there now and CAN'T move. The best thing we can do now is pray for them.


335 posted on 08/28/2005 8:44:18 PM PDT by U S Army EOD (WHEN JANE FONDA STARTS HER TOUR, LET ME KNOW WHERE SHE IS)
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To: Admin Moderator

heheeee!! love it!! : )


336 posted on 08/28/2005 8:44:20 PM PDT by Hand em their arse
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To: mhking

How do you make powdered cinnamon all i have is the sticks ?


337 posted on 08/28/2005 8:44:20 PM PDT by al baby (Father of the beeber)
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To: tomkat; cajungirl

and Southern weddings and five showers!!!
LOL!!


338 posted on 08/28/2005 8:44:38 PM PDT by mabelkitty (Lurk forever, but once you post, your newbness shines like a new pair of shoes.)
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To: adam_az

I thought the Kyoto Treaty banned hurricanes. It must be Jeb Bush's fault for letting it get past Florida...


339 posted on 08/28/2005 8:44:44 PM PDT by Sir Francis Dashwood (LET'S ROLL!)
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To: Black Tooth

I have no cajun recipe's -- I am just picking up the ones posted. I live in a BBQ area here in Oklahoma!


340 posted on 08/28/2005 8:44:48 PM PDT by PhiKapMom (AOII Mom -- Allen in 2008)
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