Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VII

NOAA - NHC ^ | 28 August 2005 | NOAA - NHC

[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

[CFC__VRWC]

High tide's right around the approximate landfall time too - only about a foot and a half rise there, but that could still be critical. They just can't catch any kind of break. Of course, if the surge hits 30 ft, the tide's kind of a moot point.

[NautiNurse]

Do you have a safe room just in case?

[battlegearboat]

Hey, show us how you can run and jump into that fancy car without opening the door.

[Admin Moderator]

Does that make you two another "Mod Squad"?

That would be us ;0)

[Admin Moderator]

We're interested in this as well. Remember, we're freepers first. But, that last thread was so terrible, it's taking two of us to moderate it. Just remember all the work NautiNurse has done.

[filbert]

I wonder why sea salt?

Isn't that hard on the filter and pump?

Or do they have a special type of system.

What about bacteria levels in a salt public pool?

Well, salt is sodium chloride, so in a way, it's just another way to chlorinate. I'm at the border of my knowledge here, but I'd imagine they have some kind of sand filter (just like my backyard pool has) to trap most of the particulates (bacteria, etc). I think they just pipe ocean water into their pool systems. Cruise ships also have salt water pools, not chlorinated pools.

[Skywarner]

"I'm in Massachusetts and I'm transfixed with this storm. Prayers for all of the folks on the Gulf."

Ditto on both counts.

I'm in NY, but I've been to New Orleans and have some affiliation to it. It's a beautiful city with some incredibly rich history. Really, so is the entire area.

Tonight, there are no blue states or red states. No matter what our political leanings, we're all Americans.

[Gabz]

Good night. Thanks for all the info you provided.

[jbstrick]

"I think jabber jabber,etc. just found the recipe for getting kicked off a thread.;)"

LOL, Thank you!

[gov_bean_ counter]

Chuckle.

[Howlin]

Hum along...

'Cause you're a split personality
And in reality
Both of them are you

[Sidebar Moderator]

Ahem. /deep voice

[STARWISE]

Gonna also be the potential of severely heightened disease risk afterward if the chemical plants are penetrated and leach benzene and other carcinogens :

Katrina may be 'our Asian tsunami'

"Floodwaters from the east will carry toxic waste from the "Industrial Canal" area, nicknamed after the chemical plants there. From the west, floodwaters would flow through the Norco Destrehan Industrial Complex, which includes refineries and chemical plants, said van Heerden, who has studied computer models about the impact of a strong hurricane for four years.

"These chemical plants are going to start flying apart, just as the other buildings do," he predicted. "So, we have the potential for release of benzene, hydrochloric acid, chlorine and so on."

That could result in severe air and water pollution, he said."

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Dr. Gardner on FNC was also saying how much really dangerous infection will spread from the dead animal and human bodies on which the flies will be feeding. This is worse than a horror movie. Prayers for quelling the seas and wind and protection of the fearful thousands awaiting this storm.

[newzjunkey]

Is there another good stream?

[Admin Moderator]

Not at all, we're just trying to keep the food fights to a minimum.

[tomkat]

I posted a recipe AND made a comment that offended someone. I'm batting zero. :)

Oh my, you're lookin' at that scenario all bass-ackwards !
In my book, you went 2 for 2 !

 

[al baby]

Take it from one of the class clowns you guys do do opps you do a great job its not easy being the sandbox monitors I have been suspended on occasions but rightfully soKeep up the good work

[cyborg]

You may be RIGHT! :o)

[Aggie Mama]

The ones that I have seen happen fast...not like a tsunami, more like when you are standing at the beach and a wave kind of slowly comes up around you and all of the sudden it's up to your shoulders instead of your kneecaps like you thought.