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

[kingu]

How is the sewage going to work in the Super Dome if the city is flooded?

Supposedly around 1am, the city will flush the entire sewer system into the gulf, assuming that the hurricane will wisk that right out to sea. The system will then be able to handle what sewer needs the remaining population has until the crisis is over with.

Reality is that the sewers are going to back up onto the streets if things go bad and that will be the least of the toxic stew.

[BCrago66]

LA has a lot of refineries; according to this chart, 16% of America's refining capacity. Expect higher gas prices. (Hat tip, Hugh Hewitt.)

http://www.lmoga.com/reflist.htm

[Gabz]

I've been through a few hurricanes in SE VA, in some cases going on the air on the local talk radio station in the middle of the night just to keep people going.

I did the same thing in Delaware - but only with one hurricane, mostly winter storms.

These threads remind me exactly of those times.

[Vermont Lt]

I am off to bed. I found some old beads in one of my computer cases. I wonder if my wife is up to earning them?

[tiredoflaundry]

Yikes ! 3 mods!

[ImphClinton]

Many people died in previous Hurricanes when trapped in their attics and unable to swim out of the house.

This is not a myth.

[U S Army EOD]

If they make it okay, I will gladly give them all I can make.

[Admin Moderator]

I'm not sure. Admin Moderator, what's your take?

After today, it's a strong possibility

[Trident/Delta]

Nita going to bed..... be still my fantasies!

Semper Degenerate

[Howlin]

Now look, two Admin Moderators and one Sidebar Moderator.

In "olden times" on FR, that would be considered a SWARM, wouldn't it? :-)

[Flux Capacitor]

----Do you have a safe room just in case?----

I certainly do have a safe room. Unfortunately, it's in a motel in El Paso. :)

-Dan

[TheSpottedOwl]

I've always wanted to visit New Orleans, but not during Mardi Gras. Besides the potential of many lives being loss, a lot of history will be destroyed. Prayers for everyone in the hurricane path.

[Gabz]

ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!

You folks ROCK!

[Admin Moderator]

Oops, you didn't let us know you were here. Ruh roh, three mods! You all are in big trouble. Did you all notice how nice every is now?

[nopardons]

I bet they did! I know that people exchanged recipes during blackouts, in Manhattan, when whole apartment building residents were told that they had to go to the basement. :-)

[Sonar5]

BOUY Update 42039

Station 42039 - PENSACOLA - 115NM East Southeast of Pensacola, FL

Wind Direction (WDIR): SE ( 130 deg true )
Wind Speed Wind Speed (WSPD): 33.0 kts
Wind Gust Wind Gust (GST): 42.7 kts
Wave Height (WVHT): 24.3 ft

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And of course BURL1
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=burl1

Wind Direction (WDIR): ENE ( 60 deg true )
Wind Speed Wind Speed (WSPD): 64 kts
Wind Gust Wind Gust (GST): 71 kts
Atmospheric Pressure Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.05 in
Pressure Tendency Pressure Tendency (PTDY): -0.21 in ( Falling Rapidly )
Air Temperature Air Temperature (ATMP): 79.5 °F

[goodnesswins]

The mayor today talked of people needing to have access to the upper levels of their homes/whatever including the roof, and axes or something in case they needed to chop their way to the roof.......IF they decided to stay.

[RummyChick]

That is why the mayor was talking about having something to be able to hack your way onto the roof for those that stayed in the french quarter

[Admin Moderator]

Thanks, we try to uphold Jim's guidelines.