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

[battlegearboat]

I'd google you Mabel.

[NonValueAdded]

yes, there is a shopping concourse in between.

[JustaCowgirl]

Not just New Orleans. I think of Plaquemine parish and some of the other parishes that they say may be completely underwater. There's a LOT of history there as well as a lot of people whose lives and belongings are in danger.

[paulat]

Thanks, sweetie!!!

[PhiKapMom]

They reported on the ABC News link from above that upper floors of the high rise hotels are not safe. What got me is that they have not even seen the worst of the winds but are already getting people off the high floors.

This is scarey.

[small voice in the wilderness]

We've been on double secret probation, haven't we? I KNEW it and you sent us up jabber, jabber, etc. to take names!:)

[agitator]

it's the hyatt

[Howlin]

What? Are you listening to local feeds?

[Knitting A Conundrum]

There is a hotel connected to the Dome, but I think the Marriot is on Canal...unless ownership has shifted since I left...

[easonc52]

So jokes are OK too.

What the heck,

My wife's birthday was yesterday, she wanted something that went from zero to 200 fast! So I bought her a bathroom scale.

Gotta admit, it's hard to stay up wondering how loved ones and others are doing.

[onyx]

LOL!!!!!!!!!!

Oh the "swarm"

Liz will recall the swarm.

[Admin Moderator]

Feel free to speak up :0)

[newzjunkey]

Thanks.

[oceanperch]

Thanks I am going to ask my Pool Guy about this.

I live on the coast and fresh water to top off my lap pool is limited.

[MplsSteve]

I still can't get a feel for where Katrina's gonna come on-shore in relation to NO.

The last I've heard is 15-20 miles east of NO. It seems as though Katrina has picked up a slight wobble now - unless I'm not seeing that right on the TV.

That wobble is making it hard to tell whether Katrina will edge eastward or westward.

Anyone have a guesstimate or gut reaction?

[katnip]

Ok. So now I want to put in a saltwater pool and buy my own dolphins :)

[PhiKapMom]

Something caused them to move everyone to the ballroom. Cannot believe anyone stayed in the city.

Eye of the hurricane is getting more defined again.

[NautiNurse]

On second thought--the feed for Hurricane City is dreadful.

[filbert]

I hear ya. We've never seen a situation as serious as this--not even Andrew or Camille--because we're talking about New Orleans getting a direct strike by a Cat 5 hurricane. Very, very scary.