Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VIII

NOAA - NHC ^ | 29 August 2005 | NOAA - NHC

[NautiNurse]

Category 4 Hurricane Katrina is approaching landfall in Eastern Louisiana. At 4:00AM EDT the storm's center was about 90 miles south of New Orleans.

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

Lake Ponchartrain Real Time Water Level

Wind Speed Data

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 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:

Cut and Paste:

http://www.wwltv.com/perl/common/video/wmPlayer.pl?title=beloint_khou&props=livenoad

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

Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VII
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

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

[NCC-1701]

The only other time a domed stadium's roof had a breech was the year Dallas played in the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. In that incident, a huge wind and rain storm blew through and ripped the fabric roof. that allowed rainwater to flood one end of the field. All that took place a day or two before the Cowboys/Vikings game. The fabric had a temporary repair by kickoff. the SuperDome is a horse of another color. That's a metal roof, I believe. On another thread, I stated that I hoped the people in charge wouldn't let the people inside the main arena. If the roof did have a breech, there is a lot of things hanging above their head that they wouldn't want to fall on their heads. Hope that they're under the stands in the concources. That would be far safer than the field area.

Godspeed to all those in harms way.

[silentknight]

Hotel collapse in harvey, LA, People trapped

[ChadGore]

.. A LEVEE BREACH OCCURRED ALONG THE INDUSTRIAL CANAL AT TENNESSE STREET. 3 TO 8 FEET OF WATER IS EXPECTED DUE TO THE BREACH...LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ARABI AND 9TH WARD OF NEW ORLEANS.

[watsonfellow]

I'm in Singapore without cable...can anyone provide a link to a good local New Orleans tv station that one can watch on the net?

Thanks! And prayers for Gulf Freepers from Singapore!

[queenkathy]

I bet the gas will go sky high like it always does with news like this.
Just the threat of a gas shortage spikes the gas price.

[bert]

Additionally, there is a difference between the roof membrane and the roof structure. The leaking results from some problem with the membrane. It is either partially gone or a seam has been opened. I would guess that a seam has opened at the perimeter and the wind drives the water inside.

[Right_in_Virginia]

LOL. He's showing the heights of storm surges from past hurricanes. --- (or...he's dusting, I'm can't be sure)

[Michael Goldsberry]

FOX reporting a hotel collapse in Harvey, LA. People trapped.

[maggief]

FNC:

Hotel collapse in Havey LA, people trapped

[Republic]

Was Senator Mary Landrieu out there yesterday and the day before warning those in her State who live in areas expected to undergo the brunt of Katrina to get the heck out?

Was she personally going to venues in those areas and issuing warnings?

SHE IS ON VACATION right now, after all. Bringing in a massive salary....all during their August recess like all Senators do. HAS SHE BEEN EARNING HER SALARY? lol.

How many speeches has this senator made on the floor of the Senate and at various venues in her State regarding the need for improved facitities, infrastructure, etc. in the case of a major storm.

SHE IS a part of the Federal Government, she is a USA Senator!

And if she hasn't been out there for the last four years, etc., crying out for improvements in NO and surrounding areas, THEN SHE HAS JUST BLAMED HERSELF.

What a sick woman. She is deflecting her own NEGLECT of the people of her STATE by trying to get out in front of this mess via accusing the 'Federal Government'-----Hogwash. SHE IS A MAJOR PART OF THE 'Federal Government'

And it appears she has DONE NOTHING to provide for the safety of her people.

[Zechariah_8_13]

Right, I believe the external roof "coating" is polyurethane.

[Constitution Day]

Damn. That is incredible.

[LadyBuzz]

I meant IDIOTS without the '

[spectre]

Shep hasn't reported the rushing water yet..

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[The Toll]

I am cubicle locked and my sister is holding out in Pascagoula. Thank you for the updates. Please help keep us up on what you see.

[U S Army EOD]

I lived in Bay St. Louis and Pass Christian, MS for several years. That is where Camille hit the worse and it looks like they are going to get it again. I just went through there about a month ago and visited with some of my friends there. They really need our prayers.

[gopwinsin04]

Here comes the rising water in NOLA. Looks like the worst of the winds may be over

[I still care]

They love it. This is so much more fun than reporting on stuff like Hillary. They get to ride fun toys, and stand out in the wind, and get rained on.

The thing is, I see a real potential for people dying in this.

[fhlh]

Isn't this really the fault of the senators elected to represent the state?