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

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

CNN reporter is right next to a hotel in Biloxi. 90 + MPH winds and the hotel is coming apart.

[spycatcher]

Mary Landrieu: "No catastrophic damage." (In denial)

[DB]

Tell Shep, he said NO was looking good... Fool...

[NonValueAdded]

tanks for the info :) Where is Michoud in relationship to NO?

[HuronMan]

That is because they've had ineffective representatives in Washington DC. You don't here West Virginians complaining that Washington hasn't invested enough in their state. Say what you want about Bob Byrd. At least he knows how to get the job done.

[cyborg]

Or worse... all the water coming in and turning the Dome into a big human fishbowl!!!!!

[Heatseeker]

Thanks for nothing - I've been trying to get that song out of my head for 24 hours now, and see what you've done. ;)

[Libertarian444]

Seriously. Landrieu really needs to give it a rest. In the middle of the worst catastrophe in the history of her state, all she can think to do is try to score partisan political points. Disgusting.

[Types_with_Fist]

The Saints have been getting blown away in the Super Dome for 40 years and they survived.

No. They got blown away at the Sugar Bowl before the Dome was built in the 70s.

[cyborg]

LOL

[dawn53]

He's changed his tune, as of his last report.

[Diddle E. Squat]

Military engineer inside the Superdome has reported that there is NO significant structural failure, just 2 minor holes in the roof fabric, NOT structural damage. Bldg is currently structurally sound.

[gopwinsin04]

Mary already has catastrophic fashion damage today.

[maggief]

FNC, Gulfport MS, roof slams into apt bldg - rescue ongoing

[TheForceOfOne]

New Orleans, Louisiana
http://www.wwltv.com/

[Hand em their arse]

"Mary Landrieu: "No catastrophic damage." (In denial)"


"However, I did see two of each animal go by, being led by some old guy with a long beard.... Being a liberal, I'm not really sure if that's important..."

[cyborg]

I'll say... a fluid situation *lol*

[EBH]

Praying he is right and it continues to hold.

[Sonar5]

Michoud is in East New Orleans. Right in the thick of it. Exit 246A on I-510.

13800 Old Gentilly Road
New Orleans, LA 70129