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

[LibertyRocks]

I would think so... I hope they don't regret the decision. The flooding will only likely get worse from what I've heard.

[MikefromOhio]

The New Orleans Doppler either just took a hit or lost power.

[SunnySide]

to: TheBigB
"It's always time to be thinking about sex.
Heck, they even give you 'one last fag' before putting you in front of the firing squad."
1,754 posted on 08/29/2005 9:37:53 AM CDT by Lazamataz

...........

You two (exhibitionists) chubby girls need to get a motel room.

[I still care]

Found this picture

[TheBigB]

However, he said the hotel locked them out. But I am willing to bet he will convince them to let him in.

Can't wait to see what he writes on his "guest feedback" card. ;o)

[No Blue States]

To add to the confusion for the Superdome total...I heard 15k people on the radio this am.

[bvw]

Last night I feared NO would be La Perdida, this morning's news is in line with her recovery.

[Steve_Seattle]

"IT'S ALL BUSH'S FAULT!"

I expect the DUmmies and the imams to blame this on Bush, our foreign policy, and as God's punishment of the red states.

[sonsofliberty2000]

Hi Laz!

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Mike, the radar is based in Slidell, which got the eye...not surprising the radar is down...go to Mobile's....

[monday]

"He needs to get his butt inside."

doors locked. he can't go in.

[hawkk]

hope so. heard something about a tanker that had hit I-10 in that area. can't be good!

[teenyelliott]

I hate when I am 'disbonnect from the BOP'.

Yeah, me too. It makes my brain break.

Dude, you are so funny.

[MikefromOhio]

I did....

I just went by what NOAA calls it, which is the NO/Baton Rouge Doppler Radar.

[jbstrick]

if you cant get the page to load let me know and I will email it to you.

[AppyPappy]

You two (exhibitionists) chubby girls need to get a **motel room**.

You mispelled "catastrophic computer virus". Hope this helps.

[WestCoastGal]

Baton Rouge, a lovely place with all those gorgeous southern homes. I hope everyone remains safe there. A very good friend used to live there, but she moved to Washington.

[ken5050]

Saints will play the entire season on the road I guess..

[CindyDawg]

Well, we need to keep reminding them that he was the one that had to call for an evacuation. He made the right decision too. Why didn't the mouthy senator do so?