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Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VIII
NOAA - NHC ^ | 29 August 2005 | NOAA - NHC

Posted on 08/29/2005 2:47:45 AM PDT by 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


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Alabama; US: Florida; US: Louisiana; US: Mississippi
KEYWORDS: hurricane; hurricanekatrina; katrina; livehurricanekatrina; tropical; weather
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To: bwteim

I was just thinking about that song.


2,161 posted on 08/29/2005 8:22:38 AM PDT by alarm rider (Irritating leftists as often as is humanly possible....)
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To: fhlh
oh god, why are the headlights of that chevy truck ON!!!

I noticed that, too. Wonder what they'll find when they dig it out.

2,162 posted on 08/29/2005 8:23:08 AM PDT by SittinYonder (Nemo me impune lacessit)
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To: ChadGore

Big chunk of roof landed 3 feet from Steven Harrigan. He's lea ving area for now.


2,163 posted on 08/29/2005 8:23:21 AM PDT by Peach (South Carolina is praying for our Gulf coast citizens.)
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To: 1Old Pro

That nut Harrigan is out of his cage again.


2,164 posted on 08/29/2005 8:23:23 AM PDT by battlegearboat
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To: 1Old Pro

When Shep talks about persons on their roof to escape flooding, he's probably talking about the east/southeast section where the levee broke. It is the smallest of 3 separate areas of the city with their own levee systems creating 3 different bowls. So that flooding shouldn't affect where he's at downtown/French Quarter. With the winds from the north and west now, any major flooding (besides of course the rain) where he is at will come from Lake Pontchartrain's waters overtopping or breaching the level on the north or west.


2,165 posted on 08/29/2005 8:23:48 AM PDT by Diddle E. Squat
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To: Peach

That is old. FOX is replaying their old crap.


2,166 posted on 08/29/2005 8:23:58 AM PDT by silentknight
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To: silentknight
"They dodged a bullet? Damage is extensive and the city is now flooding. Not sure he should be saying that. Geesh real stupid."

Compared to some of the speculation last night, they WERE lucky. I heard one guy predict 50,000 dead, CNN's Aaron Brown said we might "lose a city," and a CNN expert (a professor) said there was a 50/50 chance that the city would be virtually destroyed and flooded with toxic wastes. And almost everyone was predicting major flooding in 50-75% of the city. Maybe I'm wrong, but so far nothing that's actually happened seems anywhere near those scenarios.
2,167 posted on 08/29/2005 8:24:13 AM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: alarm rider
It's a classic.



2,168 posted on 08/29/2005 8:24:18 AM PDT by bwteim (Begin With The End In Mind)
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To: Peach

That's a repeat clip I think. I recognize the whoooooah and the camera dude wiping the lens.


2,169 posted on 08/29/2005 8:24:29 AM PDT by cyborg (I'm having the best day ever.)
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To: bwteim; All
Louisiana 1927
~ Randy Newman ~



2,170 posted on 08/29/2005 8:24:30 AM PDT by Drumbo ("Of course I have an attitude, I spent my life beating things for a living." - Drumbo Thunder)
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To: cyborg

Repeat. I recognized the "WHOAAAA" from a previous report. :)


2,171 posted on 08/29/2005 8:24:30 AM PDT by ohioWfan (If my people which are called by my name will humble themselves and pray......)
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To: silentknight
They dodged a bullet? Damage is extensive and the city is now flooding. Not sure he should be saying that. Geesh real stupid

THis just in Florida falls to George Bush

2,172 posted on 08/29/2005 8:24:42 AM PDT by al baby (Father of the beeber)
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To: jayef
Cajun white types? In New Orleans? Don't know much about the area, do ya?

let me restate, many of the folks looked like Carville.

2,173 posted on 08/29/2005 8:24:47 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: cyborg

There goes that wacky Harrigan again...or is this a repeat segment?

Repeat..

He's nuts.. standing by that sign.. He could have been swatted like a fly.. hhmmm? swatted like a fly..


Where's Whore-aldo when ya need him? lol


2,174 posted on 08/29/2005 8:24:50 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... "To remain silent when they should protest makes cowards of men." -- THOMAS JEFFERSON)
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To: cyborg

LOL! GMTA.


2,175 posted on 08/29/2005 8:24:58 AM PDT by ohioWfan (If my people which are called by my name will humble themselves and pray......)
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To: Leapfrog
Image Hosted by ImageShack.us

"Only up to my shoulders around here Shep..."

Note: This is NOT a hurricane Katrina photo.

2,176 posted on 08/29/2005 8:24:59 AM PDT by Ranxerox
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To: jveritas
When the news is overblown and exxagerated, I will point it out.

You don't friggin KNOW what is overblown. I'm watching several radar and sat maps - and the danger point for surge in NO was when the eyewall was due east of the city. The winds might have reduced, but there was still a lot of danger at that point.

So, once again, please either post some content or lurk.

2,177 posted on 08/29/2005 8:25:00 AM PDT by dirtboy (Drool overflowed my buffer...)
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To: battlegearboat

Well check this genius on Fox in the water!


2,178 posted on 08/29/2005 8:25:02 AM PDT by cyborg (I'm having the best day ever.)
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To: cyborg

Refineries capable of processing some 1.6 million barrels a day have shut down, they include:

-- Chevron's 325,000 barrel a day refinery in Pascagoula, Miss.

-- ConocoPhillips' 255,000 barrel a day Alliance refinery, south of New Orleans.

-- Valero Energy Corp.'s 260,000 barrel a day refinery in St. Charles.

-- Murphy Oil Corp.'s 120,000 barrel a day refinery in Meraux, La.

-- Exxon Mobil Corp.'s 183,000 barrel a day refinery in Chalmette, La.

-- Motiva Enterprises' 225,000-barrel a day Norco refinery, and its 235,000-barrel-a-day Convent refinery.

-- Marathon's 245,000 barrel a day Garyville, La. refinery.


2,179 posted on 08/29/2005 8:25:14 AM PDT by cfo (God Bless America!)
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To: HuronMan

Seriously?

I am WAY lost on this. From what I've heard/read about hurricanes - it takes a couple hours to pass. The radar shows the hurricane still in the area.

I've heard flooding to ceilings & rooftops in N.O., seen pics of structural collapse in N.O., heard a levee broke in N.O., it's still raining, still strong winds (per radar), and they're going home? I am very confused.


2,180 posted on 08/29/2005 8:25:20 AM PDT by cgk (We'll have to deal w/ the networks. One way to do that is to drain the swamp they live in - Rumsfeld)
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