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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: TheBigB

Local ABC had a guy in the dome saying they have a new hole in the middle of the dome roof. He went outside and saw the Hyatt, curtains blowing out the broken windows.


2,221 posted on 08/29/2005 8:30:00 AM PDT by Abigail Adams
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To: Euro-American Scum

"My sister told me this morning that her 7 year-old asked why almost all the people in the line were black. Of course, it was something we all noticed, but nobody but a child would say it.

Bush's fault. I'm surprised CNN hasn't initiated an investigative report."

Seriously, folks, this line stopped being funny about 11,000 posts ago. Now it just sounds dumb.


2,222 posted on 08/29/2005 8:30:11 AM PDT by Gone GF
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To: wardaddy
I think the average freeper these days is about 23...lol

...just great...for once I'm above average...and it has to be in THIS category....

2,223 posted on 08/29/2005 8:30:24 AM PDT by paulat
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http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwisweb/data/img/073802330.02.00045..20050828.20050829.0.0.gif


2,224 posted on 08/29/2005 8:30:25 AM PDT by listenhillary (http://www.fairtax.org/)
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To: 1Old Pro
let me restate, many of the folks looked like Carville.

Surely not every white person taking shelter is a meth-head!

2,225 posted on 08/29/2005 8:30:36 AM PDT by headsonpikes (The Liberal Party of Canada are not b*stards - b*stards have mothers!)
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To: kinghorse

Again, most at the superdome are POOR.

It is about the city not doing a damn thing for the poor, not the blacks.


2,226 posted on 08/29/2005 8:30:36 AM PDT by rwfromkansas (http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=rwfromkansas)
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To: deport
"Time will tell.... Lets see what the rising water does before we declare all clear..."

I agree, the wind is now coming from the north pushing the lake water south. The levee system will now be tested. The people on their roofs needing help is not a good sign, that means there is at least 8-10 feet of water below.

I think once it is over we will be amazed at the damage.

2,227 posted on 08/29/2005 8:30:43 AM PDT by WestCoastGal (Thank you JR for pulling this limping team across the finish in 9th place)
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To: guinnessman

Today


2,228 posted on 08/29/2005 8:30:45 AM PDT by RushCrush (What Would Casey Want?)
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To: dirtboy
And hopefully they hold and don't get a significant breach.

I'm sure there will be some. But, because the worst didn't occur (we think) they should be able to deal with it in the coming hours. If this thing had hit a bit differently, everyone would be on rooftops and no equipment would move.

2,229 posted on 08/29/2005 8:30:48 AM PDT by Types_with_Fist (I'm on FReep so often that when I read an article at another site I scroll down for the comments.)
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To: 1Old Pro

Yeah . . . it's a whole state of Carvilles. Have another cup of coffee and engage a few more brain cells before you post again. New Orleans . . . like any major metro in the country is filled with people of all stripes. Europeans, Asians, Africans, Caribbean Islanders, South Americans . . . even some yankees.


2,230 posted on 08/29/2005 8:30:48 AM PDT by jayef
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To: FreeAtlanta
You know all this Hurrican stuff is just Karl Rove trying to distract from Cindy Shehan.

Which reminds me, when is Condy going to take her televised "tour" of the damage?

2,231 posted on 08/29/2005 8:30:56 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: mariabush

I always start the cinnamon toast thing for big events I love the stuff and its a great tension breaker or maker here


2,232 posted on 08/29/2005 8:30:56 AM PDT by al baby (Father of the beeber)
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To: Ranxerox

There is a man who is having a real bad day!

I wonder if the phone still works?


2,233 posted on 08/29/2005 8:30:58 AM PDT by redgolum ("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)
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To: RushCrush
I guess I just saw a lot of human beings. But that's just me

Thank you.

2,234 posted on 08/29/2005 8:31:01 AM PDT by since1868 (Shut up Katrina)
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To: battlegearboat

A Mardi Gras float that is.


2,235 posted on 08/29/2005 8:31:08 AM PDT by battlegearboat
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To: cyborg

Thanks; I'd been away from a tv for a bit.


2,236 posted on 08/29/2005 8:31:11 AM PDT by Peach (South Carolina is praying for our Gulf coast citizens.)
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To: LibSnubber

Go to www.weather.com and type in slidell, la. You'll get a report as to current conditions.


2,237 posted on 08/29/2005 8:31:15 AM PDT by TheBigB (It's funktastic!!)
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To: ohioWfan

no kidding


2,238 posted on 08/29/2005 8:31:15 AM PDT by cyborg (I'm having the best day ever.)
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To: Mercat
I'm praying all the retirement homes and hospitals were evacuated first thing.

I read they sent the very sick & frail TO the hospitals instead of letting them into the Superdome.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/nation/20050829-0805-katrina-superdome.html

(CTRL + F hospital for the quote from a General).

2,239 posted on 08/29/2005 8:31:20 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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To: sonofatpatcher2; Lazamataz

..exceedingly poor taste is not forgiving someone when they apologize ....and/or posting quotes to someone who has apologized.


2,240 posted on 08/29/2005 8:31:21 AM PDT by Guenevere (God bless our military!...and God bless the President of the United States!)
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