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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: Spktyr
That would be the fabric roof/sealer that got ripped off. The steel roof is still just fine except for a few missing panels and inspection ports.

From what I've read, none of this was unexpected. The engineers on scene aren't worried about it.

Good news!

2,501 posted on 08/29/2005 9:02:28 AM PDT by Republic
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To: lasisra
Dang...I mean, Panama City's not perfect, but at least before every storm the local TV and radio stations broadcast repeatedly where the regular and special needs shelters are, and the county (working with the Red Cross) makes sure that there are enough shelters to accommodate those who need them.

I doubt Panama City houses 20,000 in shelters. There was footage of the buses used to bring people to the Superdome. Looks like there was a plan of sorts.

2,502 posted on 08/29/2005 9:02:43 AM PDT by plain talk
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To: Northern Yankee

Your asking the wrong person. I don't know.


2,503 posted on 08/29/2005 9:02:44 AM PDT by shield (The Greatest Scientific Discoveries of the Century Reveal God!!!! by Dr. H. Ross, Astrophysicist)
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To: WestCoastGal
Hi Coco!


2,504 posted on 08/29/2005 9:02:47 AM PDT by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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To: Robert A. Cook, PE

Uh, that was my point. I noted out that the lithospheric bending was from the sediment column, not the local effects of building weight or groundwater pumping (which is a greater effect in clays than silts, anyway, and especially insidious with hysteresis).

Perhaps I wasn't clear enough in my post. Thank you for clarifying.


2,505 posted on 08/29/2005 9:02:53 AM PDT by Gondring (I'll give up my right to die when hell freezes over my dead body!)
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To: spycatcher
Yeah, this thread has been nearly worthless and a waste of time to scroll through.

Well, I see you've done you share to make it that way.

This is the way live threads are, period. Quite being such a PITA.

2,506 posted on 08/29/2005 9:03:01 AM PDT by Howlin
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To: CedarDave

Got a link for MSNBC?


2,507 posted on 08/29/2005 9:03:15 AM PDT by Abigail Adams
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To: nicholle

That's a classic, but terrifying description of inland storm surge.

I hope they are all right!


2,508 posted on 08/29/2005 9:03:23 AM PDT by lasisra
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To: SunnySide

Yes I heard that there will be spinoff's. There all ways are.


2,509 posted on 08/29/2005 9:03:38 AM PDT by Coldwater Creek ("Over there, Over there, we will be there until it is Over there.")
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To: Abigail Adams

From the WWL-TV Website noon posting...

Homeland Security Chief Terry Ebbert estimates it may take a month to get power back to everyone in New Orleans.

Councilman Oliver Thomas said he had received 120 distress calls from people in the Ninth Ward trapped by the storm. He said crews can not get to these people until hurricane force winds cease, the guess for that time frame is about 2 p.m.

Karen Swensen reports that Charity Hospital lost its windows on the 4th floor and that patients are being huddled in the hallways.

Senator Walter Boasso of St. Bernard Parish says there is 12 feet of water in most of the parish, up to the second floor in many homes.

Reports of 3-4 feet of water in Lakeview.

Apartment building on Wright Avenue in Terrytown has collapsed with people inside, according to Jefferson Parish Sheriff Harry Lee. Rescue crews have not been able to get to the scene as of 9:30 a.m.

Karen Swensen says there is 3 feet of water downtown near the Hyatt. She reports several office windows coming out whole from buildings.

Two holes ripped in Superdome roof, visible from facility floor, according to Associated Press reports.

.. 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.

St. Bernard Parish spokesman Larry Ingargiola says the parish's two shelters at Chalmette High and St. Bernard High are suffering major damage. He said Chalmette High shelter is losing its roof, and St. Bernard High has plenty of broken windows and glass. He estimates 300-plus refugees at the two sites.

Entergy says 317,000 customers were without power as of 6 a.m. Cleco reported 40,000 without power in St. Tammany Parish.

St. Bernard Parish officials say most of the parish has no power.


2,510 posted on 08/29/2005 9:03:41 AM PDT by muffaletaman
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To: Diddle E. Squat

Golly. I'll never post on a breaking news thread so long as I live.


2,511 posted on 08/29/2005 9:03:52 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Islam is merely Nazism without the snappy fashion sense.)
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To: Republic
Can't stand a bit of chit chat and good humor? Try a different forum!

There is more chit chat than news on this thread. Please take the chat elsewhere, this is a major breaking news event and we need to keep the signal-to-noise ratio strong.

Looks like a feeder band is starting to move into NO from the south, with westerly winds. Probably "only" Cat 1 strength. Cat 1 killed 9 people in Florida who didn't take Cat 1 winds seriously. And this feeder band has a lot of debris to work with - and will be hitting it at 90 degrees from the last major winds - so debris piled in the lee of the last strong winds will now be exposed.

2,512 posted on 08/29/2005 9:03:53 AM PDT by dirtboy (Drool overflowed my buffer...)
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To: Abigail Adams
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2,513 posted on 08/29/2005 9:03:53 AM PDT by Johnny Crab (Always thankful.)
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To: Diddle E. Squat

Where the hell were the moderators?


2,514 posted on 08/29/2005 9:03:54 AM PDT by spycatcher
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To: Abigail Adams

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8004316/

Click on live video


2,515 posted on 08/29/2005 9:04:23 AM PDT by CedarDave (VietNam Vet Remembers -- This Time SUPPORT the Troops, COMPLETE the Mission)
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To: Abigail Adams

just go to msnbc.com and follow the links


2,516 posted on 08/29/2005 9:04:27 AM PDT by jimbergin
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To: CedarDave

Thanks. Didn't know until you just said so.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8004316/


2,517 posted on 08/29/2005 9:04:33 AM PDT by jdm (Ted Kennedy should drive Cindy Sheehan home.)
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To: HuronMan

Re: USS Alabama appears to have left port.

Got a source for this?


2,518 posted on 08/29/2005 9:04:35 AM PDT by sonofatpatcher2 (Texas, Love & a .45-- What more could you want, campers? };^)
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To: nicholle

That is amazing, nicholle, because I saw them there last night and Cantore was so sure that they were in a safe place!


2,519 posted on 08/29/2005 9:04:41 AM PDT by Howlin
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To: NautiNurse

Last report from Mobile I saw stated that there was 3 feet of water downtown.

CNN: Reporter from Gulfport says lots of damage, many roofs are gone.


2,520 posted on 08/29/2005 9:04:47 AM PDT by Diddle E. Squat
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