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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
Images:
New Orleans/Baton Rouge Experimental Radar Subject to delays and outages - and well worth the wait
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 |
Would I do it? To save a life ,yes. Would it be wrong? Definitely. It's a civil disobedience and someone doing this should be willing to accept the consequences which might include jail or getting shot. It's not ok to steal. Your post is nobel but the thief stealing a TV probably feels like morally he is right too. In this scenario, all would probably understand but it's still wrong.
Can someone point out on a map where Slidell is? Just curious.
I've really enjoyed Shepherd Smith. He's totally irreverant, lots of fun, and very knowlegeable about the Quarter. He can talk endlessly without repeating himself. He's not just pushing facts, he really seems to care about what he's seeing, what's happened.
Take your Brian Williams, that Cooper guy, phooey! ....I like Shep!
Thank you, Lord.
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Fox: Emergency Mgmt say Jefferson Parish still closed, nobody allowed back in.
Kenner: (west side of metro) severe flooding, but levees held.
Grand Isle: (tiny island down on the coast) 7 persons who stayed behind cannot now be found.
W. bank of Miss. River: 2 apartment bldgs collapsed.
All of NO without power, 750,000 customers total so far.
As a city enlarges, especially in places like NO,
the ground begins to sink from the weight of
new structures & populations due to more
homes being built.
That's what has been said about CA, too many
people and too much buiding, causing CA to
sink lower.
One would think with the passage of time,
city planners would figure out the "What
ifs" and built further north.
Is it just me or has he picked up "Nawlins" vs New Orleans in the past few broad casts?
Agreed, but I don't know the other guys, I ONLY watch FOX.
My son encountered a bear this summer. It walked right by him. Fortunately, it didn't see HIM or I would be saying my late son---scary.
"It's a wonder that a house can remain standing with water that high."
It wouldn't if the water were moving, but in standing water there is no force to knock it down.
From http://www.galveston.com
To prevent such a natural disaster from devastating the island in such magnitude again, the city built a seawall seven miles long and 17 feet high and began a tremendous grade raising project. Galveston's Seawall now extends 54,790 feet, one-third of Galveston's ocean front. Total cost was $14,497,399.
It stands 16 to 20 feet wide at the base and at the top ranges from three to five feet in width and is composed of granite, sandstone or concrete apron from 27 to 40 feet. Many structures were jacked up during the grade raising while dredges poured four to six feet of sand beneath them; in others (such as Ashton Villa) the fill was pumped into the raised basements. Residents used elevated wooden sidewalks to walk through town. The grade raising project began in 1902 and was completed in 1910 and included 500 city blocks.
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LACOMBE -- Trees are toppling, roads are flooding, and winds are gusting up to 80 or 90 mph as Hurricane Katrina makes her entrance on the northeast side of Lake Ponchartrain early this morning.
A large tree fell and crushed a truck and aluminum siding is peeling off homes sitting on the banks of Bayou Lacombe as high winds and sheets of rain - blowing sideways - pound buildings and roads.
Roads leading to the lake are under water, power lines are down and trees and branches litter streets in this small town just west of Slidell.
Homes here also are threatened by the rising waters not only from Lake Ponchartrain but also by the network of bayous in the area that already are spilling over their banks.
"When the winds die down below 50 miles per hour, weÕll use a military flat boat to rescue people stranded by the water," said Lacombe firefighter Gary Artigue.
WWL: Mayor's office: reports of bodies floating in the east side of NO.
Not good. Wonder if that's what the governor was upset about.
When in Rome....
Don' tell me, W-D looters...;)
You must be retarded to have stayed on a barrier island in LA thinking that you could "ride it out".
True, but it moves in and moves out which has to stress it.
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