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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: AuH2ORepublican

"Of course insurance companies covers floods, if you have flood insurance."

I was just quoting an industry representative who was on TV. It didn't sound right.


4,181 posted on 08/29/2005 1:55:43 PM PDT by bkepley
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To: CobraJet

"I have reservations in Gulf Shores for Thursday the 1st. Any word on conditions there?"

Sorry, I don't know about Gulf Shores. Maybe someone else can help.


4,182 posted on 08/29/2005 1:55:49 PM PDT by Cedar
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To: SunnySide

That's a nasty thing to say. You don't even know the kid. What's with the third world population thing?


4,183 posted on 08/29/2005 1:56:04 PM PDT by cyborg (I'm having the best day ever.)
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To: rolling_stone

It sounds funny but my fire insurance was cancelled when I had land movement on my property for just this reason. Lots of unscupulous individuals *do* arson their own houses after landslides and earthquakes. Unfortunate for the honest. (I spent lot of my own money to repair and sold the house, with full disclosure and at a loss, to someone with even more plans for reinforcement, which he completed.)


4,184 posted on 08/29/2005 1:56:20 PM PDT by Jack Black
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To: SunnySide

I have no idea what you meant by that post, but it didn't sound very good.


4,185 posted on 08/29/2005 1:56:24 PM PDT by RobFromGa (Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran-- what are we waiting for?)
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To: mhking

Yikes- I was just about to ping you on this. You ok?

How's your family?


4,186 posted on 08/29/2005 1:57:08 PM PDT by SE Mom (God Bless those who serve..)
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To: AuH2ORepublican

where are these examples of people without flood insurance, being paid off by the government? from my knowledge of it, all they do is provide low interest loans.


4,187 posted on 08/29/2005 1:57:35 PM PDT by oceanview
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To: SE Mom

Haven't heard yet. I'm expecting to hear something a little later this evening.


4,188 posted on 08/29/2005 1:57:44 PM PDT by mhking (The world needs a wake up call gentlemen...we're gonna phone it in.)
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To: MrsCinAZ
Hello,

We spent 8-12 through 8-19 the the Harrahs Grand Casino Hotel in Gulfport, as a "last vacation before school starts". Beautiful hotel, wonderful pool/water park with a lazy river. Spent 1 full day on Ship Island, another in the Quarter.

Our thoughts and prayers are with those that have faced this storm, and with those that will still have to deal with it.

Glad to be here, with FR Friends, MOgirl
4,189 posted on 08/29/2005 1:57:57 PM PDT by MOgirl (In memory of Walton Wayne Callahan, I love you forever.)
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To: silentknight

This lack of news on Slidell is really maddening. My sister-in-law was admitted to the hospital in Slidell on Saturday. Originally she was told that the patients there would be transferred to a hospital in Jackson, Mississippi, but there was a shortage of ambulances so they were forced to stay in Slidell. I am worried about her as well as other friends there. The phone circuits are continually busy.


4,190 posted on 08/29/2005 1:57:58 PM PDT by TX Conservative
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To: SE Mom

I'm OK; we're in Cobb Co. -- the local weather folk are saying that we'll get some severe warnings a little later on...


4,191 posted on 08/29/2005 1:58:17 PM PDT by mhking (The world needs a wake up call gentlemen...we're gonna phone it in.)
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To: easonc52

http://www.channel3000.com/weather/729492/detail.html


4,192 posted on 08/29/2005 1:58:29 PM PDT by Howlin
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To: aft_lizard
Forest Gump ping!

Rescue personnel check for stranded people after Hurricane Katrina's storm surge put most of Bayou La Batre, Ala., under water Monday, Aug. 29, 2005.

4,193 posted on 08/29/2005 1:58:33 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
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To: AuH2ORepublican
Of course insurance companies covers floods, if you have flood insurance. I used to live in a flood zone and made sure to have flood insurance, even for my car, and lo and behold my car was totaled after a flood and the insurance covered every dime.

Actually, if you check into it, you'll likely find that your flood insurance is actually through the National Flood Insurance Program run by FEMA.

You can tack it onto your homeowner's policy, but the premium will be the same no matter who you use and the money passes right through to the national program.

Now... you can often get ADDITIONAL coverage above that.... but that's a different topic.

4,194 posted on 08/29/2005 1:58:36 PM PDT by IMRight
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To: commish

Oh no.......this has been my fear all day.


4,195 posted on 08/29/2005 1:58:49 PM PDT by Jrabbit
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To: IMRight

At least two oil rigs were adrift in the Gulf of Mexico, where Katrina raged through offshore fields as one of the strongest hurricanes on record. Fearing the worst from the 175 mph (280 kph) winds, oil companies shut down rigs and closed refineries along the coast, sending oil futures higher.


4,196 posted on 08/29/2005 1:59:32 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
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To: TX Conservative

we feel for you, TX and hope you get good news soon.


4,197 posted on 08/29/2005 1:59:41 PM PDT by RobFromGa (Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran-- what are we waiting for?)
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To: IMRight

fyi..Haley Barbour coming up at 5 pm CST ...live on wjtv.com streaming..


4,198 posted on 08/29/2005 1:59:47 PM PDT by WoodstockCat (Gitmo? Let them eat Pork!)
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To: NautiNurse
Photo Gallery of Hurricane Katrina

Look at the citizen journalist photos, especially.

4,199 posted on 08/29/2005 1:59:59 PM PDT by GummyIII (If you have the ability, it's your responsibility." Marine Sgt. John Place, Silver Star recipient)
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To: cyborg

That person should change their screen name, making comments like that.


4,200 posted on 08/29/2005 2:00:17 PM PDT by Trust but Verify (Get over yourselves!)
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