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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: nina0113

To all who answered my question regarding the casinos, thank you. Perhaps I should travel a bit more, hehe.


561 posted on 08/29/2005 5:21:03 AM PDT by EBH (Never give-up, Never give-in, and Never Forget)
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To: Rebelbase

Saw one on NBC. Showed folks sitting in the bleacher seats calmly. It was quite early so folks were still trying to sleep. I'd bet those seats were really difficult to sleep in.

A CNN reporter said reporters were not being allowed into the Dome in order to respect folks' privacy. Wonder how the NBC guy got in?

Fox's Jeff Goldblatt also not allowed in or so someone said.


562 posted on 08/29/2005 5:21:17 AM PDT by miele man
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To: GOP_Proud

"Yup...it has to do with the law allowing "riverboat" gambling. They load passengers, go on a trip for awhile and come back. It's the law. They have to be moving."

Not in all cases. See casino in Metropolis IL. I beleive it doesn't even have an engine in it. Just a barge on the river ie., legally it is not on "land" so it made it through the legal loop hole.


563 posted on 08/29/2005 5:21:26 AM PDT by SunnySide (Ephes2:8 ByGraceYou'veBeenSavedThruFaithAGiftOfGodSoNoOneCanBoast)
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To: All

Mayor C. Ray Nagin on NBC:

"Pumps down and seawall overtopped in 9th Ward area, some flooding, SE of Lake P."


564 posted on 08/29/2005 5:21:29 AM PDT by jeffers
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To: Carolinamom

I am being careful. cant believe we have power and hot coffee.


565 posted on 08/29/2005 5:21:29 AM PDT by cajungirl (no)
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To: All

Brian Williams describing folks at Superdome as calm & subdued on MSNBC - wonder where he stayed last night?


566 posted on 08/29/2005 5:21:30 AM PDT by LadyBuzz
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To: All

Raining in the Superdome!


567 posted on 08/29/2005 5:21:32 AM PDT by McGruff (Woof!)
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To: cajungirl

Get yourself in an interior room. That glass isn't going to last much longer.


568 posted on 08/29/2005 5:21:32 AM PDT by steveegg (Real torture is taking a ride with Sen Ted "Swimmer" Kennedy in a 1968 Oldsmobile off a short bridge)
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To: cajungirl

We'll keep praying for you, dear lady. You have a "safe room" don't you?


569 posted on 08/29/2005 5:21:36 AM PDT by theophilusscribe
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To: cajungirl

Praying for your safety cajungirl. I hope your power stays on as that's always a good sign and we appreciate the updates.


570 posted on 08/29/2005 5:21:44 AM PDT by Quilla
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To: SlowBoat407
My tummy gets all hurty when mommy and daddy fight!

LOL....... the guy seems to have a short fuse.

I had a microburst go through my nursery here in Pittsburgh five years ago (winds were estimated by FEMA as around 160 mph). It happened real fast, bu it was awful. We lost hundreds of 100+ foot oaks, some over five feet in diameter (which I loved).

I feel for all these folks in the areas involved. I hope they do not lose things they love.

571 posted on 08/29/2005 5:21:59 AM PDT by beyond the sea ("I was just the spark the universe chose ....." --- Cindy Sheehan (barf alert))
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult

Listening and watching some live feed links, there's a guy in the SuperDome that says the roof has been compromised. It's leaking and people are heading towards the concourse level.


572 posted on 08/29/2005 5:22:05 AM PDT by Hatteras
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To: Carolinamom

Ditto.


573 posted on 08/29/2005 5:22:11 AM PDT by WorkingClassFilth (Do you know Landru, Brother?)
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To: cajungirl
Don't let it memerize you. Move to the center of the house surrounded by wood if you are near where there are or will be hurricane force winds.

God bless...God's speed...and keep safe. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

574 posted on 08/29/2005 5:22:16 AM PDT by Jeff Head (www.dragonsfuryseries.com)
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To: theophilusscribe

Yep the laundary and my closet. I will clean it out by candlelight if it gets really bad!


575 posted on 08/29/2005 5:22:21 AM PDT by cajungirl (no)
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To: CobaltBlue

Praying for a bundle of small miracles....good news that the river & lake are at low levels, that's one.....good news that so many were able to evacuate & others are gathered in the safest place available with water & food, that's two..........Katrina down so far to level four, that's three. Please Lord, we beg for enough miracles to spare these souls any injuries.

grandma mac


576 posted on 08/29/2005 5:22:21 AM PDT by chgomac
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To: NautiNurse
Reports of raining in SuperDome now.
577 posted on 08/29/2005 5:22:24 AM PDT by southlake_hoosier (.... One Nation, Under God.......)
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult

Wait! Landrieu speaks! "Y-o-u w-i-l-l b-e a-b-s-o-r-b-e-d."


578 posted on 08/29/2005 5:22:26 AM PDT by CaptSkip
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To: cajungirl
Oh girl...please be safe! We worry :(

sw

579 posted on 08/29/2005 5:22:27 AM PDT by spectre (Spectre's wife (God Save New Orleans)
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To: jslade
If not dead, they'll all retain lawyers.

Good Samaritan laws kick in, unless there's negligence.

580 posted on 08/29/2005 5:22:40 AM PDT by CobaltBlue (Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.)
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