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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: beyond the sea

eyewall replacement is what made katrina go from a category 2 to a category 5 almost overnight 2 days ago.


701 posted on 08/29/2005 5:40:12 AM PDT by mrobison (We are the music makers and we are the dreamers of dreams.)
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To: beyond the sea
I'll say this....... if this turns out to be a story of "not so much damage" to New Orleans, New Orleans citizens will NEVER be convinced to evacuate EVER AGAIN. And I could understand their feelings.

Yep. People are stupid, that's for sure. This is the logic of saying, "Last time they convinced me to stop playing Russian Roulette, the next chamber was empty, so now I'll KEEP playing!"

702 posted on 08/29/2005 5:40:17 AM PDT by Gondring (I'll give up my right to die when hell freezes over my dead body!)
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To: Petronski

No, it was a knife floating in the water, hence "bowie." :)


703 posted on 08/29/2005 5:40:21 AM PDT by BeHoldAPaleHorse
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To: EBH
I haven't heard anymore reports from the TV reporter inside the Superdome. Don't know why.
704 posted on 08/29/2005 5:40:35 AM PDT by McGruff (Woof!)
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To: Peach
In eyewall replacement, the storm intensifies, is that correct?

No. During a replacement a storm weakens considerably. After it's over, a storm will return to its original strength if conditions around it haven't changed; if shear, dry air have increased, or the storm is passing over land, it won't restrengthen after the replacement.

705 posted on 08/29/2005 5:40:35 AM PDT by Strategerist
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To: All

Campbell Brown live from Houma on NBC, outside, police vehicles still on the ground, reporting light damage, siding, awnings, etc.

Jeff Ranieri live from Biloxi, gusts to 80 mph, sheet metal coming loose, trees uprooted, power out, just the beginning of the most intense effects.

Carl Quintanilla in NO parking garage (Hyatt garage?), Hyatt windows blown out, exposing frame, lamp poles down, aluminum siding torn loose, sewers still taking water, winds and debris currently a greater concern than flooding.

Donna Gregory in Covington LA, 40k people w/o power, electrical fire in home, FD cannot respond, standing water and flooding concerns, gusts above 100 mph.


706 posted on 08/29/2005 5:40:39 AM PDT by jeffers
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To: maggief

WAPT-TV now reporting 'structural damage' to the Superdome Roof. Water pumps already out in NOLA...


707 posted on 08/29/2005 5:40:43 AM PDT by gopwinsin04 (Prayers up for the Gulf Coast)
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To: Peach
I believe that would be the case only if it were over water. It's moving onto land and that will break it up, eventually...
708 posted on 08/29/2005 5:40:50 AM PDT by DB (©)
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To: mrobison

NBC's Carl Quintanilla (sp?) reporting from NO, the Hyatt Regency I think, saying that wind may be becoming more of a concern than the flooding. Hotel near him had windows blown out, and he reported debris flying. Storm drain working, though, which was good news.


709 posted on 08/29/2005 5:41:04 AM PDT by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: Strategerist

wrong


710 posted on 08/29/2005 5:41:20 AM PDT by mrobison (We are the music makers and we are the dreamers of dreams.)
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To: Hatteras

That's why the Red Cross did not shelter there.

Can those monitoring that feed in the Dome keep us posted please.


711 posted on 08/29/2005 5:41:27 AM PDT by WestCoastGal (Thank you JR for pulling this limping team across the finish in 9th place)
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To: mrobison
eyewall replacement is what made katrina go from a category 2 to a category 5 almost overnight 2 days ago.

Completely wrong. Eyewall replacement doesn't strengthen storms at all. Katrina went from Cat 2 to Cat 5 because of a favorable external environment.

712 posted on 08/29/2005 5:41:30 AM PDT by Strategerist
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To: mrobison

There have been a lot of 666s. This thread's been going for almost 24 hours in about 3000 post sections.


713 posted on 08/29/2005 5:41:37 AM PDT by GOP_Proud (Those who preach tolerance most, have the least for my views.)
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To: mrobison

First time I heard that, I thought the reporter was saying "drywall replacement."


714 posted on 08/29/2005 5:41:41 AM PDT by BeHoldAPaleHorse
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To: Strategerist

Oh. I had that all wrong about eyewall replacement. Thanks.


715 posted on 08/29/2005 5:41:43 AM PDT by Peach (South Carolina is praying for our Gulf coast citizens.)
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To: gopwinsin04

This is not good - understatement of the morning - yikes


716 posted on 08/29/2005 5:42:17 AM PDT by LadyBuzz
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To: gopwinsin04

"they" said is was designed for 200 mph winds.

If that's not true... Well...


717 posted on 08/29/2005 5:42:35 AM PDT by DB (©)
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To: McGruff
I dont think any tv reporters were allowed in the super dome. Either that or the big wigs at the media did not want to risk their reporters.

From the face of the fox reporters last night i think he knew the super dome was not safe.

718 posted on 08/29/2005 5:42:40 AM PDT by mware (Trollhunter of Notewatermelon just)
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To: gopwinsin04

I thought those 47 ft. waves were at Dauphin Island! That's right by Gulf Shores/Mobile.


719 posted on 08/29/2005 5:43:05 AM PDT by Aggie Mama
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To: Petronski
Folks now taking shelter beneath the grandstands.


720 posted on 08/29/2005 5:43:15 AM PDT by gopwinsin04 (Prayers up for the Gulf Coast)
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