Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VIII

NOAA - NHC ^ | 29 August 2005 | NOAA - NHC

[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

[Carolinamom]

Trent Lott on Fox now. I understand his being there since he is the senator from Miss. but if he tries to hawk his new book...as he has been doing all week...I'll hurl.

[mware]

I think it might be some sort of HIPPA rule. No camera's allowed

[steveegg]

Unfortunately the worst part of this thing is still to come over NO.

That's not a good sign.

CNBC's pumping the gas shortage line. Oil is up 3.17 from yesterday, now at 69.30.

[Mr. Jeeves]

I recall hearing that the entire stadium is about 25 feet ABOVE sea level - one of the reasons they named it as a refuge

The field is way below the level of the entrances.

[BeHoldAPaleHorse]

My mother used to joke about people not having enough sense to come in out of the rain--Harrigan meets that description....

[VA40]

CNN just reported they've heard of leak in Superdome, trying to get details

[cyborg]

:sigh: Now they're going to turn a leak into a massive,foot wide waterfall into the Superdome.

[eastforker]

That should have been a part of and implemented during the first stages of emergency planning.

[SittinYonder]

Shep is way behind!!!!!!!

It's not his fault ... power is out so he can't get on FreeRepublic to keep up!

[NittanyLion]

Wait'll he takes a Yield Sign in his spleen.

LOL. Jogging ain't gonna matter...

[CobaltBlue]

I know a lot about the pumps, did a special research paper on them in grad school.

Just can't remember the power source.

They are huge. If I recall correctly there are about 14 of them, about 12 ft in diameter. They are called "Wood screw pumps" designed by a guy named Wood.

Just one of these pumps is used to drain the Zuider Zee in the Netherlands.

Google "wood screw pump" and you will find a lot but you will have to go into Google cache as the power for the servers is out in NO. Thank Google for Google cache.

[GOP_Proud]

I hope they can track down and interview Jackie , our inspiration from last night, after this.

[Coldwater Creek]

If I have to look at Trent I will hurl, and I have not even eaten yet.!!!!!!!!

[Peach]

Exact same safe room chosen here. I went into it once when we had tornado watch in effect and the noise sounded like a freight train.

[WKB]

You went away and left me long time ago
And now you're knocking on my door

I hear you knocking
But you can't come in

I hear you knocking
Go back where you've been

I begged you not to go but you said goodbye
And now you're telling me all your lies

I hear you knocking
But you can't come in

I hear you knocking
Go back where you've been

Ahhh yeah
Let me hear it
Ohhooo woo
OOhh

You better get to your use-to-be
'Cause your kind of love ain't good to me

I hear you knocking
But you can't come in

I hear you knocking
Go back where you've been

I told you way back in 52
That I would never go with you

I hear you knocking
But you can't come in

I hear you knocking
Go back where you've been

[cajungirl]

I let Charles go.

We are doing fine. I just showered, washed hair with delicious hot water, have another cup of coffee, am moisturized, made up with lipstick even, so I am good to go. You never know when the power leaves you showerless for days.

Haven't seen ellisu but the wind sort of comes and goes here as does rain. It is like a bad tropical storm.

[Sender]

I don't know about mandatory evac orders, but I imagine that everywhere near the coast has been getting earnest pleas to evacuate for days now.

[DB]

The building is some 200 feet high. The winds at higher elevations are significantly more intense than ground level.

[dfwgator]

NO getting spared the worst, only means they get a Cat 3 instead of a Cat 4. Still a lot of trouble.