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Posted on 08/29/2005 2:08:51 PM PDT by NautiNurse
Hurricane Katrina made landfall today at 6:10AM CDT, and she continues to drive northward into Mississippi and Alabama. Several local radar sites are down. Tornado and flash flood watches and warnings are widespread.
President Bush has declared major disaster areas, clearing the way for federal aid.
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
Images:
Montgomery AL Long Range Radar
Storm Floater IR Loop
Storm Floater Still & Loop Options
Color Enhanced IR Loop
Other Resources:
Birmingham AL Weather
Meridian MS Weather (Radar down at this time)
Jackson MS Weather (Radar down at this time)
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VIII
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
The Weather Channel had a picture of a Barn bobbing along in the water!
Really! In Homestead after Andrew, the word was "U Loot-We Shoot".
Didnt some blame President Bush(the first one) on the amount of death(not enough warning, not enough response yada,yada) well if my tinfoil hat is fit properly, maybe he is trying to say they hid the deaths to try and help Bush get re-elected.
Our children are in Foley. Have you gotten power back yet?????
I sort of understand that but for most people outside the affected areas they havent had time or the ability to watch all day coverage like alot of us its there first time here about since 6 or 7.
I'm a bit of a connisseur of the analysis of the foil-clad mind, and I think it's based on the mythology that the forecast for Andrew was horribly blown (you'd be amazed at the number of people that sincerely believe that Andrew was forecast by the NHC to "dissipate" or "Curve out to sea" and it was a complete surprise it hit Florida) and thus the motivation to cover up the deaths, because of NOAA's embarassment about their forecast and fear they'd be held responsible for the deaths.
Actually, of course, the forecast for Andrew was excellent, NHC never forecast Andrew to fall apart or curve out to sea, and hurricane watches and warnings were put out for S. Florida at the appropriate times. What happens (as with Charley) is people attempt to transfer their own personal unpreparedness and failure to follow warnings, on to a mythical mistake by the forecasters.
I'm sure it is on another channel.
Statement as of 5:00 PM EDT on August 29, 2005
Katrina continues to weaken as it moves farther inland. Unfortunately...there have been no official surface observations near the center over the past several hours. Based on WSR-88D Doppler velocities...the current intensity estimate is 65 kt...however this is admittedly a crude estimate since the inland ratio of surface winds to velocities aloft is not well documented.
The forecast intensity has a weakening rate that is more or less consistent with the decay SHIPS guidance. Katrina is forecast to weaken to a tropical storm this evening and drop below storm strength sometime Tuesday morning.
By the time the system nears the Great Lakes...it should be losing tropical characteristics.
Katrina's extratropical remnant is likely to become absorbed by another extratropical cyclone over Canada later in the period.
Katrina has accelerated a little more and the initial motion is now 360/16. The primary steering current is being provided the flow between a large eastward-moving low to the north of the eastern Great Lakes and a ridge near the southeast United States coast. This steering should cause the cyclone to turn gradually toward the northeast...and accelerate some more over the next few days.
Even through the system is weakening...the threat of strong inland winds will remain into this evening. Of particular concern is the potential loss of life due to falling trees. Inland flooding will also continue to be a hazard.
Forecaster Pasch
Sorry, that's just not true. and it's a rumor turned myth. I know from first hand experience as past admin director for pathology at the largest S. Florida hospital. We coordinated with other hospitals in case there was a large number of deaths and received consistent reports.
JUst watched Jeanne Maserve on CNN (I know I know blasphemy) -- She said that the comments earlier that New Orleans looked to have dodged the bullet are wrong. She said that now that she is out and about that what she is seeing is "armageddon".
http://images.ibsys.com/2005/0829/4911851_200X150.jpg
Geez, this is a already happening in GA.? Tornado spin offs. I had a friend who tried to lure me to moving to TN. After driving through their thunder storms during a vacation I almost pee'd my pants. Lush beautiful country, you can keep those lightening bolts. Was like going through a WWII
New tornado warning in Russell Co., AL, headed to the North/Northeast at 50 MPH. It's expected to arrive in the Carroll County area (where the first tornadoes touched down) within the next 45 minutes.
New tornado warning for Floyd Co., GA (just north of the city of Rome).
The same thing has been happening all yr. Almost every storm originated in Africa, but waited to develop till it was close to the U.S.
Yes...I was thinking the same thing today. As soon as it looked like Miami dodged the bullet the news was " damage south of Miami"...but not for DAYS did we get it. Sitting up here in Central Florida I couldn't believe it after hearing how intense the winds were.
This just seems eerie.
Any freqs in addition to the ones listed at ARRL given in post #154? That's the post this reply is to. freqs EOCs use?
"A Federal Emergency Management Agency trailer flipped over"
Pretty ironic.
new tornado warning GA- Pickens County -- near Jasper
Thats' great to know. You must be really well informed.
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