Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part IX

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

[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

Wind Speed Data

Images:

Birmingham AL Radar

Mobile Long Range Radar Loop

Memphis Radar

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 NOLA Photos

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

[EDINVA]

any word on Texas Conservative's sister in law? I pray all there are ok, and assume those in the hospitals, especially, will be ok .. anxious to hear.

[Strategerist]

Yeah, and no reporters set themselves up there.

The closest was Cantore in Gulfport who is largely incommunicado (but physically alright, apparently.)

[BamaBlue]

Atlanta NWS radar is down.

[JerseyHighlander]

Elevation map of New orleans:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/graphic/2005/08/29/GR2005082900046.html

An hybrid satellite photo/elevation map of new orleans that describes how Hurricane Betsy would have effected new Orleans. Much of the flooding pattern is similar.
http://www.nola.com/hurricane/images/goingunder_jpg.jpg (Large file)
This map's estimated flooding levels for Metaire and central New Orleans are similar to what has occured. Simlar, not exactly the same.

I just saw this on streaming TV:
Route 10 overpass of Spain St. Area between Florida Ave and N. Clairborne, and Elysian Fields Ave and Franklin Ave, appears entirely flooded up to first story eaves. From live stream of WDSu channel 6.

Unconfirmed anonymous posts I've read on other sites say there is ~5 feet of fllod waters in low areas Harvey/Gretna due to pump failure.

I hope all those affected have ridden out the brute of this storm. I'm not much of a man of prayer, but you all are in my thoughts.

[Tuxedo]

Do you foresee this one being called a Cat 5 after the fact Like Andrew? The pressure and surge seems to support it.

[bwteim]

There are several reports: latest of two minutes ago:

518 PM EDT MON AUG 29 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
MORGAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
* UNTIL 545 PM EDT
* AT 515 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
PENNINGTON...OR ABOUT 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MADISON...MOVING NORTH
AT 25 MPH.

[cll]

Thanks for the new thread. I'm looking for word from Columbus, MS. Can't raise a friend at Columbus AFB.

[Diddle E. Squat]

CNN: Gulfport: Interstate is impassable, littered with all sorts of household debris (refrigerators, etc.), downtown was at a time under 12' of water, 2+ miles of town is still flooded, devastating damage(according to the reporter), several rescues, looters already striking.

[NautiNurse]

If I never see another talking wet head in a hurricane, it will be too soon.

[Strategerist]

I doubt you'll see the extreme wind damage to well-constructed homes like you saw in Cutler Ridge in Andrew.

However, the swath of severe wind damage is much wider and the surge damage in dollar value is going to be the largest in US history by a large margin.

[Michael Goldsberry]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1472974/posts?page=24#24

"ONly news report I have heard on Slidell was one that said City Officials had said that there was "complete Devestation". NO confirmations of that however."

I'm praying for your family, my friend.

[sheikdetailfeather]

Cantore is staying in a bldg which is supposed to be able to withstand 180mph winds.

[OB1kNOb]

Please post ANY news about Slidell or the West Bank on this thread, please.

[mhking]

http://www.11alive.com/weather/doppler/default.htm

[Howlin]

Thanks, Sunny! I hate that the NC mountains are going to get hit again; they had really bad floods last fall, off of.......Dennis? Ivan?

[mware]

I hope people understand that there are people hear that are waiting for news about loved ones.

We need the facts lets not speculate.

[avg_freeper]

"I pulled up the Atlanta radar, and it was crystal clear."

NOAA's Georgia map has been "Temporarily Unavailable" until just now. And I don't think the current clear image is valid either.

[Howlin]

I never knew what they were until I SAW them......yikes!

[nwctwx]

http://www.2theadvocate.com/stories/082905/new_stbern001.shtml

12,000 from St. Bernards parish are believed not to have evacuated.