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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
Not yet, it hasn't got there, Fox screwed that up showing the ocean shot.
Is this as bad as I think it is?
http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=Slidell,+LA
slidell map
They are getting hit right now CAT 1
they are talking to them now....Miami to New Mexico to Slidell....
Alpharetta GA tornado alarm blasting.
To the basement I go.
Later
No. You will get the squirts.
"I'd rather be saf(er) than sorry."
I heard that before and what followed, all night long.
ffffttttshsshsshshshsttttt... followed by the long deep drawn out moan. Ahhhhhhhooooooooaohhhahhahahahh.... Then the fffffttttttttsssttttsssttstfffttttss...mooooan...all night long. NExt day they were white as ghosts and had each lost 10bs.
Stay safe and please check in later to let us know you're OK.
The reason you hear less about Pass Christian, Waveland, Gulfport and similar areas is that the major news outlets concentrated their resources in New Orleans thinking the worst damage would be there. The Gulfport-Biloxi TV market isn't that large - there are only 3 TV stations, which are small and have limited resources, like live trucks. FOX News has Steve Harrigan in Gulfport, and the Weather Channel's Jim Cantore was in the middle of the storm there (as usual - if he comes to your town during hurricane season RUN!).
The FOX affiliate, WXXV's website is down. The ABC affliate, WLOX, evacuated their station due to their storm. There's some information on the Biloxi newspaper's website, http://www.sunherald.com.
The most recent dispatch from WLOX TV in Biloxi:
Hurricane Katrina Update
WLOX on duty staff would like to inform all visitors to WLOX.com that they are safe despite serious damage to the physical facilities.
Updates of storm coverage are being supplied by WLOX's sister stations.
http://www.wlox.com/
Take care..
That map is the most amazing thing.
Will someone please let me know when class starts for that?
I did not see an ocean shot. I saw some trees down, and the capitol grounds with some trees down.
Hwy 90.
(We call it OST here too.)
Check back in after its over.
They probably made him buy the stationery and stamp from them at a marked up price.
It ain't good. We're still hearing hardly anything from there to Biloxi. Just the photos alone from Biloxi and some of the tape PMSNBC had while the storm was going on is terrifying. Several have mentioned that the news and photos will be extreme in the coming days. I believe that's exactly right.
It's very cool, but so far all the addresses we've looked up for family aren't accurate. They're off by a few houses.
Other than that, it's amazing.
They are giving health and welfare traffic now....telling the hurricane center to contact their wives they are okay...this is NWS personnel.
These people need our prayers!!!!!
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