Posted on 08/25/2005 11:51:53 PM PDT by NautiNurse
Katrina is emerging into the very warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico early this morning after making landfall in SE Florida, then tracking SW. Thus far, she is well ahead of schedule, leaving at least four fatalities in her wake, and well over 1 million without electricity.
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Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part I
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 |
ME TOO...a cane in Houston is every ones worst nighmare...
Looks like we're losing our F-16 Protection...I don't get it...these jets protect our area...I'm pissed...
ok--thanks for your feedback.
looking at the track projection overlay in the Storm Floater, it looks like it's going along the current projection.
I loved the fly overs when I worked at ExxonMuobil in Baytown.
Well, that's very good ..thanks .. what other thread?
Nice track comparison--thanks!
That looks more like the shape of my Stratolounger recliner.
I was expecting the actual ROAD to rise and dip.
""The middle and lower Keys are still getting buckets .. I haven't seen any flyovers from KeyWest .. has anyone? I can't imagine how the Keys will deal with this much rain.""
13.73 inches of rain so far here on Sugarloaf Key, 17 miles north of KW and still coming down. Wind is finally letting off a bit, but expecting 5-8 more inches of rain before it's over. No flooding to speak of here on Sugarloaf, it just runs off into the ocean or the canals. Talked to my son who lives in Key West about an hour ago and the streets are pretty well flooded there.
If so, I hope they all head to the French Quarter and have one last drink and then, as the eye wall pass over them, they can all yell "Hey Katrina! Show us your..."
Oh yeah, home of the Hurricane!!
He was on the RUSH(radio) thread earlier today.
MONROE LOWER KEYS- 500 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2005
...HEAVY RAIN AND STREET FLOODING IN THE LOWER KEYS...
HEAVY RAIN IN BANDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING IN THE LOWER KEYS. RAIN AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED...AND STREET FLOODING IS WIDESPREAD. TRAVEL IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND THE AUTHORITIES ASK THAT WE STAY OFF THE ROADS.
THE RAIN IS ACCOMPANIED BY VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS. HERE ARE SOME PEAK WIND GUSTS REPORTED OVER THE PAST HOUR.
SOMBRERO KEY LIGHT 56 MPH.
KEY WEST AIRPORT 64 MPH.
SAND KEY LIGHT 70 MPH.
TORTUGAS 105 MPH.
Jeeze .. still lousy with high winds.
Ok .. thanks. I'm surprised if he's got power that he's not here. Wonder if he was on before the tornado and now can't for that or other storm problem.
LOL! See post #469.
There's so many "if's" and "could's" in the weather forecasts to drive a sane person nuts.
Now they're talking a possible CAT 4 slamming the gulfcoast.
I made this image smaller because 2 people complained that dial-up users may choke on the larger graphics.
Is the posted photo of the Memphis to Arkansas bridge?
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