Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part III

NHC-NOAA ^ | 27 August 2005 | NHC-NOAA

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

[janetjanet998]

all..this storm is growing in size and should strengthen rapidly..it may not matter if it hits NO directly or not for huge damage....
the area of hurricane force winds may be huge and even a rather wide area of CAT 3 winds..bottom line its not a little point on the map at landfall

[M. Espinola]

Thank you for being right on top of this hurricane and supplying all the data & multi-threads.

[Torie]

Hammerstrike. And the band plays on in Jackson Square, the buggy rides are still operating, the bars open, and the tourists out. It could be the makings of a very horrific tragedy.

[IndyTiger]

You are right! From Google...As the center was preparing the list of hurricane names for 1969, John suggested Camille as the "C" name, in honor of his daughter. Little did John Hope know that both he and his daughter would make history in 1969. Camille became the second most powerful hurricane to reach land in the history of the United States, and John was covering the storm.

[fooman]

I think that would be xtrapolation. if the storm did not turn and just went on current track...

[Dog Gone]

The computer models are conclusive. If New Orleans takes a direct hit by a Category 4 storm, regardless of the angle of approach, the city gets 20 feet of filthy floodwater at a minimum.

I wonder if Dan Rather intends to report on this storm.

[abb]

New Orleans - "The City that Care Forgot"

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Now he's done it, now it's Bushes Storm!

Direct from the Washington Post!

[Ellesu]

What a mess. Check out this oyster bar cam. Good Luck to those who are staying in New Orleans.

http://www.nola.com/oystercam/index.ssf

[USAF0021]

Because of clouds, the satellite can't read the sea surface temps (it would read the temps of the tops of the clouds instead), which accounts for the big blank spots in the shape of the storm :)

[SauronOfMordor]

Clearing VA Hospitals in NO, BR, Biloxi and Gulfport sounds downright incredible to accomplish in 24 hours.

Remember these are military hospitals. I would guess the military could assemble whatever resources were needed to protect their own

[M. Espinola]

Great graphic. If the path is correct what remains of Katrina will end over Niagara Falls!

[Tuxedo]

The nice thing about John Hope is he would cut through the BS with the other forecasters getting all excited and gloom and doomy about the storms. He had a way of calming people down yet being deadly serious. Back then, the Weather Channel was a great source for information. Now, they are just another news network.

[Ingtar]

I've been there! I think we went after an Aints game.

[NautiNurse]

Baton Rouge and Lafayette are imperiled too with the size of this storm. That's an awesome spaghetti model map.

[Torie]

This shop whose owner I know hasn't even bothered to close and move his very expensive photographs upstairs. I guess he has good insurance.

[IndyTiger]

The programming format of the Weather Channel (i.e., cutting away every six minutes for commercials and local forecasts) seems to work against them when major breaking weather stories happen. Last summer I found coverage on CNN and FOX far superior to the WC when reporting on the FLA hurricanes.

[silentknight]

Check out the latest visible shot

http://www5.wright-weather.com/bb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=48399&perpage=25&pagenumber=4

VERY high cloud tops near the center.

[shield]

Yeh, imagine a 130 pound rat (Hillary).

HILDABEAST IS MORE LIKE 150 POUND RAT...she has a way of covering up that fat butt and those ugly legs...