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Posted on 08/28/2005 9:35:34 AM PDT by NautiNurse
Extremely dangerous Hurricane Katrina is bearing down on the North Central Gulf of Mexico. Mandatory evacuation of New Orleans is finally underway. Louisiana officials are warning of complete failure to levy systems, and pleading with people to leave low lying areas. For those who choose to stay, they are recommending picks and axes for breaking through to access their roofs during flooding.
Due to the size and intensity of this storm, all interests in the North Gulf of Mexico should be rushing hurricane preparations to completion.
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
Bouy Data Louisiana/Mississippi
Buoy Data Florida
Images:
New Orleans/Baton Rouge Experimental Radar Subject to delays and outages - and well worth the wait
Ft. Polk, LA Long Range Radar Loop
Northwest Florida Long Range Radar
Storm Floater IR Loop
Storm Floater Still & Loop Options
Color Enhanced IR Loop
Other Resources:
Hurricane Wind Risk Very informative tables showing inland wind potential by hurricane strength and forward motion
Central Florida Hurricane Center
New Orleans Web Cams Loads of web cam sites here. The sites have been very slow due to high traffic
New Orleans Music Online Couldn't resist--love that jazz
Golden Triangle Weather Page Nice Beaumont weather site with lots of tracks and graphics
Hurricane City
Crown Weather Tropical Website Offers a variety of storm info, with some nice track graphics
Live streaming:
copy/paste into player:
http://www.wjbo.com - BR radio station. Callers calling in and describing traffic etc.
WWL-TV/DT New Orleans (WMP) - mms://beloint.wm.llnwd.net/beloint_wwltv
WVTM-TV/DT Birmingham (WMP) - mms://a1256.l1289835255.c12898.g.lm.akamaistream.net/D/1256/12898/v0001/reflector:35255
WDSU-TV/DT New Orleans (WMP) - http://mfile.akamai.com/12912/live/reflector:38202.asx
Hurricane City (Real Player) - http://hurricanecity.com/live.ram
ABCNews Now (Real Player) - http://reallive.stream.aol.com/ramgen/redundant/abc/now_hi.rm
WKRG-TV/DT Mobile (WMP) - mms://wmbcast.mgeneral.speedera.net/wmbcast.mgeneral/wmbcast_mgeneral_aug262005_1435_95518
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
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 |
I was a friend of Al Hirt's brother...a lovely man who was a teacher of English, and had diabetes. I still miss him. He said I reminded him of the Wife of Bath from the canturbury tales, for some reason....The whole family had problems with depression and diabetes...
KATRINA IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL JUST EAST OF GRAND ISLE LOUISIANA.
Grand Isle is due south of NO. NOT good!
Ever seen folks who laugh at a funeral? Sometimes it's their only way of coping.
Sorry about replying so late. Had to shut down to thunderstorms in the area.
This is a growing trainwreck, and I hate seeing it happen.
With a storm surge of 25 ~ 30 ft (plus all the rain).... They're screwed.
Laurie Dhue needs to be placed on assignment - in the Al Anbar province. that will straighten her out.
They become the Baton Rouge Saints. Games at LSU stadium.
I pray somehow, that they levees can be spared by this thing verring off one way or the other. It will save many, many lives if it does.
Hugo survivor here.
You are correct, the areas to the east side of the eye will receive the highest winds and flooding.
how soon before the superdome can't handle the crowd?
Just wanted to add my prayers for all those in the path of Katrina.
If that's the case, NO may escape the worst of it. Or am I reading this wrong?
If it heads that far east, the levees on Lake Pontchartrain may welll hold. The problem with a near-miss to the east is the winds would come out of the north off of the lake, and this thing is HUGE in all quadrants.
Very bad news..
With a plan in place, to use public busses and school busses from around the state, they could have gotten everybody out. Using cots and blankets from National Guard supplies, they could have gotten them bedded down in school buildings inland
But that would have required a governor with actual competence, and what they have is a 'Rat
I filled up today to save a coupla bucks. But next week--$3 a gallon?
That's what the Fox guy said they'd be doing. Who was that guy doing the Jefferson presser? He said he was staying too - that he couldn't ask his deputies & emergency workers to stay if he didn't.
The rain fills Lake Ponchatrain which is north of the city. Then the counterclock wise winds (from the north) push the surge into the city, south of the lake. Add rising water levels from the sea and the Mississippi river, two other of the sources of water, and U have a catastrophie. Add landfall at high tide, and it is doom.
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