Hurricane Katrina, Live Thread, Part V

NHC - NOAA ^ | 28 August 2005 | NHC - NOAA

[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

Mobile Long Range Radar Loop

New Orleans/Baton Rouge Radar

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

[MplsSteve]

It's my understanding that it'd be very bad for NO to be to the right of the hurricane as it comes on-shore. It seems as though the right front quadrant of the storm is where the worst wind damage would come from.

[RightWhale]

What chances it'll even be left standing with winds as high as their predicting?

There will be some damage, but this is not a tornado. The hurricane could spawn tornados, and that would be very dangerous if one heads for the stadium.

[hole_n_one]

National Guard surrounding Superdome.........

[Domestic Church]

" Don't they know that in 12 hours they will be floating ?"

The dead are buried above ground there...they will be floating with the snakes, corpses and the gators. Maybe that's why they're drinking Dacquaries at this point.

[spectre]

Prayers for you both, and THANK YOU for serving our Country.

sw

[maggief]

Cantore's expression was very grim, tol. Oh, boy ...

[Bahbah]

Prayers for both of you.

[Flux Capacitor]

----I know there are a lot of websites on New Orleans and LA, but I hope people are collecting and saving as many "before" pics as possible.----

We may need a new edition of this book (and it is an excellent book) after this week.

[rwfromkansas]

It is tracking slightly west of the forecast track, but will probably shift later to where the NHC track will end up being dead on.

This means NO would not get hit with the eye itself, but since the eye is so far across, they will probably end up with lower cat 5 winds anyway. And major flooding.

Almost as bad as it possibly could be.

Pray for NO.

[mewzilla]

National Guard surrounding Superdome.........

This time looting's gonna be the least of their worries :(

[Tarpon]

The storm quadrant that is to the east of storm direction is always the worst. The east half worse than the west. Flooding depends on topology.

We are east of Katrina, SWFL and the surge is still a couple of feet above normal -- at this distance. We still have squall clouds going over, but the winds have slacken.

[Dog]

National Guard is trying to get people into the Superdome more quickly..

[IndyTiger]

Long lines of people waiting to get into the Superdome. Lines are orderly, for now, but stretch for blocks. Saying they are checking in people, checking what they are bringing in. Lots of tall office buildings surrounding the Superdome. Now they are moving the lines along...they have to get those people in ASAP.

[nevergore]

The eye wall is 20 miles thick.....the eye is over 50 miles wide......That's a total of a 90 mile diameter

It has achieved super cyclone status....Weather service models can no longer measure this one....The NWS is just watching and learning at this point.....

NeverGore

[RightWhale]

Okay

[hole_n_one]

The line to get into the Superdome stretches for blocks...........

[mercy]

I have an awful feeling we are looking at dead people right now on fox.

[cmsgop]

Did he say he was staying?

No I did not here him say that,but I know he will, thats his job and he will be there for his crew.

[dawn53]

I heard Shep earlier. He's staying in a hotel there. It is one of the lower profile hotels, but he's staying on an upper floor, and from what he said, it sounded like it was a hotel in the French Quarter (may be wrong on that one, but I'm pretty sure that's what he said.) And it sounded like he was going to ride the storm out there.

[not_apathetic_anymore]

Thanks ... Appreciate your teaching me how to use google earth better