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

[dawn53]

I heard him say earlier that he's staying in a hotel there.

[Michael Goldsberry]

NO large graphics on live threads!

Links only!

[Right_in_Virginia]

All day I've had flashbacks to scenes from the History's Channel's recent special on the hurricane that hit Galveston in 1900.

Terrifying.

This is one time I hope the media's overplaying its hand.

[SaveTheChief]

I have to think that anyone who doesn't leave Plaquemines Parish has a very slim chance of survival.

[Black Tooth]

Reporting they are closing the bridges out of NO

[kcvl]

leilani,

I hope what I asked didn't add to your fears! I didn't mean to sound so morbid. I just didn't know what happened to people buried above ground.

I'm sorry if I sounded mean and uncaring!

[kx9088]

I-10 is empty now, at least the bridge out is. FNC just showed a shot of it.

[SE Mom]

This is quite remarkable...am running out of adjectives.

[Willie Green]

What is Shep's plans anyways?

I'm beginning to wonder how he got this gig instead of Whorealdo.

[steveegg]

Live video streams courtesy mhking (should open into the appropriate player):

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

[Lijahsbubbe]

Well don't chastise me. I like Shep. I'm wondering if he can or will get out safely. Sorry if that offends you.

[Northern Yankee]

While I hope it is media hype, I fear that that time has run out and the evitable worst-case scenario could come to fruition this time –

You know... I've been thinking that same thing all day. I am listening to wall to wall coverage from FOX NEWS on my radio as I work outside, and although some of their statements sound too fantastic to believe, it really has me wondering that maybe this time...(I am doing hit and run here to keep up with ya'all.)

I was just out in Maine and marveled at the force of the ocean. For a Midwesterner it can humble you pretty quickly. I tried kayaking in some choppy water in the bay we were in, and I turned back.

[mewzilla]

Homeland Security is off base here!

No offense, but the folks sheltering in the Superdome might disagree.

[LincolnLover]

I just spoke to my brother: he's still 40 miles east of Houston...and it's taken him "about 12 hours" to make what is usually a 6 hour drive to Houston at the most.

If you're trying to leave NO now, it may well be too late to avoid the storm.

[hole_n_one]

[MplsSteve]

He really didn't say.

I've heard a few scattered references to this trough over the last day or so.

it's hard to say whether Katrina is too big for the trough to affect it or not.

A minute ago (on Fox), the announcer said that katrina had made a very slight westward edge.

[nwctwx]

5pm shifted *slightly* west, but it's almost dead on NO.

This is the most powerful/sizeable storm I have seen this close to the U.S. mainland. I fear images out of the region will be shocking to a degree only comparable to the recent tsunami damage (on a much smaller scale, of course). We are within 12 hours now, and there are no signs this will come in as anything less than a cat5. The only thing we can do is pray it manages to miss the highest population centers.

I'm headed to NY now, I will be back on later tonight hopefully.

[GRRRRR]

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[alancarp]

This thread is accelerating...

[Black Tooth]

Reporting they are closing the bridges out of NO

And there are well over 100,000 people left behind.